Flo Bullough and Megan O’Donnell share their reflections on the second week of international negotiations at the 26th UN Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow. The second week of the long-awaited 2021 UN climate conference has culminated in the announcement of the Glasgow Climate Pact. This international agreement strengthens global ambitions to mitigate the … Continue reading
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This week at COP26 – what does it mean for geoscience?
Updates from the first week of the 26th UN Conference of the Parties in Glasgow. Continue reading
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the Geological Society
In late 2014, we signed up to the Science Council Declaration on Diversity, Equality and Inclusion, committing us to promoting a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion within the geoscience community. Continue reading
The secret world of Antarctica’s volcanoes
Renowned for its desolate and unforgiving landscape, Antarctica is the driest, coldest, windiest continent on the planet. Continue reading
Earth Science Week 2021!
e the amazing ways in which the geoscience community are working to bring geology into the wider world through innovative outreach projects. Continue reading
A Craniometrist’s Toolkit
Whilst researching my postgraduate degree in 2000s, I became fascinated by the physiognomical pseudosciences which emerged at the end of the 18th century. Originating as parlour game entertainment, by the middle of the 19th century they developed into a much more sinister body of academia which sought to categorise individuals purely based on external physical … Continue reading
UK Earth Hazards – a new course from GSL
In 2020, the Geological Society carried out a Strategic Review of its activities in order to ensure we are best meeting the needs of geoscientists in the UK and beyond. With that in mind, we will start providing online training courses to support our Fellows with Continuous Professional Development (CPD). Following on from two free … Continue reading
Earth Science in our Lives – student writing competition
From our gadgets to our buildings, geology is everywhere. We want you to put your creative writing skills to use to tell us how geology shapes your life. For students between the ages of 11 and 13, please write no more than 500 words, using one or more of these images as inspiration. Please ask … Continue reading
The Great Geobakeoff 2020 – The Results!
2020 gave us the most unusual Geobakeoff to date, although our incredible makers and bakers rose to the challenge magnificently. As expected, the entries ranged from the bold to the bizarre to the brilliant, and we had so much fun judging all the entries. We would like to say a massive THANK YOU to all … Continue reading
Earth Science, Systems and Society: a new journal from GSL
The Geological Society of London (GSL) is proud to announce the launch of our first fully open access journal, Earth Science, Systems and Society (ES3), for 2021. ES3 will publish timely and topical research of high importance across the breadth of the geosciences with a particular emphasis on interdisciplinary geoscience and the pivotal role it … Continue reading