BBC Radio 4 – In Touch
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Talks
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 […]
Below the Bonnie Banks – investigating Lock Lomond’s subaqueous Quaternary landscape
over Zoomgiven by Dr. Andrew Finlayson (Quaternary Geologist, BGS Edinburgh) Abstract: Loch Lomond is an iconic part of Scotland’s scenery, spanning landscapes of both Highland and Lowland character on either side of […]
Ocean sediments tell the story of Palaeogene environmental change
over Zoomgiven 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!
over Zoomgiven 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 Kingdomgiven 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 Kingdomgiven 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 Kingdomgiven 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 […]
Magmatic systems and the energy transition
Oaklands College Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdomgiven by Prof. Jonathan Blundy (Royal Society Research Professor, University of Oxford) Abstract: The transition to Net Zero will place unprecedented demand on natural resources requiring some new thinking about […]