Talks

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

given 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 […]

given by Helen Gordon, (University of Hertfordshire & author of Notes from Deep Time). An exploration of the world of deep time and what it means to be human within […]

given by Dr. Tim Yates, (Technical Director, Building Research Establishment, Garston. Doors open at 7:15pm, tea & coffee available, talk starts at 7:45pm. Many will be familiar with Neil MacGregor’s […]

given by Dr. Cat Hirst (Senior Engineering Geologist, COWI, Glasgow) From shallow mine workings to deep basement rocks: A tour of UK low temperature geothermal resources Catherine M. Hirst1, Sally Jack1,2 […]

given by Prof. Mike Benton (Professor of Vertebrate Palaeontology, University of Bristol) Twenty-five years ago, the first feathered dinosaur was reported, Sinosauropteryx. There has been a revolution in dinosaur palaeobiology since […]

Talk by Professor Stuart Harker, Retired. Southern Oman has one of the oldest working petroleum systems in the world with source rocks, reservoirs and productive traps in the Huqf Supergroup […]

Talk by Professor David Bridgland, University of Durham. Hertfordshire would seem to be the only one of the Home Counties to have been abandoned by the Thames during the Quaternary.  […]

Dr. Douwe van der Meer, CNOOC International, Uxbridge Abstract: Recent exploration efforts in South American passive margin basins, such as the Guyana-Suriname Basin, have yielded significant success with over 10+ […]