Re-Admissions

In 1943, recommendations were made by the Brabazon Committee that, as soon as practicable, work should be put in hand with all speed on the prototype of the largest land plane envisaged up to that date. Brian H. Colquhoun

Niamh McCloskey reflects on her personal experience of the challenging reality of returning to work after maternity leave, questioning whether workplaces truly support women in this transition and highlighting how, with the right support and recognition of the new perspectives and skills that motherhood can bring, we can retain mothers and allow them to thrive in underrepresented industries.

Steven McKerlie is troubled by longstanding underinvestment in maintenance of UK bridge assets and the implications of this for safety if weaknesses in past assessments that are still relied on are not acknowledged.