Ryan Leaver
Atkins
assistant engineer
These talks are for students to learn about professional life from recent graduates.
Our series of Wednesday webinars take place on the first Wednesday of every month, with Elena Rinaldi, ICE Academic Partnership Manager, joined by graduates from across the industry.
Atkins
assistant engineer
Institution of Civil Engineers
academic partnerships manager
Elena has over twenty years' experience as a consultant civil engineer in Europe and Australasia. She has been based in London working for the ICE in various roles over the past fifteen years.

Uganda records among the highest road fatality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa. The presentation will examine the current road safety landscape, audit methodologies, and practical interventions for safer roads.

Whilst engineers struggle to adapt infrastructure for a changing climate, nature is already surviving and thriving in these conditions. Using a biomimicry approach, this presentation explores how organisms on the Isles of Scilly could inform climate resilience in the UK.

Explore the growing challenges of water management, including urban flooding, declining public trust and climate pressures. Learn about the barriers to implementation and discover why we need more industry-wide reflection on effective, scalable solutions.