With Earth Science Week 2016 just three months away, we’re excited to bring you the Geological Society’s 2016 photography competition! Continue reading
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Earth Science Week 2016: 8th – 16th October
A 9 day long celebration of the geology all around us in the UK and Ireland, Earth Science Week is an opportunity for museums and other outreach organisations to highlight their collections, for geologists to engage with new audiences, and for the public to explore the geology around them. Continue reading
New Year, New…Epoch?
Happy new year, blog readers! While the rest of us are working on making, breaking and conveniently overlooking newly made resolutions, some in the geological community are focusing on a more fundamental resolution. It’s a subject which has been under discussion for several years, and the topic of countless meetings, articles and debates. Now, the … Continue reading
The 100 Geosites Photo Competition
Just before the start of Earth Science Week 2015, we announced the results of our 100 Great Geosites photo competition – 13 images which form a 2016 calendar now on sale at the Society! Last night, at the launch of Earth Science Week, we were thrilled to present awards to 4 … Continue reading
Earth Science Week – Ask a Geologist live!
Earth Science Week 2015 is already underway, and as per tradition, we will be hosting #askageologist sessions on twitter every day with five brilliant scientists. All you have to do is use the hashtag to ask them your questions! If you don’t tweet, or can’t be there for the live session, send … Continue reading
100 Great Geosites photo competition – the results!
We’re delighted to announce the winners of our photography competition, ‘100 Great Geosites.’ Based on the Society’s list of 100 geosites in the UK and Ireland, published last year, the 13 images will all feature in a 2016 calendar, available for sale soon. The competition, open to all, asked for images featuring … Continue reading
Geosites on the go!
With just over three weeks left to enter our 100 Great Geosites photo competition, it’s now easier than ever to find a geosite near you! This week, we were excited to announce the launch of the 100 Great Geosites mobile app, created in partnership with mapping and analytics company Esri UK, which allows users to search … Continue reading
The 100 Great Geosites Photo Competition
Help us create a 2016 #100geosites calendar! This time last year, you were hard at work flooding us with nominations for our #100geosites project – over 400 sites made it into the longlist before public voting began. In October, we launched the final list – 100 of the great geological sites you can see in … Continue reading
The Lyme Regis Fossil Festival – make your own fossil cast!
A couple of weeks ago, we headed to Lyme Regis for the annual geological extravaganza that is the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival, armed with fossils, badges, geological colouring in and a brand new activity. This year, for the first time, we took part in the schools programme, talking to over 140 primary school children about all … Continue reading
Pre-School Palaeontology: Science Learning for the Under Fives
A guest post from Science from the Start’s Laura Hobbs.. “Under-fives tend to be an underserved audience for informal science learning, but even the youngest babies are using their senses to learn about the world around them all the time – they’re never too young! Science from the Start Continue reading
