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Earthworks 2025 Conference
16-17 September 2025,
University of Birmingham

The annual spend on earthworks in the UK is believed to be in the order of £1bn-1.5bn. However, much of the knowledgebase is in practices developed decades ago and in people that have long-since retired. Following on from the BGA’s very successful Geo-resilience conference, Earthworks 2025 will focus primarily on the design and construction of new earthworks.
Abstract submissions for the conference have been submitted under the following primary themes:
- Abstract submissions for the conference have been submitted under the following themes:
- Design of modern earthworks
- Behaviour of engineered geo-materials
- Specification of earthworks and contract documentation
- Compaction and testing methods
- Treatment and stabilisation of earthworks
- Monitoring of earthworks and risk management
- Advances in plant and earthworks construction technology
- The impact of earthworks on society
- Case histories and the use of earthwork trials
- Building resilient and sustainable earthworks
Conference Organising Committee
Conference Technical Committee
Conference Chair
Professor Andrew Ridley, Geotechnical Observations Limited
Conference Secretariat
- Sharon Kerr, In Conference
- Nicola Pell, In Conference
- Marianne Kardara, In Conference
Technical Committee Chair
Dr Kevin Briggs, University of Southampton
Committee Members
- Mr Alan Phear, Arup Geotechnics
- Dr Katerina Tsiampousi, Imperial College London
- Professor Giulia Viggiani, University of Cambridge
- Dr Natalie Wride, Mott MacDonald
- Dr Hoe Chian Yeow, COWI