What we do

ICE’s Knowledge Panels provide the learned society with insight and guidance across four key knowledge areas; Best Practice, Capacity Building, Innovation and Research and Networks and Events. The chairs from each panel also gather twice a year as members of the Learned Society Committee, chaired by the Vice President responsible for the learned society.

If you've got any questions, please contact rob.curd@ice.org.uk.

• Best Practice

  

  Panel chair: Ed McCann - Expedition Engineering

  The Best Practice panel's role is to help stimulate the development and dissemnination of excellence in civil engineering.

  They do this by engaging with members to gather better practice in civil engineering and identify future global trends.

  Panel members seek to influence new national standards and specifications to take account of better practice and establish and maintain ICE's role as a leading international resource for best practice.

  If you've got a question for the panel, or would like more information please contact:

  e: bestpractice@ice.org.uk

• Capacity Building

  

  Panel chair: Professor Denise Bower - Leeds University, Major Projects Association

  The panel's role is to improve the performance of civil engineering and civil engineers through clear succession and career planning guidance. They work with our other Expert Panels to prioritise key themes and activities.

  They do this by:

  • Describing the skills and attributes required of civil engineers at all stages of their career;
  • Ensuring that real and relevant lifelong learning is provided so that all civil engineers have access to the knowledge that their role requires;
  • Reviewing qualification frameworks and identify areas that will require development in the future; and
  • Encouraging a broad pool of talent to ensure a strong future supply of civil engineers that will underpin the success of the civil engineering profession

  If you've got a question for the panel, or would like more information, please contact:

  e: capacity@ice.org.uk

• Innovation and Research

  

  Panel chair: Professor Chris Rogers – University of Birmingham

  The panel's role is to establish ICE as an international centre of knowledge on innovation and research in civil engineering. This is to help us take a lead in informing the innovation and research agenda for the profession.

  They are responsible for stimulating, encouraging and communicating innovation and research on all aspects of civil engineering aimed at improved effectiveness, competitiveness and improved quality of life.

  If you've got a question for the panel, or would like more information, please contact:

  e: research@ice.org.uk

• Network and Events

  

  Panel chair: Neil Glover

  The panel's role is to encourage the development of a vibrant global network of civil engineering events.

  They achieve this by ensuring ICE members have easy access to information about networks & events, raising the international profile of ICE through its events and working in partnership with other organisations to align events and encourage respective learned society panels/committees to work together.

  If you've got a question for the panel, or would like more information, please contact:

  e: networkandevents@ice.org.uk