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Fri, 20 March 2026

Under Construction: Delivering Better Infrastructure

Cover image for Fields of Change issue: a painting with a golden field, a tractor, and berries

Wed, 17 December 2025

Fields of Change

Mon, 8 September 2025

Interweaving disciplines

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Latest IES activity

Mountain goat kid leaping between rocks against a blue sky

Mon, 13 April 2026

AGM 2026 Notice

Mon, 13 April 2026

Noise Action Week returns, to raise the alarm about noise as a serious public health issue

Wed, 1 April 2026

Association of Noise Consultants puts the impact of noise on wildlife above the radar

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Latest analysis

Stage with microphones and person singing in background

Mon, 13 April 2026

Is legislation on noise fit-for-purpose?

Front cover of IES 2025 annual report. Image of mountain goat jumping

Mon, 13 April 2026

Annual Report 2025

Sun, 12 April 2026

Book Review: Love, Anger and Betrayal

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