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 Whilst of course not condoning the somewhat outdated gender stereotyping, and without wishing to malign engineers (our very own President is one, after all), we can’t help but agree with the sentiment.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
Tag Archives: geoscientist
Door 21: Christmas geology viewing
Door 13: Geoscientists in fiction (part two)
Door ten: christmas party check list
Door eight: Geoscientists in fiction (part one)
Lakes beneath the ice
A guest post from Martin Siegert, Professor of Geosciences at the University of Bristol and Principal Investigator of the NERC Lake Ellsworth Consortium. Martin will be giving the final Shell Lecture of 2013, ‘Lakes Beneath the Ice’, on 18 December. Find out more Lake Ellsworth in West Antarctica is similar in size and topographic setting … Continue reading
Earth Science Week geowalks: London’s hidden history
Imperial College’s Matt Loader takes us on a tour of Piccadilly’s geological highlights… “I’ve been walking about London for the last thirty years, and I find something fresh in it every day” – Walter Besant, novelist. 1901. When I moved to London just over two years ago, I was immediately struck by the history of … Continue reading
The ‘cheetah of the Cretaceous’
It’s been a dinosaury week so far at the British Science Festival! Our event, ‘Dinosaurs, monsters and myths’ kicked off a huge amount of press coverage for Nanotyrannus, a disputed new species. Once thought to be a juvenile T. Rex, Nanotyrannus now appears to be confirmed, thanks to a beautiful new specimen which has been … Continue reading
Earth Science Week 2012 – Palaeocast
There’s a huge range of career options for Earth scientists, from academia to communications. All week, in honour of Earth Science Week, we’ve been featuring geologists who have taken their careers in more unusual directions. In our final blog, we look at one of the ways scientists can take their research out of the lab, … Continue reading
Earth Science Week 2012 – working with NGOs
We’re returning to the Philippines for our fourth career blog, where scientists recognising the social impact of their work is more important than ever… Dr Carlos Primo C David, Geologist at the University of the Philippines, National Institute of Geological Sciences (UP NIGS) Carlos says: “I’ve always been curious about the environment that surrounds us … Continue reading