On Tuesday 12th March, six representatives of the Geological Society were lucky enough to head down to the House of Commons in Westminster to quiz MPs on topics relating to science and policy for Voice of the Future 2019. Continue reading
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Earth Science in our Lives – Earth Science Week 2018
Earth Science Week is an annual international celebration of the geology all around us. Coordinated by the American Geosciences Institute in the US, and the Geological Society in the UK and Ireland, the week now also takes place in an increasing number of countries worldwide. 2018’s Earth Science Week was bigger than ever! This year, … Continue reading
The 2018 Geoscience Education Academy
The Geoscience Education Academy is a four-day CPD workshop for UK secondary teachers which ran from the 24-27 July 2018. Work experience student Dion George tells us about his time helping out at the GEA… Continue reading
A Blog 400 Million Years in the Making
A guest blog from geologist and science communicator Haydon Mort. Continue reading
Attenborough and the Sea Dragon
Fiann Smithwick, scientific adviser and part of the fossil excavation team for the BBC 1 documentary ‘Attenborough and the Sea Dragon’, speaks to us about his experiences working on a natural history documentary with Sir David Attenborough, his fossil hunting and his PhD topic of fossil colour… Continue reading
Earth Science Week in Pune, India
In November, the NGO Jividha – meaning ‘biodiversity’ in Marathi – held a four day exhibition in association with Earth Science Week in Pune, India. Continue reading
Earth Science Week 2017
This year’s Earth Science Week saw around 60 events in the UK and Ireland, ranging from craft workshops to geowalks, exhibitions, talks and quiz nights. Our theme was ‘Our Restless Earth’, in celebration of 50 years of plate tectonic theory – here are a few of the highlights… Continue reading
Ways to knit, sculpt, bake, compose and craft your way to Plate Tectonic Stories victory!
A few weeks ago, we launched the Plate Tectonic Stories competition which is celebrating the important role of narrative and storytelling in geology and now we’re looking for inspired creative masterpieces from you! Continue reading
The future of plate tectonics research: The International Ocean Discovery Program
A guest post from Dr Lloyd White, Lecturer in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Wollongong, Australia, who is currently on board the JOIDES Resolution research vessel as part of the International Ocean Discovery Program. Continue reading
The Country That Shook: Nepal two years after the earthquake
A guest post from artist Sophie Maliphant about her project to raise money for Nepal following the devastating 2015 earthquake. Continue reading
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