The last British Ice Sheet
Zoom Talkgiven by Dr Bethan Davies (Royal Holloway, University of London) Abstract: Understanding how the last British-Irish Ice Sheet behaved in response to external climatic forcing may be used as an […]
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Talks
Mammal miniaturisation during Paleogene hyperthermals: a new palaeodietary perspective
over Zoomgiven by Dr. Neil Adams (University of Oxford Natural History Museum) Abstract: A repeated response to abrupt climate warming among vertebrates is body size reduction, which has been observed in […]
The eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat
over Zoomgiven by Prof. Steve Sparks (University of Bristol). Abstract: The volcanic eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat (1995 to 2010) is one of the most detailed studied eruptions of […]
AGM followed by a talk on What can satellites tell you about local geology?
over Zoomgiven by Jo Conway (Herts County Council & HGS). Abstract: The talk is based on one presented recently as the summary of my dissertation topic for the Masters course in […]
Percy Evans Lecture on Tunnelling the Chilterns:
over ZoomProgress so far; understanding the risks; and how technology, planning and logistics help address the challenges of tunnelling through a highly fractured chalk aquifer. given by David Eve (ALIGN, Head […]
Civil engineering meets geology: Panama Canal
Oaklands College Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdomgiven by Dr. Tony Waltham, travelling geologist. Abstract: A long and varied history of great canal construction extended throughout the 1800s, and included the first attempt at a canal across […]
Preliminary observations and implications of a new Bathonian (Middle Jurassic) lagerstätte in Wiltshire, UK
Oaklands College Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdomwith a focus on the micropalaeontology and geochemistry given by Dr. Steve Stukins (Senior Curator Micropalaeontology, Natural History Museum, London) Abstract: A new UK Bathonian (Middle Jurassic) lagerstätte has been […]
BBC Radio 4 – In Touch
BBC Radio 4Tune in to In Touch to hear HGS member Mike Lambert talking about access to museums.
The Anthropocene: a new epoch of geological time characterised by humans
Oaklands College Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdomgiven by Prof. Mark Williams (University of Leicester). Abstract: The Holocene Epoch was a time of growing human population, urbanisation, agriculture and industry. But over the past 200 years, and […]
Understanding large igneous provinces and volcanic rift margins
Oaklands College Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdomgiven by Dr Dougal Jerram (DougalEARTH Ltd) Abstract Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) represent some of the largest eruptive episodes on the planet and along with their associated volcanic rifted margins, […]
The first day of the Cenozoic: Insights from the Chicxulub impact crater
Oaklands College Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdomgiven by Dr. Auriol Rae (Junior Research Fellow in Earth Sciences Trinity College, University of Cambridge) Abstract: 66 Million years ago, a 14 km-diameter meteoroid struck the Earth at approximately […]
The Stegosaurian Dinosaurs
over Zoomgiven by Dr Susannah C. R. Maidment (Senior Researcher, Natural History Museum, London) Abstract: Stegosaurs are a group of dinosaurs characterized by the possession of two rows of plates and […]