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Geologists' Assoc @GeolAssoc

Founded in 1858, the Geologists' Association (GA) is a charitable organization that exists for all geologists and earth scientists

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Geologists' Assoc@GeolAssoc
10 Mar 2025
We are no longer using X You can keep up to date with our activity on Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky or visit our website: geologistsassociation.org.uk… Connect with us elsewhere or contact us via socialmedia@geologistsassociation.org.uk
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Congratulations to @MatthewPope of @UCLarchaeology who is the recipient of the Geologists' Association 2025 Stopes Medal Matthew was presented with his award by GA President Dr Liam Gallagher prior to delivering the Stopes Medal Lecture yesterday at Burlington House in London
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Matthew's talk provided a fascinating overview and insight into the challenges and changes facing archelogy as an academic and technical discipline over the last 25 years
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There's still time to register for tonight's free lecture at @GeolSoc Burlington House by @MatthewPope from @UCLarchaeology who will present the Stopes Medal Lecture - British Palaeolithic Archaeology in 2025: Making way in a headwind Email sarah@geologistsassociation.org.uk
Geologists' Assoc@GeolAssoc
17 Feb 2025
Join us for our next free evening lecture on Friday 7th March 2025 at the @GeolSoc Janet Watson Lecture Theatre in London where @MatthewPope from @UCLarchaeology will deliver the Stopes Medal Lecture - British Palaeolithic Archaeology in 2025: Making way in a headwind
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Welcome to #March2025 and a dramatic image of craters of Mount Etna in Sicily from the Geologists' Association 2025 calendar taken by Anna Gittleston.
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Mount Etna is Europe’s largest volcano and one of the most active volcanoes in the world. It has an eruptive history dating back 500,000 years and the summit consists of a complex of craters. View the latest eruption here: bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/c… #geology

Eruption of Sicily's Mount Etna captured in stunning footage

Explosions of lava and ash from a snowy Mount Etna in Sicily.

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There's still time to book your place on our next GeoLab family-friendly event at @lesnes_abbey in London SE2 on Sat 15th March For more details: geologistsassociation.org.uk… To book email alisongeolab@geologistsassociation.org.uk #geology #learning #familyfun #London

Geologists' Assoc@GeolAssoc
4 Jan 2025
Join us on Sat 15 Mar 2025 at @lesnes_abbey for our next GeoLab event GeoLab aims to entertain and inform non-geologists about the big ideas of earth science; participants will also find out about their local geology – even in the middle of town! For adults and children aged 11
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Join us for our next free evening lecture on Friday 7th March 2025 at the @GeolSoc Janet Watson Lecture Theatre in London where @MatthewPope from @UCLarchaeology will deliver the Stopes Medal Lecture - British Palaeolithic Archaeology in 2025: Making way in a headwind
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We are also delivering this lecture live online via Zoom. To attend via Zoom, GA members and non-GA members must register in advance. Members will receive a link by email. Non-members should telephone 020 7434 9298 or email the sarah@geologistsassociation.org.uk for details
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Geologists' Assoc retweeted
Lapworth Museum of Geology@lapworthmuseum
13 Feb 2025
Our #FamilyFunDay is one week away! Join us on Thurs 20th Feb to learn all about one of our most colossal specimens - a giant #crocodile skull! 🎤 Live demonstrations 📖 Storytime 🎨 Arts, crafts and trails For more info: birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/… Artwork: Isabella Nugent
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There's still time to register for our next FREE online talk at 18.00 GMT tomorrow evening (Friday 7th February): Updating the geological map of the Yorkshire Wolds chalk aquifer Email sarah@geologistsassociation.org.uk for Zoom details #Geology
Geologists' Assoc@GeolAssoc
28 Jan 2025
Our next free evening lecture is: Updating the Geological Map of the Yorkshire Wolds Chalk Aquifer by @Itslauraasand Laura Burrel Garcia of @BritGeoSurvey on Friday 7th Feb 2025 at 18.00 GMT via Zoom Non-members should email sarah@geologistsassociation.org.uk to register
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Details are available for our UK field trip to examine the vertebrate palaeontology of the Jurassic Coast in Dorset from 20 - 23 May 2025, led by Prof David Martill Cost: GA Members £20, non-GA Members £50 accommodation For more details and to book: geologistsassociation.org.uk…
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Day 1: Charmouth & Lyme Regis: the birthplace of Ichthyosauria & Plesiosauria Day 2: Portland: the Late Jurassic vertebrates Day 3: Kimmeridge Bay & @TEC_Kimmeridge : Crocodiles, pliosaurs & other marine reptiles Day 4: Durlston Bay/Swanage: the Purbeck Group & Mesozoic Mammalia
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Geologists' Assoc retweeted
NW Highlands UNESCO Global Geopark@NWHGeopark
4 Feb 2025
Next Tuesday 11 Feb: join Dr Frances Dunn, paleobiologist from the University of Oxford, on a journey through a key period in evolution, with fossils found in the NW Highlands, in our next online talk! Find out more and reserve you place here: nwhgeopark.com/.../zoom-talk…
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Geologists' Assoc retweeted
NHM Micropalaeo@NHM_Micropalaeo
3 Feb 2025
A new Micropalaeontology Research Technician post has opened up @ES_UCL ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search…

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

ucl.ac.uk
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Geologists' Assoc retweeted
WGCG@WGCG_UK
3 Feb 2025
WGCG Workshop – Practical use of geological resources and techniques – Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group. Coming soon, February 15th, details below, all welcome. wgcg.co.uk/event/wgcg-worksh…

WGCG Workshop – Practical use of geological resources and techniques – Warwickshire Geological...

This annual WGCG workshop will include presentations from British Geological Survey (BGS) and WGCG geologists and include training in accessing and understanding geological data as well as recording...

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Essex Rock & Mineral Society is one of our Local Groups and is holding its annual Essex Gem & Mineral Show on Saturday 22 February 2025 It's the foremost show in the southeast of England with over 30 vendors & displays, including the GA For more details email: show@erms.org
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Prehistoric bone bitten by croc-like creature discovered in Canada

The bone was unearthed by researchers from the University of Reading.

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Welcome to #February2025 with a fantastic image from the Geologists' Association 2025 calendar of the last vestiges of the Mer de Glace glacier, France taken by Roy Starkey, which was Highly Commended in the GA 2024 Photographic Competition.
LAST VESTIGES OF THE MER DE GLACE GLACIER, FRANCE. The Mer de Glace ('Sea of Ice') is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. It is France's largest glacier. Due to global warming it has lost around 800 metres in length in the past three decades. Photo: Roy Starkey

ALT LAST VESTIGES OF THE MER DE GLACE GLACIER, FRANCE. The Mer de Glace ('Sea of Ice') is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. It is France's largest glacier. Due to global warming it has lost around 800 metres in length in the past three decades. Photo: Roy Starkey

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The Mer de Glace ('Sea of Ice') is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps. It is France's largest glacier. Due to global warming it has lost around 800 metres in length in the past three decades.
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