Category: Newsletter
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John Beck installed as 2026 President
Evening Lecture and DinnerJohn Beck, 79th President in 2011 and long-serving Honorary Secretary, was installed as IESF President on 9 March 2026.
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What is the Truth? Do engineers, scientists and lawyers answer that question the same way?
Evening Lecture and DinnerRoger ter Haar KC’s lecture on how engineers and scientists, and lawyers, view the truth from different angles.
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A Metallurgist’s Role in Structural Engineering
Evening Lecture and DinnerAlan Denney on his work as Arup’s first metallurgist: cast steel on the Centre Pompidou, stainless steel castings at Bush Lane House, fire engineering and offshore nodes.
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Spring Voyage to the North West, day 1: Liverpool, the Bridgewater Canal and Manchester
Evening Lecture and DinnerOur 2026 Spring Voyage (13–17 May) began with Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, a lunch cruise on the Bridgewater Canal and the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester.
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Spring Voyage to the North West, day 2: Widnes, Anderton, Jodrell Bank and Quarry Bank
Evening Lecture and DinnerDay 2 of our 2026 Spring Voyage: the Mersey crossings at Widnes, the Anderton Boat Lift, Jodrell Bank, Quarry Bank Mill and a ferry across the Mersey.
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Spring Voyage to the North West, day 3: Liverpool’s cathedral, tunnels and Liver Building
Evening Lecture and DinnerDay 3 of our 2026 Spring Voyage: the new Everton stadium, Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, under the Mersey in the Queensway Tunnel and up the Liver Building.
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Members’ news: June 2026
Evening Lecture and DinnerNew members and associate members welcomed to the Section, and the deaths of Sydney Lenssen, Chris Head and Chris Bakken.
