Hertfordshire Geological Society

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 […]

Ocean sediments tell the story of Palaeogene environmental change

over Zoom

given by Prof Bridget Wade (Department of Earth Sciences, University College London) Abstract: Numerous oceanic, climatic, and biotic conditions relating to biogeochemical cycles and environmental change impact the composition and distribution […]

Clays!

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given by Prof. Peter Scott (Emeritus Professor, Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter) Abstract: Clay minerals, such as kaolinite, illite and montmorillonite, are the essential components of clays. Their […]

Percy Evans Lecture: The Norber Erratics

Hartoak Room, Mansion House, Oaklands College St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

given by Clive Maton (Honorary President, HGS) Abstract The Norber Erratics are well known and are featured in geological text books and numerous local guides to the Yorkshire Dales. This […]

Visions of Nature.  Art, science and natural history museums

Oaklands College Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

given by Prof. Paul Smith (Director University of Oxford, Natural History Museum). Abstract In an era of polarised opinion and a difficulty in determining the veracity of information, science museums […]

The Moine Thrust Controversy

Oaklands College Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

given by Dr. Peter Gutteridge (Director, Cambridge Carbonates) Abstract: The NW Highlands of Scotland probably has the best scenery and geology in the world. You can find the oldest rocks […]