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On 23 June, the RIBA brought together representatives from across sectors to discuss priorities for the Building Safety Bill, the future of England’s building safety regime and what government and industry must do next. Find out what happened here.

The RIBA Gulf Chapter hosted a free online event on June 3 to help answer students' questions on entering and working in practice. This included what companies look for in a graduate, what they look for in a CV, and what can a fresh recruit expect to do in their working week. Recent hires into the industry also presented during the event.

Gather market intelligence and review key macro drivers to consider likely future demand for architectural services in different sectors.

The 2020 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship has been awarded to Iulia Cistelecan, from the London School of Architecture, for her project ‘Life Between Shelters: Refugee camps of today becoming cities of tomorrow.’

While the economic outlook is beginning to look difficult, there will always be openings for proactive practices seeking out new opportunities.

ACAN explain how to engage, organise and motivate your peers to address the climate emergency

RIBA's Social Value Toolkit has been developed to make it simple to demonstrate and evaluate the impact of design on people and communities. Any such positive impacts are increasingly considered as social value benefits in public policy and procurement, and can have clear and costable benefits too.

This autumn, UWE Bristol enter their second year of offering the Level 7 Architect Apprenticeship and University of Bath launch the Level 7 Architect Apprenticeship where apprentices study for Part 2 and Part 3 qualifications toward becoming a fully qualified Architect, whilst still working at a practice.

The RIBA has published guidance to help practices steer their route to recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and build future resilience.

Keeping LGBTQ+ community spaces vibrant in our cities