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Geotechnics Section News and Events

• We are delighted to share that Ground engineering have identified 20 of the most influential and inspirational women in ground engineering for 2026, including two of our Alumni Dr Róisín Buckley (MSc & PhD) and Arabel Vilas Serín (MSc).
• We are pleased to announce that we are looking for an Assistant Professor in Geotechnical Engineering. Informal inquiries can be directed to . Application deadline is April 13. Description | Jobs | 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
• The 2026 Rankine Day Seminar "Celebrating Professor John Burland’s 90th birthday:
  Saturated/unsaturated soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering" will take place from 1:15 – 4:30 pm, 18th March 2026, followed by Rankine lecture at 5:30pm all are welcome to attend.  2026 Rankine Day Seminar Flyer 2
• MSc Courses:  We recently updated our overview of all the MSc Courses in Geotechnical Engineering, including our new option Geotechnical Engineering with Data Science.
• MSc Scholarships: The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has  offers Departmental Tuition Fee Scholarships ready to award for October 2024.  Applicants for the Geotechnical Engineering  MSc degrees can apply for these scholarships.   Take a look at our scholarships search tool for the full list of available scholarships. 
• Industrial bursary scheme: The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø College Geotechnics Industrial MSc Bursary Scheme was established in June 1996 to provide industrially funded bursary awards to MSc students. Funding normally covers full fees and partial subsistence costs, giving priority to UK based students.  Further details can be found on our bursary group page.
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