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 …
You may be preparing yourself for rising sea levels and more extreme weather events, but as part of our Climate Week blog series, here are four peculiar effects of climate change you may not have anticipated… More Pizzly Bears Although Pizzly (or Grolar) bears – that is, Grizzly-Polar bear hybrids – have occasionally been bred in captivity, … Continue reading
In the second of our Climate Week blogs, we look at the controversial issue of exploring the Arctic for oil and gas resources. The Arctic has fascinated explorers for hundreds of years, from Rennaissance attempts to find a Northwest Passage, to the 20th century race for the North Pole. For the oil and gas industry, … Continue reading
In the first of our Climate Week blogs, we look at Shen Kuo, the 11th century Chinese scientist and statesman who might be considered the very first palaeoclimatologist… In Yanzhou, in around 1080, a large landslip occured on the banks of a nearby river. The entire riverbank collapsed, revealing a small forest of petrified bamboo … Continue reading
A guest post from Dr Ken McNamara, Director of the Sedgwick Museum, Cambridge, who is giving a talk on Dr John Woodward, ‘A droll sort of philosopher’, on Monday 24th February, 7pm at Two Temple Place, London. To book, call 0207 240 6044. For three hundred years, 5 beautiful walnut veneer cabinets, like elegant Regency … Continue reading
We’re a little unclear as to the origin of this clipping (can anyone help?) Whilst of course not condoning the somewhat outdated gender stereotyping, and without wishing to malign engineers (our very own President is one, after all), we can’t help but agree with the sentiment. Geologists are indeed ‘the very embodiment of all the … Continue reading
Geologists, we thought you might need a hand with your Valentine plans. Forget an evening for two – so passe. We’re a sociable lot, after all. We present to you…The Geologists’ Valentine Ball. Continue reading
Eternal thanks to the British Geological Survey‘s Lauren Noakes (@laurennotes), for sending us this little beauty – dinosaurs being transported on the Hudson River to the 1964 World’s Fair. Potentially even better than last month’s flying dinosaur. Send us more, internet! Continue reading
The Society has launched its latest report entitled ‘Geology for Society’ designed to communicate to policy and decision-makers, as well as the wider public, the value of geology to society. Continue reading
We’re all a bit in love with this photo, via @historyinpics. It’s very hard to look at without humming the Jurassic Park theme tune in your head. If anyone out there has more pictures of bizarre things being delivered to museums, or dinosaurs flying over cityscapes, we’d love to be alerted to them. Continue reading
We rejoin the Museum of Practical Geology in the final years of Victoria’s reign. Still cramped, and welcoming about 200 visitors a day through its notoriously gloomy entrance hall. Over in ‘Albertopolis’ the newer Museums are prospering. The Natural History and Science Museums are open with far more space available. The foundation stone for the … Continue reading
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