Upcoming Events
Here is a list of both IES events and other institutions' events
RINA - online lecture - Type 31 and the National Shipbuilding Strategy
1st March 2021 6:00 pm
Type 31 and the National Shipbuilding Strategy – Design and Procurement
IOM3 - Mine water resurgence in the Fife coalfield
9th March 2021 4:00 pm
The Fordell Day Level (FDL) discharge drains polluted mine water from the Central Fife Coalfield and has had a negative visual and ecological impact on the Fordell Burn since the 1970s. In 2009, excavations at Muir Dean Surface Coal…
IES - online lecture - Nanotechnology
9th March 2021 6:30 pm
Nanotechnology is now a technology used in many items that are around the home and used in everyday life. This talk will present some of the present areas of nanotechnology and in particular quantum technologies that are being…
IMechE - Tribology of windfarm turbines
10th March 2021 10:00 am
Wind turbines make up a significant proportion of the clean energy source initiatives and the national effort towards a net-zero emissions target. The understanding and application of tribological principles in making these efficient…
ICE - The Equality Act 2010 - Avoiding discrimination in the workplace
10th March 2021 1:00 pm
The presentation will provide an overview of the Equality Act 2010 and its impact on the workplace. The Equality Act aims to ensure that all job applicants and employees are treated fairly and equally in the workplace.
During…
BCS - online lecture - Probabilistic Model checking for the data rich world
16th March 2021 6:00 pm
Probabilistic model checking for the data-rich world
IMechE - An introduction to cavitation phenomenon in centrifugal pumps
22nd March 2021 12:00 pm
Cavitation is one of the leading causes of premature centrifugal pump failure which manifests itself as excessive noise and vibration, performance deterioration and eventually seal, bearing and impeller damage.
Therefore, a…
RAeS - Aviation's Future, Known Unknowns, black swans and their signets, Sir Brian Burridge
25th March 2021 7:30 pm
Quite sensibly, the 2017 version of the National Risk Register placed pandemic influenza as having the highest severity of impact and the near highest likelihood of occurring in the next five years. Yet the severity of COVID-19 was…
IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit
31st March 2021 12:00 pm
Ministers from countries representing the vast majority of global GDP, energy use and greenhouse gas emissions will take part in the IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit on Wednesday 31 March. The Summit will be an virtual roundtable, bringing…
ICE - Top tips for job seekers
31st March 2021 12:30 pm
There is no denying the fact that the coronavirus pandemic has changed the landscape of the job market. This webinar aims to provide you with some top tips for getting noticed when applying for a new role.
During this webinar,…
ICE - Designing a zero carbon world: Digital technology & construction
19th April 2021 1:00 pm
As the construction industry comes to realise the need to reduce carbon across all building sectors, Harbinder Birdi, Partner, Infrastructure Sector Lead, Hawkins\Brown, will explain how the practice is meeting the challenge to deliver…
IES - online lecture - Why Civil Society Needs Engineers - The MacMillan Lecture
20th April 2021 6:30 pm
Why Civil Society Needs Engineers - especially Naval Architects, Marine & Ocean Engineers!
Mr Peter Noble, President and Principal Advisor, Noble Associates Inc.
As can be deduced from the title of his presentation Peter has a passion for promoting a better understanding of how engineering…
IET - Aspects of The European Spallation Source
4th May 2021 6:30 pm
The European Spallation Source is being built at Lund in Sweden at an estimated cost in excess of 1.6 billion Euros. It will use a linear accelerator to accelerate protons into a tungsten target to create the most powerful spallation…
IES - James Watt Dinner 2021
8th October 2021 7:00 pm
We are pleased to announce some early details for our 2021 James Watt Dinner.
Save the date!
The dinner will be held on Friday 8th October in the Radisson Blu Hotel, Argyle Street,…