Geologists' Assoc

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

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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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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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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 [email protected]

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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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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: https://t.co/7glbVUQAuT
#geology

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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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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: https://t.co/YuwD5wnI6Y

To book email [email protected]

#geology #learning #familyfun #London

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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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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 [phone] or email the [email protected] for details

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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

[Lapworth Museum of Geology @lapworthmuseum]

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: https://t.co/I2CLjIZsWA

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 [email protected] for Zoom details

#Geology

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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 [email protected] to register

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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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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: https://t.co/v1YtRoHUSE

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@VISIBLEWomenUK & @tomsharperocks will be taking part in a Female Foundations Day School organised by @PastParticipate and hosted by The Dorchester Association celebrating International Women's Day on Saturday 8th March 2025

See the flier or email [email protected]
#iwd2025

[NW Highlands UNESCO Global Geopark @NWHGeopark]

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: https://t.co/74gmZCtRL0

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A new Micropalaeontology Research Technician post has opened up @ES_UCL https://t.co/EPaXD8k8gm

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WGCG Workshop – Practical use of geological resources and techniques – Warwickshire Geological Conservation Group. Coming soon, February 15th, details below, all welcome. https://t.co/GGaQj45N5C

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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: [email protected]

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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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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.