Tag: Newsletter 44
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Members’ news: November 2026
Evening Lecture and DinnerA welcome to new member Dr Robert Pierce, and the deaths of Humphrey Pocock and Maureen Lloyd.
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Driving Ahead – the future of the car: electric, autonomous and airborne?
Terry Spall on electric cars and the minerals behind them, robotaxis and flying cars: what personal transport might look like in 2030 and 2050.
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The President’s Day in Bristol: the SS Great Britain – impressions
The second part of the 2026 President’s Day: lunch above the Avon Gorge, a talk by the Clifton Bridgemaster and a visit to Brunel’s SS Great Britain.
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The President’s Day in Bristol: St Pierre and the Clifton Suspension Bridge
President John Beck’s 2026 President’s Day took members to Bristol: an evening at St Pierre, then inside the vaults of Brunel’s Clifton Suspension Bridge.
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The Grenfell Tower fire: key outcomes from the Inquiry and further changes on the horizon
Professor José Torero on the systemic failures behind the Grenfell Tower fire, and the move to make fire engineering a regulated profession.
