Diary dates (May 2018)

This month, judge Ron Slade has selected two winners: Duncan Walters of Eckersley O'Callaghan and Rob Nield of Arup. Each receives an e-book of their choice from the Institution's current catalogue.

This month we highlight eight papers shortlisted for the Structures prizes in 2018: the Best Research Paper Prize and the Best Research into Practice Paper Prize.

This month's letters continue the debate about innovation in structural engineering; discuss the importance of understanding how a building is to be constructed; offer some thoughts on a recent article on performance-based seismic design; and lament the loss of engineering graduates to more lucrative professions.