The reactivation of a prehistoric landslide has caused damage to buildings in Pissouri, Cyprus since 2012. In this post, Gareth Hearn and colleagues document a three-fold increase in the rate of land movement during and after an unusually wet winter. The residential development of Limnes in Pissouri, Cyprus, (Fig 1) was constructed on a slope … Continue reading
For Mental Health Awareness Week, the Geological Society is looking at ways to support the wellbeing of geoscience students and professionals. In the final of four blogs, we describe how employers can promote wellbeing in the workplace. As the UK ends its second month in lockdown, health organisations from around the world are warning that … Continue reading
For Mental Health Awareness Week, the Geological Society is looking at ways to support the wellbeing of geoscience students and professionals. In this third of four blogs, Lesley Batty shares examples of straightforward ways to support the wellbeing of students undertaking fieldwork. As discussed in part one of this blog, being away from home and … Continue reading
For Mental Health Awareness Week, the Geological Society is looking at ways to support the wellbeing of geoscience students and professionals. In this second of four blogs, Lesley Batty explores how fieldwork can affect the mental health and wellbeing of students. Fieldwork is a core skill for many subjects and is a requirement for accreditation … Continue reading
An estimated 1 in 4 adults in the UK experience a mental health issue each year. For Mental Health Awareness Week, the Geological Society is looking at ways to support the wellbeing of geoscience students and professionals. Many of us may have come across the statistic that 1 in 4 people will face a mental … Continue reading
The Year of Life is an opportunity to showcase both academic and applied research focusing on palaeontology, geobiology, biogeochemical cycling and astrobiology, among others. Read all about what we have planned for our themed year in2020! Continue reading
The results of the biggest ever Great Geobakeoff! Continue reading
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
Samuel Lickiss, Production Editor in the Geological Society’s Publishing House, on two papers published today in the Journal of the Geological Society with very different ideas about the potential location of a 1.2 billion year old meteorite crater in north west Scotland… Continue reading
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
