As the national forum of debate and development of cutting-edge Earth science, The Geological Society has a special responsibility to communicate geoscience and its importance to the Government, the media, and the general public. As part of this commitment to support geoscientists, the profession and society, the Geological Society has been involved with Voice of …
Earth Science Week 2023 (8th-14th October) is an exciting opportunity to celebrate the theme “Geoscience Innovating for Earth and People”. During Earth Science Week, organisations around the globe host events that encourage people to connect with the world around them and, in line with the theme, think about the way geoscience influences our world and …
By Beki Hooper Beki Hooper is a Pushcart Prize nominated poet. Her poems have appeared in two anthologies and multiple international literary magazines. She often writes on themes of nature, mortality and psychology. She is also a scientist, and holds a doctorate in corvid cognition. You can follow her on Twitter @BekiHooper. “Don’t tell me …
April is Poetic Earth Month. We are celebrating this year with a generous contribution by Helen Nattrass (pictured right) and Victoria Field. Helen discusses the writing and poetry workshops which encourage people to not only gain inspiration from the world around them, but to open up and importantly, have fun… Victoria Field and I co-operate …
With geoscience-related degrees seeing a decline in applicants, George Jameson (Diversity and Inclusion Project Lead) discusses the value of further education in Earth science graduate outcomes. For some time, we have wondered about how beneficial or useful obtaining a degree in the Earth sciences can be for those graduating in the United Kingdom. This question …
With the recent launch of Geoenergy, Max Brouwers (Getech) highlights the importance of geoscience in this new era of sustainable energy. The energy transition is well underway and the speed of change is accelerating. With the shift from fossil-based energy systems to renewable sources, the associated trilemma of challenges – access to affordable, secure, and …
A guest post from geologist and geobaker extraordinaire, Catherine Kenny… It occurred to me over breakfast one morning that Cheerios look a lot like crinoids. I have a piece of limestone from Dudley encrusted with broken crinoids, smashed brachiopods and the odd fragment of trilobite. I wondered about re-creating it, in chocolate. Continue reading
A new study suggests the lock of William Smith’s hair, one of the Geological Society’s treasures, may not be what it seems. The hair, preserved in the frame of Smith’s portrait in the Society’s entrance hall, was sent for chemical analysis, ahead of the 2015 celebrations for the bicentenary of Smith’s famous geological map of … Continue reading
Our first #100geosite nomination blog comes from Rob Butler, Professor of Tectonics at the University of Aberdeen, and Chair of our Geoconservation Committee. “When a geologist finds…gneiss overlying gently inclined sheets of fossiliferous quartzite, shale and limestone, he may be excused if he begins to wonder whether he himself is not really standing on his … Continue reading
A guest post from Rosalie Tostevin, PhD student at UCL and Himalayas Programme Officer for Geology for Global Development. Follow Rosalie on Twitter @RosalieTostevin Death is not an easy concept, even for the most hardened palaeontologist. Some may believe in heaven, and many geologists experience it on Earth – we find … Continue reading
For this year’s UN World Water Day, the theme is the interdependence of water and energy its impact on resource security. To highlight this relationship, Flo looks at 3 examples of water and energy interaction in the UK. Continue reading
Recently, our Awards for 2014 were announced, and we’re thrilled that the recipient of our most coveted medal, the Wollaston, is Dr Maureen Raymo, a climate scientist at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. Continue reading
The UK and Ireland features some of the most diverse and beautiful geology in the world, spanning most of geological time, from the oldest Pre-Cambrian rocks to the youngest Quarternary sediments. As part of Earth Science Week 2014, The Geological Society and partner organisations are celebrating this unique geo-heritage by launching a list of 100 … Continue reading
A guest post from GSL Education Officer Judi Lakin Flooding due to unusually high rainfall has dominated UK news in recent months. But, of course, there have been countless other flooding events throughout history. This week, memorial services, guided walks and exhibitions are being held to mark the 150th anniversary of one in particular – … Continue reading
Being British, there is little I like more than a nice weather forecast. For our final Climate Week blog trick, here are a few for you to enjoy – if you have any favourites of your own, let us know. Oh boy! The Jim Kosek style of forecasting is really what this country lacked during … Continue reading
We’ve read a lot about ice cores, sediments, isotopes – but evidence for climate change can come from some unlikely places. After yesterday’s ‘four strange effects of climate change’, as part of our Climate Week series we present three very curious climate clues… Continue reading
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