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 play an important role as ‘honest brokers’ in both enabling and encouraging public debate around science. Surveys on both side of the Atlantic have demonstrated […]
St Mary's Church, Standon
High Street, Standon, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Meeting at 10.30 at the 'Standon Stone' near the church in Standon village ( O.S. TL 396223 ). Sandwiches and coffee can be picked up at Day's bakery in the village. Then to the newly discovered 'William Smith's HPS mounting block' mentioned in 1819!! We will then look at HPS boulders at various sites along […]
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 in the British Isles, the first evidence of life, ancient landscapes carved out by preCambrian rivers and beautifully exposed Lower Palaeozoic clastic and carbonate sediments. […]
Following interest expressed at the last HGS meeting (Oct) we've been in touch with John Carney (ret BGS) and he is willing to lead an HGS trip to Charnwood Forest. For a reasonably compact visit-site, with all facilities and good scenery, even Tudor history Bradgate Park provides a great opportunity to potentially find evidence of ancient […]
Oaklands College
Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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 where to find them and how to extract them. In this talk I will explore the potential for magmatic systems, such as those beneath volcanoes, […]
Oaklands College
Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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 the context of 4.5 billion years. From stratigraphers, volcanologists and palaeontologists to writers, artists and semioticians, this talk will draw on a series of conversations […]
Hartoak Room, Mansion House, Oaklands College
St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
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 ‘A history of the world in 100 objects’ that retell humanity's history through the objects we have made. This talk is on a much smaller […]
The Gret Western Arms
Station Road, Blockley, Moreton-in-Marsh
We have a day and a half in the field planned with the help of the Warwickshire Geo-Conservation Group. The outline schedule is as follows: Saturday morning Drive to the village of Blockley in the Cotswolds Lunch (TBC) - The Great Western Arms Saturday afternoon Northcot Brick Works to visit the Blockley Brickpit We will […]
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 1COWI UK Ltd, Fifth Floor, 310 St Vincent Street, Glasgow, G2 5RG. 2University of Strathclyde, 16 Richmond St, Glasgow, G1 1XQ, UK. The UK has […]
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 then, driven by thousands of amazing specimens from China plus new analytical methods. In 2010, we were among the first to develop a new analytical […]
