Upcoming Events
HES - Biggar Gasworks Activity Days
19th October 2025 1:00 pm
Join us at Biggar Gasworks for some activity days! Take part in some family fun activities and a team of volunteers will be on hand to explain how the gasworks operated to provide power to the town.
Fun activities will include;…
SLHF - 10 Scotland Street - An Opinionated History of One House Over Two Centuries
20th October 2025 7:30 pm
A talk by Leslie Hills, Independent Scholar.
The talk begins at 7.30pm and is free to members; non-members are welcome to attend for a small donation. If you are a member and wish to watch via Zoom, please email:
Newcommen Society - Presidential Address: Maritime Regulation, a force for good?
21st October 2025 6:00 pm
Regulation has become a target for many political voices, red tape restricting innovation and business which should be removed or constrained. Of course, regulations are introduced to achieve many different objectives. The lecture will…
Newcomen Society - ‘Presidential Address: Maritime Regulation, a force for good?’ by Vaughan Pomeroy
21st October 2025 6:00 pm
This event is both an in-person and on-line event. No need to register – just come along or click this zoom link to…
AFBE - People! Not Percentages!
22nd October 2025 12:00 pm
How to turn your ethnicity pay gap data into meaningful actions
ICE - Say it right: giving feedback like a pro
22nd October 2025 12:30 pm
Giving feedback can be tricky – it’s easy to feel like you’re walking a tightrope between being too harsh or too vague. But what if you could deliver feedback that motivates and leads to real improvement?
About this…
BCS - From Scan to Story - Animation and Games Development SG
22nd October 2025 6:00 pm
This talk examines the integration of 3D scanning and photogrammetry into games programming education, with a focus on developing automated pipelines that streamline asset creation for real-time environments.
By capturing…
IChemE - Process Safety in the Nuclear Industry
23rd October 2025 12:00 pm
- Process Hazard studies in the nuclear context
- How chemical engineers can be useful in the Nuclear industry
- The growth areas of process safety in the Nuclear industry
- How Process Hazards are managed in the…
IMarEST - The Rough Field Past & Present
23rd October 2025 7:00 pm
This talk will take you offshore to the Centrica gas storage platforms 47/3B and 47/8A.
There will also be a brief look back to the past and the time when the use of gas as an energy source was first considered and its development…
RSE - Just Don’t Waste!
24th October 2025 2:00 pm
Finding solutions to the interlinked crises in biodiversity, food, water, health, and climate change.
When asked what individuals can do to help save the planet, Sir David Attenborough famously said: “Live the way you want to…
GSC - Science Lates: Whodunnit?!
25th October 2025 6:00 pm
Grab your clue kit and get ready to solve the case! Find evidence as you explore the science centre after hours and use real analysis techniques to solve a murder with help from forensic science professionals.
Level up the start…
IStructE - Applying the principles of lean concrete design
27th October 2025 2:00 pm
This webinar will explore how structural engineers can apply lean design principles to concrete structures to reduce material usage, embodied carbon, and overall project costs. Through expert insights and real-world examples, attendees…
Newcomen Society - ‘New Maps of Hell: the first years of naval drones & anti-shipping guided missiles’
27th October 2025 6:30 pm
In the Black Sea, Russia’s fleet has almost ceased to exist, thanks to a weapon we think of as ultra-modern. Except it isn’t. The first naval drone was German; its first casualty was an Ipswich man, and the year was…
RSSA - Gene edited livestock
27th October 2025 7:00 pm
In the UK gene editing is legally defined as being similar to natural or selective breeding. This talk will present the current research and regulatory position of gene editing technology in livestock. Gene editing provides a route to…
IES - A solution to the energy storage question? - Rankine Memorial Lecture Carnot batteries and energy polygeneration
28th October 2025 6:30 pm
The Carnot battery is known by several other names such as Pumped Thermal Electricity Storage (PTES), Pumped Heat Electricity Storage (PHES) or Electro-Thermal Energy Storage. This relatively new technology has become one of the most…
AFBE - The antiracist toolkit
29th October 2025 12:00 pm
The antiracist toolkit is a resource that will help individuals understand racism and develop the framework for conscious action.
IOR - Emerging Technologies for Positive Displacement Compressors and Expanders
29th October 2025 4:15 pm
Positive displacement screw compressors are widely used in industry for refrigeration, air conditioning, heat pumps, as well as for compression of air, process gasses and many other applications. With the growing demands for energy…
ICorr - Surface Preparation, Coating Application and Inspection T echniques for Tanks and V essels .
29th October 2025 6:00 pm
The integrity of tanks & process vessels in oil and gas operations is critically dependent on effective corrosion protection strategies. As production environments become increasingly
aggressive…
AMB - 'Dynamic Positioning: Open Bus Tie - Is it the silver bullet?'
29th October 2025 6:00 pm
Speaker: Barry Devlin, EWA - DP & Critical Systems Manager, ABL
An insight into philosophy and industry reliance on the “Open Bus-tie” to mitigate single point failures which can cause loss of…
BCS - Construction of the Havant Thicket Reservoir
29th October 2025 6:00 pm
Havant Thicket, the first reservoir to be built in the South East since the 1970s, includes the project, history, and environmental focus.
The reservoir is an environmentally-led project that will help to safeguard…
Maritime Industry Decarbonisation Symposium 2025
30th October 2025 8:00 am
The pathways to achieve net-zero emissions targets are associated with considerable uncertainty.
Stringent environmental regulations, volatile fuel prices, alternative fuels, development of emerging technologies and concerns…
IChemE - Planetary Boundaries Series - Land System Change
30th October 2025 9:00 am
The land system planetary boundary takes stock of how much forested land remains as a percentage of original forest. As stewards of the water cycle, the water sector has an incredible opportunity to influence this planetary boundaries…
ICE - Dolgarrog and other reservoir disasters of the 1800s and 1900s and implications for UK reservoir safety legislation
30th October 2025 6:30 pm
On the evening 02 November 1925 the village of Dolgarrog, North Wales experienced a tragic dam failure that resulted in the loss of 16 lives, 10 adults and 6 children, and extensive damage to the community.
Two dams had been…
CABE -Passive House and Low Energy Housing Design
3rd November 2025 1:00 pm
This CPD aims to give an overview of the Passive House design principles, the benefits they provide in the terms of energy performance, and the means by which these benefits are achieved. It also introduces some common fabric first…