ICE South West

We'd like to wish ICE South West members and the region's infrastructure community season's greetings! Just to let you know ICE offices will be closed over the festive period from close of business on Friday 20 December until Thursday 2 January 2025. Have a safe and happy break. We're looking forward to working with you in 2025.

Richard Lang explains why his diagnosis inspired him to set up the ICE South West Neurodiversity Network. Did you know an estimated 14-20% of people in the UK are neurodiverse, with even higher rates within STEM professions. In his blog for the ICE website, Richard discusses the challenges a neurodiverse engineers can face at work and the many strengths they contribute. 📖 Read it now: https://buff.ly/4fnwGNq The ICE South West Neurodiversity Network seeks to: 🔵 support neurodivergent civil engineers; 🔵 foster a supportive and understanding community; 🔵 shape policy by representing neurodivergent interests at the regional committee; and 🔵 raise awareness of neurodivergent concerns across the industry. You can GET INVOLVED by volunteering to help run the new network. Please email ice.southwest@ice.org.uk to put you name forward. #CivilEngineering #Neurodiversity

How will the future development of the electricity grid affect rural landscapes in the South West? Christopher Ackland explores the question with Mark Holmes, Head of Environmental Partnerships and Climate Change at Cornwall Council and Emily Taylor, Regional Decarbonisation Manager, National Grid on the latest episode of the Beyond Brunel infrastructure podcast. Listen & follow: Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/3BpThLs Spotify: https://buff.ly/3BpAPTi From South West Infrastructure Partnership and ICE South West. #BeyondBrunel #electricity

👏 Congratulations to Mark Rands FICE for ending 2024 by becoming an ICE Fellow! 👏 Mark said: “To be recognised by our peers is perhaps the ultimate acknowledgement or accolade we can receive in whatever walk of life or career we choose. “To be accepted as a Fellow by the ICE is something I am very proud of, and I am humbled by the support I’ve had to achieving Fellowship.” Well done to everyone who added FICE to their name this year. We look forward to working with you all as part of our Fellowship community! Would you like to become an ICE Fellow in 2025? Start your journey by contacting us at ice.southwest@ice.org.uk #ICEFellows #CivilEngineering Pennon Group Plc

Today I handed over my role as chair of the ICE Early Careers Network Bristol & Bath in our final meeting of 2024! Taking on this role over the past year has been a challenge, with this level of organisation and responsibility being uncharted territory for me! However, I have hugely enjoyed leading the organisation and delivery of a range of events: from technical lectures to site visits and networking sessions (some highlights pictured below). It's been great to meet a wide network of passionate civil engineering students, apprentices and graduates, as well as the dedicated group of people working and volunteering in other groups across the ICE South West. We also grew our STEM Outreach work this year, with our dedicated team creating new content and delivering online workshops to school students across the country. I would like to thank everyone on the committee over the past year, as well as those who supported me with their advice in this role: Lidia Pearce, Yasemin Gurbuz, Annie Hayton, Miranda Housden FRSA, Sally Walters, Adam O'Brien, Miyu Kudo, Rachel H., Meg Ginsberg, Alex Buley CEng MICE, Jasper Chun. Thanks also to every speaker and company who supported one of our events - they would not be possible without you! I hand over to the capable hands of Alex Browne, while I remain on the committee as communication officer. I'm excited to see what 2025 brings for the committee!

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to Tom Pucknell, William Harwood, Anna Furmaniak, Sam Bartle, George Norcott, Teresa Frost and Gary Cutts for all their hard work and support this year as the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) Truro City Club Committee. I have thoroughly enjoyed my year as Chair of this fabulous committee and as a team we have successfully run 15 events this year, connecting civil engineers working and living in Cornwall and beyond. These events have ranged from Lunch and Learn Webinars (with over 400 people attending), in-person talks and networking events, site visits, workshops and STEM outreach activities. Although I am sad about stepping down as Chair of Truro City Club, I am looking forward to continuing to run and host the monthly Lunch and Learn Webinar series on behalf of ICE South West in 2025, so look out for updates of our upcoming events in January! #ice #civilengineering #Truro #Cornwall #Southwest #STEM #volunteering

👏 Celebrating our 2024 ICE Fellows! 👏 Well done to all the exceptional engineers across the South West who achieved ICE Fellowship this year. Your experience and leadership are truly inspiring. 🌍 ICE Fellowship recognises those who have made significant contributions to the engineering profession and have demonstrated excellence in their careers. Please join us in congratulating Brittany Harris FICE, Ghassan Nounu, Caroline Field, Colin Gibbon, Andrew Wareing, Karl Goose, Pete Barnard-Taylor and Matthew Parker CEng FICE – along with everyone who became an ICE Fellow in 2024. We are proud to have you as part of our Fellowship community! Are you interested in becoming an ICE Fellow in 2025? Reach out to us at ice.southwest@ice.org.uk to start your journey. #ICEFellow #CivilEngineering 

With electricity demand set to double by 2050, the South West’s grid faces major challenges. On the latest episode of Beyond Brunel, Emily Taylor, Regional Decarbonisation Manager at National Grid discusses possible solutions and outcomes: Listen & follow at: Apple Podcasts: https://buff.ly/3BpThLs Spotify: https://buff.ly/3BpAPTi Brought to you by South West Infrastructure Partnership and ICE South West. #BeyondBrunel #electricity