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Professor Kathy Willis, CBE announced as this year’s Burntwood speaker

The Burntwood Lecture was named after Lord Burntwood, a founding member of the Institution and our first chairman. Founded in 1994 to mark his contribution to the Institution, the lecture series takes place at the end of every year and provides a platform for a distinguished speaker to talk on a current, critical and often controversial...

Could the UK be a world leader in sustainable fisheries management?

The Environmental Policy Forum has called on Defra to undertake a "fundamental review of funding, partnerships and holistic fisheries...

The journey to land remediation. What path would you take?

On the 12th and 13th of September, the Contamination Expo series opened its doors once again to professionals working in the sector of...
Analysis: Webinar: Right Plastic, Right Place
Analysis: Book review: Practical Handbook of Earth Science

Featured events

IAQM Routes to Clean Air 2018

Birmingham Conference and Events Centre
Monday, 29 October 2018 - 9:30am
The Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) presents Routes to Clean Air 2018, a two-day annual conference where air quality,...

IES Webinar: The future of tropical agriculture with Ed Turner

Online
Tuesday, 6 November 2018 - 12:30pm
Agricultural areas have expanded dramatically in the tropics, providing food for the world's population, but posing a severe...

Contaminated Land discussion meeting with SCLF and the IES

Stenhouse Wing, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RQ
Tuesday, 6 November 2018 - 4:00pm
The Scottish Contaminated Land Forum hosts quarterly forum meetings to provide a platform to discuss sectoral developments and...

The Burntwood Lecture 2018 with Professor Kathy Willis, CBE

Royal College of Physicians, London
Thursday, 8 November 2018 - 6:15pm
In a modern capitalist society, is something without an ascribed monetary value considered worthless? Phrases such as ‘natural...

Latest publications

Unintended consequences in environmental science

Unintended consequences crop up throughout our lives; they can change our perspective, open new avenues and create all manner of problems. Science owes many groundbreaking discoveries to the unexpected but not all unintended consequences lead...

Guidance on the assessment of odour for planning

Odour is an issue that air quality professionals are frequently required to assess, particularly in respect to planning. Odour impacts may be assessed when considering a planning application  for an activity that may release odours or when a...

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London W1
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Manchester
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Edinburgh
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