
WELCOME TO THE SCOTTISH REGION
This is site used to provide you with information about the events organised throughout the Region by our enthusiastic committees in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Inverness, Dundee (Tayside & North Fife) and Thurso.
Where possible, we try to align our events with the IMechE’s strategic objective - Develop Engineers, Promote Engineering, Inform Opinion and Encourage Innovation. Please have a look at your Area pages to find out what’s planned locally. If there is a topic you are particularly interested in which is not covered, please let us know and we will endeavour to include it in our future programme of events. Also, if you have facilities which may be used as a venue for an event or suitable subject matter, please get in touch.
If you have a little time to spare and are interested in joining the Committees, please also get in touch. We need enthusiastic volunteers. It can be very interesting work, good for developing your skills and also provides some great networking opportunities.
We now have over 10,000 members in the Region. Each committee promotes their local events to the membership of that area using the IMechE’s list server. Please make sure that you keep your contact details up to date!
By joining IMechE you can enjoy the many benefits that membership brings. If you would like to have a membership presentation or professional registration workshop at your workplace, or have a query relating to membership please contact our Membership Development Manager Sandra Mulligan on sandra.mulligan@imeche.org or 07887 931690.
The Region is always looking to evolve, improve the things we do and have greater member engagement. We welcome your feedback and participation.
Abhishek Bhatia,
Honorary Secretary
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Event Type: Talk or debate
20 October 2026 12:00 to 13:00
Webinar
Organised by the IMechE Food and Drink Engineering Committee (FDEC) Water Usage Working Group, this joint webinar from IDEA and Briggs of Burton explores how distilleries can improve resilience to water scarcity through cooling system redesign, water reuse, heat recovery integration, and practical retrofit solutions that reduce water consumption and operational risk
Industry: Cross-sector
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Event Type: Professional development event
21 October 2026 10:00 to 12:30
Virtual
We are keen to support our members in any way we can. For our members who are actively seeking to become professionally registered as a Chartered, Incorporated or EngTech member or as a Fellow, we are offering free events and support.
Industry: Cross-sector
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Event Type: Social event
03 November 2026 18:00 to 20:00
Bar 50 - Edinburgh
Engineering Kahoot Quiz!
Industry: Cross-sector
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Event Type: Technical lecture
03 November 2026 19:00 to 20:00
*TBC
This talk will cover some recent advances at the São Carlos School of Engineering of the University of São Paulo on materials with embedded intelligence, resulting from more than 25 years research work on smart materials and structures, focusing on piezoelectric materials, sensors and actuators, with various applications ranging from active and passive vibration control, vibration energy harvesting, and the design of smart or programmable metamaterials and metastructures.
Industry: Research & development
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Event Type: Technical lecture
19 November 2026 17:30 to 19:30
Atrium Court, ScotRail - Glasgow
Andy Roberts will present on the challenge of operating the Caledonian Sleeper's MKV fleet whilst ensuring adequate risk management was applied to the fleet and how Risk management principles were applied to justify an acceptable risk profile. It will also discuss long term and interim solutions for vehicles where coach cracking has presented.
Book you tickets for this event at:
https://www.ticketsource.com/imeche-railway-division-scottish-centre
Industry: Railway