A guest post from Stuart Blake, Director of the Locharanza Centre, on the survival of the Locharanza Field Studies Centre Continue reading
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Volcano meets art: the Bodleian exhibition, Oxford
Dougal Jerram reviews the Bodleian’s ‘Volcanoes’ exhibition, exploring how volcanoes have been depicted in art and popular culture through history. Continue reading
Inclusivity in STEM: a new collaborative project
A post from George Jameson, GSL External Relations Officer, whose role includes working to deliver the Society’s strategic commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) recently announced that it has awarded funding of £480,000 to a collaborative project between the Open University, the University of Leeds and Plymouth … Continue reading
Build your own Minecraft volcano – a science learning tool
Science Hunters is an outreach project based in Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University. We use Minecraft to engage children with science and help them learn about topics not usually covered in science lessons, so it’s a great opportunity to introduce some Earth Science themes. Continue reading
Geological Society partners with BBC Learning’s Terrific Scientific Project
We’re thrilled to be a partner organisation for BBC Learning’s ‘Terrific Scientific’ project, providing resources for the ‘Water’ investigation due to begin in February! Continue reading
Terrific Scientific!
Earlier this month, the Education Team at the Geological Society attended the launch of Terrific Scientific – a new science initiative from BBC Learning in partnership with the Wellcome Trust. As a partner organisation, the Geological Society has provided supporting resources for one of the project’s themes – water. Continue reading
Earth Science Week 2016
A huge thank you to everyone who took part in Earth Science Week 2016! With over 50 events across the UK and Ireland, it was our biggest yet, with more organisations taking part than ever before. View an album of images from the week For those already making plans, next year’s dates will be 7-15 … Continue reading
The 2016 Geoscience Education Academy
A guest post from Lucy Jackson, who attended the 2016 Geoscience Education Academy as a student representative. As someone keenly interested in Geology, the Geoscience Education Academy seemed like a perfect opportunity to develop my knowledge of the subject outside of my school studies. Therefore, when I was offered a place as a student assistant, I … Continue reading
Ada Lovelace Day!
This year’s Ada Lovelace Day, celebrating the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths, takes place on Tuesday 11th October – right in the middle of Earth Science Week! Continue reading
Science after the referendum: what next?
The annual Parliamentary Links Day is an opportunity for science organisations to discuss current issues in science policy with representatives from government responsible for science and research. Unsurprisingly, this year’s theme was ‘Science after the referendum: what next?’ Continue reading
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