This is the list of IESF British Section meetings, lectures, visits and voyages from 2021 to 2023, as it appeared on the earlier version of the website. Later events each have their own post on the Programme page.
2023
- President’s Inaugural Address – The Water Industry in England and Wales – Are we about to run out of water? – Lester Sonden.
- IESF Ski Group: Les Menuires, France.
- Water Resources South-East by Trevor Bishop – The challenges ahead for secure and sustainable water supplies.
- Water Distribution and Leakage by Jo Parker.
- Spring Voyage to Northern Ireland, Belfast – Visits to Grand Central Bus Station Construction Site, Giant’s Causeway, Titanic experience and Bushmills Distillery.
- Water Aid by Malcolm Brandt.
- President’s visit to Elmer Treatment Works and Partners’ visit to Denbies Vineyard, Surrey.
- Autumn Voyage d’Étude to Paris and Strasbourg, Alsace, France.
- Climate Change – How on earth can we reach Net Zero? by Philip Pascall – Focussing on the UK, the main sources of CO2 emissions and ways in which we can eliminate them.
- A brief history of Dams and Water Reservoirs and their importance by Richard Coackley CBE.
2022
- Thought for Food by Dr Christian Reynolds – Centre for Food Policy, City University. Looking at UK land management and food security.
- Visit to RHS Gardens, Wisley.
- President’s Inaugural Address – Norman Train – Overview of climate science, climate history and where we are heading, highlighting some of the current anomalies and future challenges.
- Visit to Verulamium Museum.
- Atmospheric Climate – by Professor Joanna Haigh, Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Physics, Imperial College.
- Visit to Petworth House one of the National Trust jewels with paintings and carved salons and historical and scientific connection.
- National Trust Rewilding Initiatives by Imogen Wood Heritage and Climate Lead, National Trust.
- Visit to Chelsea Physic Garden.
- Engineering in the Delivery of the Elizabeth Line by John Crosfield.
- Piccadilly Line Upgrade by Ashraff Cader.
2021
- The Oxford COVID19 Vaccine Production – A year in the fast lane by Professor Cath Green, Head of Clinical Bio-Manufacturing Facility, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Oxford University.
- Ocean Bridge and the Missing Mile – Where are we now? By Jim White CEng, MIMechE Chair Cotswold Canals Trust (CCT), Lock & Paddle Gear Designer and Engineering Director for Phase 1b.
- Working with waste makers by Martin Walkingshaw, Deputy CEO, Low Level Waste Repository Ltd.
- Using Technology to facilitate Liver Transplantation in 2020 by Christopher J E Watson Professor of Transplantation, Honorary Consultant Surgeon, Cambridge University Hospitals.
- The Thames Barrier – from birth to robust middle age by Dr Graham Owens FREng FIStructE IESF British Section Council Member.
- President’s Technical Visit: Cotswold Canals Trust Stroud Gloucester. Western 6.4km of the Stroudwater Navigation restoring the historic Cotswold Canals link between the rivers Thames and the Severn. 3 sections: Saul Junction on Gloucester & Sharpness Canal through to start of “Missing Mile”; section “Missing Mile”; section through to Ocean Bridge & M5/A38 channel crossings.
- COVID-19 The Invisible Enemy UK Armed Forces support in the Pandemic.
- From Iron Lung to Mobility Ventilators by Dr Mike Davies Consultant Respiratory Physician within the Respiratory Support & Sleep Centre, Royal Papworth Hospital Cambridge. Also Divisional Clinical Director for Thoracic & Ambulatory Services.
- “Big Data” of NHS Activities – the promise of digital records being realised by Dr Charlotte Summers UK’s first NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Intensive Care Medicine, University of Cambridge.