Upcoming Events
IStructE - The Wedgewood Institute, a listed building in Stoke
8th September 2026 1:00 pm
This technical session will provide a briefing on the management of serious structural risks relating to The Wedgewood Institute.
Over the course of 2025, GCA Consulting managed serious structural risks relating to The Wedgewood…
IOR - High temperature heat pumps and new technology
10th September 2026 4:00 pm
This online paper presentation will explore the growing potential of high-temperature heat pumps, with a focus on the technologies that make them possible. It will consider the latest developments and touch on the role of refrigerants…
RSE - The Dynamite Detectives: Inside Forensic Science
10th September 2026 6:00 pm
How the Glasgow bombings of the 1800s shaped how we investigate terrorism today
If you are a true crime enthusiast, history buff, or simply intrigued by the fusion of science and justice, this deep-dive talk promises riveting…
RSE - The great battery bust up: Repair or throw-away
12th September 2026 12:00 pm
How electric vehicle batteries are built, where their materials come from and what happens when they fail
Electric vehicles are an increasingly familiar sight on our roads, helping us move away from fossil fuels. But what…
STICK - 200 Years of Scotland's Railways
13th September 2026 10:15 am
Overview
STICK’s autumn conference will explore Scotland’s rich railway heritage.
Following on from our Spring Event, which celebrated the anniversary of the opening of the Monkland and Kirkintilloch Railway in 1826, and…
CIOB - Building Safety Regulation in a Changing World: Global Lessons for Reform
14th September 2026 12:00 pm
Organised by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) in partnership with the International Building Quality Centre (IBQC), with contributions from Dame Judith Hackitt, Jayashree Srinivasan, Regulatory Specialist, World Bank Group and…
CIOB - Rise of the Robots: "How Robots and AI are Tools for our Future"
15th September 2026 12:00 pm
This webinar will explore the growing role of AI, robotics and automation within the construction industry. The session will examine how emerging technologies are expected to transform project planning, design, construction processes,…
CABE - The 2026 Future Home Standard Updates (Ventilation in the UK)
16th September 2026 10:00 am
Following the previous Future Homes interim updates, changes to Approved Documents and Technical Handbooks and resulting building practices the eagerly anticipated and delayed 2026 updates are here.
What does this mean for the…
NMIS - Design-led innovation in Scotland –Make it right, make it here, make it now
16th September 2026 12:00 pm
Join this event to discover how design-led innovation can de-risk ideas, improve manufacturing, and help you to scale with confidence.
This in-person awareness-raising event will explore how strong design at the early stages of…
NMIS - Design-led innovation in Scotland –Make it right, make it here, make it now
16th September 2026 12:30 pm
This in-person awareness-raising event will explore how strong design at the early stages of innovation can help turn ideas into scalable, manufacturable products and processes. The session will focus on the theme “Make it right, make…
ICE - Fore Gill Bridge rebuild: a sustainable approach to renewing ageing rural infrastructure
17th September 2026 12:00 pm
This webinar presents the Smeaton Award-winning Fore Gill Bridge Rebuild Scheme, a complex heritage project involving the reconstruction of a historic masonry arch bridge within the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The scheme was…
CIOB - Adjudication from Start to Finish
17th September 2026 12:00 pm
Construction Adjudication is firmly established as the fastest and cheapest, and often most effect way to resolve construction disputes in modern Alternative Dispute Resolution.
In this course, specially crafted by Stephen…
Scottish Maritime Museum - Heritage Health Walk
17th September 2026 1:00 pm
Led by a knowledgeable volunteer walk leader you will learn about Irvine’s Harbour environment and maritime past while enjoying some gentle exercise that is suitable for all.
The walk will start and end at the Scottish Maritime…
Scottish Maritime Museum - Port Glasgow Shipbuilding – here, there and everywhere
19th September 2026 5:00 pm
A talk by Alastair Hart
Saturday 19 September 2026 Scottish Maritime Museum, Linthouse Building, Irvine
Join us at the Linthouse Building for an illustrated talk exploring…
ICE - Short-term cash injections fail to deliver improvements to local roads
22nd September 2026 1:00 pm
Our ageing local roads are under pressure from rising traffic volumes, more frequent extreme weather events, but most of all, from long-term underinvestment.
More than £900 million has been spent on carriageway maintenance in…
IStructE - 25 years tinkering with bamboo connections
22nd September 2026 6:00 pm
A technical talk on using bamboo as a structural material.
IES - Presidential Address - Realising design - From concept to completion
22nd September 2026 6:30 pm
Dr Robb will take us on a journey from concept design to finish, highlighting pitfalls and opportunities along the way. Further details to follow
Dr Malcolm Robb, Engineering Manager, responsible for the Afloat Capability Theme…
Special Events David Elder Lecture - Prof Catherine Heymans
23rd September 2026 7:00 pm
The Universe: Reality or Simulation?
Prof. Catherine Heymans
Scotland’s Astronomer Royal, Prof. Catherine Heymans, is having an existential crisis! Ever since her son asked, ‘could we be living inside a computer game?’…
IStructE - Engineering above the tracks
24th September 2026 2:00 pm
This webinar introduces the fundamentals of building isolation and its role in mitigating structure-borne vibration and ground-borne noise in modern buildings. Attendees will learn how resilient isolation systems can be integrated into…
CIOB - Passivhaus Case Studies: UK Lessons for Modern Construction
30th September 2026 1:00 pm
Session 2 of the Delivering Passivhaus 2026: explores delivery of modern construction with two case studies and their digital workflows.
The second webinar in a three-part series from the Passivhaus Trust (PHT) and Chartered…
RAEng - Hinton Lecture 2026
1st October 2026 6:00 pm
This year’s prestigious Hinton Lecture will be delivered by Zoë Yujnovich, CEO of National Grid. Appointed in 2025, Zoë will share her expert insights into what it takes to modernise and future proof the UK’s energy systems
CIOB - Managing Risk in Construction Supply Chains Webinar
7th October 2026 12:00 pm
Join experts from CIPS and the Chartered Institute of Building for an engaging panel discussion exploring how procurement and construction professionals can work together to identify, mitigate and respond to supply chain…
IStructE - Streamlining structural delivery
13th October 2026 9:00 am
Industry change is demanding greater certainty earlier in the design process, making the quality and timing of project information critical to successful delivery. In this session, Trimble and Design4Structures explore how integrated…