Author Archives: sarah

About sarah

Sarah is our Earth Science Communicator, responsible for media relations, podcasts and other outreach activity.

What Really Happens in a Flood Basalt Eruption

Posted on April 10, 2013

A guest post from Holly Ferrie, Geosciences student with the Open University. If you’ve been keeping track of the science press in the last few months, you may have noticed a dramatic headline popping up in a number of places. … Continue reading →

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Turning smart phones into student smart phones

Posted on March 8, 2013

A guest blog from Layik Hama, University of Leeds ‘I would say that what makes smartphones smart, in large measure, is their sense of location’ Michael T Jones – Google Earth/Maps Smart phones and geoscience fieldwork ought to be a … Continue reading →

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Valentine, By a Palaeontologist

Posted on February 14, 2013

Edward Forbes (1815 – 1854), former President of the Society, was apparently a bit of a dabbler in poetry. His ‘Valentine, By a Palaeontologist’ was read at a GSL dinner on 14 February 1845, by which time Forbes had given … Continue reading →

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High five-asaurus

Posted on January 31, 2013

A big high five to us and @KEGS_Geography for being our 5,000th twitter follower. To join in, hop along to @geolsoc and say hello. Or, if you’re really keen, why not have a go at writing us a blog post? … Continue reading →

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Arockalypse now (Ho ho)

Posted on December 21, 2012

Has the world ended yet? If you’re reading this, probably not. We’re pretty confident it won’t in the next few hours, but just in case, we’re making an end of the world/geological play list to see us through. Assuming we make it, wishing all … Continue reading →

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A tale of three meetings

Posted on December 13, 2012

The Geological Society’s meeting room has changed a lot in the last century. Until a refurb in the seventies, it looked very much how it had done for most of its life – raked rows of benches standing opposite each … Continue reading →

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Patrick Moore

Posted on December 10, 2012

We’re very saddened to hear of Patrick Moore’s death this weekend – by way of tribute, here’s our favourite Patrick YouTube outing.

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Earth Science Week 2012 – Palaeocast

Posted on October 19, 2012

There’s a huge range of career options for Earth scientists, from academia to communications. All week, in honour of Earth Science Week, we’ve been featuring geologists who have taken their careers in more unusual directions. In our final blog, we … Continue reading →

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Earth Science Week 2012 – working with NGOs

Posted on October 18, 2012

We’re returning to the Philippines for our fourth career blog, where scientists recognising the social impact of their work is more important than ever… Dr Carlos Primo C David, Geologist at the University of the Philippines, National Institute of Geological … Continue reading →

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Earth Science Week 2012 – mapping the future

Posted on October 17, 2012

All week, we’re exploring some of the more unusual directions a career in Earth sciences can take you. We’ve been as far as the Philippines, but for today’s profile we don’t even need to leave the building, as our map … Continue reading →

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