Our March London Lecture was given by Professor Emily Rayfield, a palaeontologist at the University of Bristol. Continue reading
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Confronting the fracking furore with facts
A guest blog from Paul Younger, Professor of Energy Engineering at the University of Glasgow* Shale gas fracking is not really my fight: I do not have (and never have had) any vested interests in the industry’s success or failure in the UK or elsewhere. Indeed, a resurgence of cheap gas would be inimical to … Continue reading
Deadly volcanic flows
As everyone of course knows, Dante’s Peak is the greatest of all geological disaster movies (fight with me in the comments.) So I was thrilled last month when University of Hull volcanologist Dr Rebecca Williams not only delivered a brilliant London Lecture, but confirmed that the film is, at least pyroclastically speaking, more or less … Continue reading
Terra Infirma: What has salt tectonics ever done for us?
Our London Lecture series ended on a high last year with Imperial College’s Chis Jackson explaining why we should all be halophiles. For those who missed out, it’s now available to watch again on our YouTube channel. Or you can listen to our podcast with Chris on why he thinks salt is the greatest of all rocks: Says … Continue reading
2015 – the Year of Mud!
We’re kicking of a series of themed years, by declaring 2015 the year of mud, mud, glorious mud! Geological Society Council Member Lucy Slater explains… Continue reading
Let’s talk about fracking
Last month, Professor Richard Davies of the ReFINE (Researching Fracking In Europe) project at Durham University gave a GSL Lecture entitled ‘Fracked or Fiction: What are the risks associated with shale gas production?’ In this guest post, Richard and his ReFINE colleague Liam Herringshaw explain a bit more about and the challenges faced in researching … Continue reading
