Samuel Lickiss, Production Editor in the Geological Society’s Publishing House, on two papers published today in the Journal of the Geological Society with very different ideas about the potential location of a 1.2 billion year old meteorite crater in north west Scotland… Continue reading
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Young scientists represent the Geological Society at Houses of Parliament
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
The Cheshire Energy Research Field Site
Just as during the space age astronomers wanted to create the Jodrell Bank Observatory to discover some of the secrets of the universe, 70 years later geoscientists want to create an observatory that can look into our own planet to discover new solutions for global problems. Continue reading
Science and Religion: Exploring the Spectrum
A message from Dr Stephen Jones, Research Fellow at Newman University… The research team for a major new research project, Science and Religion: Exploring the Spectrum, is carrying out focus groups with professional scientists in central London in October 2016. We are seeking participants to talk about science, evolution, belief and science communication in religious … Continue reading
Brexit would have negative impact on the geosciences, say respondents to GSL survey
Nearly two thirds of respondents to our recent survey of geoscientists believe a UK exit from the EU would have a negative impact on their work. Continue reading
The EU Referendum – How will the result affect geologists?
We’d love to know what researchers, geological or otherwise, think about the impact of staying or leaving. Please leave a comment below with your thoughts, or get in touch if you’d like to write an opinion piece – all views are welcome! Continue reading