Hertfordshire Geological Society

The eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat

over Zoom

given 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 […]

Percy Evans Lecture on Tunnelling the Chilterns:

over Zoom

Progress 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 Kingdom

given 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 […]

BBC Radio 4 – In Touch

BBC Radio 4

Tune 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 Kingdom

given 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 Kingdom

given 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 Kingdom

given 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 Zoom

given 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 […]