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100 years of female Fellows: Lady Rachel Workman MacRobert
History

100 years of female Fellows: Lady Rachel Workman MacRobert

Posted on July 9, 2019 by Megan O'Donnell • 4 Comments

2019 marks 100 years since women were able to be elected as Fellows of the Geological Society, with the first eight elected in May 1919. They came from a diverse range of specialisms, backgrounds and experience – as part of our activities to mark the anniversary, we’re profiling each of them. We know more about … Continue reading →

100 years of female Fellows: Mary Johnston
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100 years of female Fellows: Mary Johnston

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Megan O'Donnell • 4 Comments

2019 marks 100 years since women were able to be elected as Fellows of the Geological Society, with the first eight elected in May 1919. They came from a diverse range of specialisms, backgrounds and experience – as part of our activities to mark the anniversary, we’re profiling each of them. Continue reading →

100 years of female Fellows: Gertrude Lilian Elles
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100 years of female Fellows: Gertrude Lilian Elles

Posted on June 25, 2019 by sarah • 5 Comments

2019 marks 100 years since women were able to be elected as Fellows of the Geological Society, with the first eight elected in May 1919. They came from a diverse range of specialisms, backgrounds and experience – as part of our activities to mark the anniversary, we’re profiling each of them. Continue reading →

Save Charles Lyell’s Notebooks
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Save Charles Lyell’s Notebooks

Posted on June 20, 2019 by sarah • 1 Comment

The Geological Society, alongside a number of institutions, groups and individuals, is supporting the University of Edinburgh Library’s campaign to save Charles Lyell’s notebooks, which are due to be sold abroad. Continue reading →

100 years of female Fellows: Margaret Crosfield
History

100 years of female Fellows: Margaret Crosfield

Posted on June 18, 2019 by Megan O'Donnell • 3 Comments

2019 marks 100 years since women were able to be elected as Fellows of the Geological Society, with the first eight elected in May 1919. They came from a diverse range of specialisms, backgrounds and experience – as part of our activities to mark the anniversary, we’re profiling each of them. Continue reading →

100 years of female Fellowship
Features / History / News

100 years of female Fellowship

Posted on May 21, 2019 by sarah • Leave a comment

Today marks 100 years since the first eight women were elected as Fellows of the Society – we look at some of the milestones along the way. Continue reading →

Theatre Review: “Dinomania”
Arts / Events / History

Theatre Review: “Dinomania”

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Megan O'Donnell • 2 Comments

“I’ve wasted my time, I should have been a geologist!” proclaims Gideon Mantell on discovering a fossilized tooth of an Iguanodon in the South Downs. This tooth will be Mantell’s most significant and turbulent discovery. It will lead him on a quest for acceptance, resulting in humiliation and perpetual disappointment at the cruel hands of … Continue reading →

Quicquid subterra est (Whatever is under the Earth)
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Quicquid subterra est (Whatever is under the Earth)

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Megan O'Donnell • Leave a comment

How do geologists know what the interior of the Earth looks like? Continue reading →

Four female geologists who deserve £50 note fame!
Features / History

Four female geologists who deserve £50 note fame!

Posted on November 21, 2018 by sarah • 2 Comments

Earlier this month, the Bank of England announced it would be selecting a new face of the £50 note, which has featured steam engine industrialists Matthew Boulton and James Watt since 2011. The scientific community was excited to learn that the new note will feature a scientist – and the public have been invited to … Continue reading →

Military geology: an innovation of the 1914-18 World War
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Military geology: an innovation of the 1914-18 World War

Posted on November 9, 2018 by sarah • 2 Comments

A guest post from Ted Rose, Honorary Research Fellow at Royal Holloway’s Department of Earth Sciences On 11 November 1918 the guns fell silent on the Western Front, and the First World War horrors of trench warfare came to an end. The centenary of that armistice will be widely celebrated and much featured in the … Continue reading →

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