A huge thank you to everyone who took part in Earth Science Week 2016! With over 50 events across the UK and Ireland, it was our biggest yet, with more organisations taking part than ever before. View an album of images from the week For those already making plans, next year’s dates will be 7-15 … Continue reading
The first Bryan Lovell Meeting is an opportunity to think about how our science feeds into hazard management and understanding, and how geoscience can be part of the solution to many of these issues. Continue reading
A guest post from geologist Nina Morgan* The epitaphs at the base of the headstones in any Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) cemetery serve as moving reminders of those who lost their lives during the two World Wars and as witness to the grief and loss of those who knew and loved them. The headstones … Continue reading
After a successful international Petroleum Group meeting, Ben Kilhams asks, will the current political climate, and especially Brexit, bring an end to cross-border collaborative meetings? Continue reading
This year’s Ada Lovelace Day, celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths, takes place on Tuesday 11th October – right in the middle of Earth Science Week! Continue reading
Following two successful themed years, the Geological Society has named 2017 the Year of Risk. Continue reading
Paving stones, kerbstones, building stones and gravestones are all opportunities to see geology in the heart of a city, writes Nina Morgan… Continue reading
Museum Lates have become a familiar feature in London – everyone from the Science Museum to the Tate Modern are opening up for evening visitors. Two weeks ago, we participated in our first Courtyard Lates event – the second of a three part series of evening events at Burlington House. Visitors stopped by for a … Continue reading
The annual Parliamentary Links Day is an opportunity for science organisations to discuss current issues in science policy with representatives from government responsible for science and research. Unsurprisingly, this year’s theme was ‘Science after the referendum: what next?’ Continue reading
A guest blog from Paul Younger, Professor of Energy Engineering at the University of Glasgow* Shale gas fracking is not really my fight: I do not have (and never have had) any vested interests in the industry’s success or failure in the UK or elsewhere. Indeed, a resurgence of cheap gas would be inimical to … Continue reading
The Geological Society Blog 