The Thames in Hertfordshire and adjacent areas
over ZoomTalk 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. […]
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Annual General Meeting
Oaklands College Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United KingdomAGM will be followed by refreshments after which members are invited to share slides on the theme of 50 years of HGS in the field!
Percy Evans Lecture: Surfing the Waves of Time: Exploring Latin America’s Passive Margins with an Innovative Sea Level Curve
Oaklands College Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United KingdomDr. 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+ […]
Identification and implications of the London Clay Formation divisions from an engineering perspective
Oaklands College Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United KingdomDr. Jamie Standing, Imperial College London Abstract: Historically, engineers viewed the London Clay (LC) Formation as uniform, homogeneous and rather uninteresting. Chris King's seminal work provided a much deeper insight into […]
Fossils and the history of life course
University of Cambridge University of Cambridge, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United KingdomDelivered by Dr Peter Sheldon for the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education (ICE). Course Overview Suitable for beginners as well as those with some previous knowledge. You will […]
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Spying on open vent volcanoes from ground, air and space
over ZoomTalk by Dr. Emma Nicholson (Liu), University College London Abstract: “Open vent” volcanoes are persistently active and maintain an unbroken connection between shallow magma reservoirs and the atmosphere. These volcanoes […]
Painting with Stone: Materials, Methods and Traditions in Pietre Dure
Oaklands College Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United KingdomTalk by Dr. Ruth Siddall (University College London) Abstract: The talk will introduce the history, techniques and materials used in the decorative art of pietre dure (hard stone work). Almost […]
Summer Event – The Water Table II: Where does all the water go?
Affinity Water Ltd Tamblin Way, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Modelling the Atmospheres of Tidally-locked Terrestrial Exoplanets
over ZoomTalk by Dr. Andrew Rushby, Birkbeck College, University of London unfortunately had to be cancelled. We hope to reschedule the talk and include it in our 2025 programme. Abstract The […]
The Geology of the Albert Memorial
Oaklands College Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United KingdomTalk by Professor John Cosgrove, Imperial College London. Which will be followed by a visit to the Albert Memorial on Saturday 5 October 2024.
Visit to the Albert Memorial and a journey through time
The Albert Memorial Kensington Gardens, London, United Kingdomled by Professor John Cosgrove, Imperial College London. This visit follows on from the talk on the same subject given by John on the previous Thursday. If you’re intending to […]
Unveiling the geology of Mars with robotic explorers
over ZoomTalk by Dr Joe McNeil, Natural History Museum, London. Abstract: Before the first observations of Mars by orbiting spacecraft in the 1970s, it was widely thought that the red planet […]