I lead our Legacy and Waste Team in our Radioactive Substances and Installations Regulation group, working with Government and our national partners. Amongst other things we support our regulation of the clean-up of old nuclear sites and the management of …
Una McMahon is a flood risk officer at the Environment Agency. She has worked for the Environment Agency for two years and holds a masters in town and country planning. She’s part of a team at the Environment Agency working …
Earlier this year, on #womeninscience day, we were drawing attention to the opportunities for aspiring scientists at the Environment Agency. Our aspiration is for our laboratories, like all parts of the organisation, to be as diverse as the communities we …
Helping to protect the country from flooding is key to my role and, indeed, that of the Environment Agency. Over the years, many communities have seen flood defences built, maintained and operated in ways that reduce the risk of flooding. …
I started my interest in engineering when my (male) careers teacher said "Girls don't go into engineering – which is a shame as it's a great career." I can now say that he was right – on both counts! I have had …
14 years ago I led the creation of our first flood risk engineering degree programme. Today sees another step forward in our plans to develop the next generation of flood risk engineers with the launch of three different degree programmes …
In this blog, flood risk management engineer Rebecca Sharpe writes about why her role is rewarding and says girls and boys should be encouraged to get into engineering. I am a flood risk management engineer, working in Asset Performance. I’m …
