Following the announcement of our recent photography competition winners, our 100 Great Geosites 2016 calendar is now on sale! Featuring high quality prints of the 13 winning images (12 months plus a cover), and geological descriptions of each featured site, the calendar is A3 size and priced £7.50. Sites included in the calendar range from … Continue reading
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The 2015 Geoscience Education Academy
A guest post from Natasha Cowie. Natasha has just finished her GCSEs and plans to read geology at University, and hopefully enter the field afterwards. I was probably around 8 years old when I began to make a small collection of different rocks that I found when my family and I went on our summer … Continue reading
From the archives: Halloween special
On the eve of All Hallows’ Eve, we revisit a spinechilling post from the blog vaults…. Originally published on December 19th, 2013, our archivist Caroline Lam tells the spine chilling tale of GSL Fellow Dr J W Webster, ‘whose name was ordered to be erased’… “In December 1814, the Society established a ‘Foreign Member’ category … Continue reading
The 26 October 2015 Afghanistan Earthquake
At 09:09 (GMT) on Monday 26 October a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit the north-eastern area of Afghanistan near the Tajikistan and Pakistani border. It occurred as the result of reverse faulting approximately 210 km below the Hindu Kush Range of mountains in Afghanistan. Continue reading
The 100 Geosites Photo Competition
Just before the start of Earth Science Week 2015, we announced the results of our 100 Great Geosites photo competition – 13 images which form a 2016 calendar now on sale at the Society! Last night, at the launch of Earth Science Week, we were thrilled to present awards to 4 … Continue reading
Earth Science Week – Ask a Geologist live!
Earth Science Week 2015 is already underway, and as per tradition, we will be hosting #askageologist sessions on twitter every day with five brilliant scientists. All you have to do is use the hashtag to ask them your questions! If you don’t tweet, or can’t be there for the live session, send … Continue reading
100 Great Geosites photo competition – the results!
We’re delighted to announce the winners of our photography competition, ‘100 Great Geosites.’ Based on the Society’s list of 100 geosites in the UK and Ireland, published last year, the 13 images will all feature in a 2016 calendar, available for sale soon. The competition, open to all, asked for images featuring … Continue reading
Competition – be on the cover of the Journal of the Geological Society!
If you’ve ever fancied being a cover star, our flagship journal is currently running a competition for images to feature on its cover! Continue reading
Geosites on the go!
With just over three weeks left to enter our 100 Great Geosites photo competition, it’s now easier than ever to find a geosite near you! This week, we were excited to announce the launch of the 100 Great Geosites mobile app, created in partnership with mapping and analytics company Esri UK, which allows users to search … Continue reading
Ancient life in three dimensions
The Journal of the Geological Society’s series of ‘Review Focus’ articles on fossil Lagerstätten continues with a remarkable fossil collection from Strawberry Bank, Ilminster, Somerset… Download the paper free Continue reading
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