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[Geology at Leicester @GeologyLeics]

Only a few days to go! 🎉 Our next Leicester Open Day is on Saturday 13th Sept. Explore careers in Earth Sciences, meet our staff, chat with current students, and see how our research tackles climate change, resources, and evolution. Book your place here: https://t.co/GmbCpr9Y2M

[Geology at Leicester @GeologyLeics]

From the Congo Basin peatlands to the lab bench—Kirby Robinson’s @uniofleicester fieldwork with partners at Marien Ngouabi Uni & @unileeds is helping uncover past climate stories hidden in peat. Exciting steps forward in paleoenvironmental research!

[Steve Brace @SteveBraceGeog]

The growth in GCSE geography 2011 - 2025.

From 180,000 entries to 302,000

Many congrats from @The_GA to pupils & the work of #geographyteachers which has led to this year-on-year successful growth for the subject

[History_of_Geology @Geology_History]

August 9, 1915, birthday of geologist Mareta N. West. She was the first woman astrogeologist--a geologist of other worlds. In fact, Mareta West was the lunar geologist at NASA who determined the crucial site for the first landing on the Moon 🌕

[Critical Minerals Association (UK) @CMA_Minerals]

On 12 Feb 2025, Noah Law MP, Chair of the Critical Minerals APPG, welcomed over 60 finance and industry representatives to the Houses of Parliament for a meeting on financing & risk appetite.✍️ An overview of the meeting is now available: https://t.co/n6uYLmdaw4

[The Geological Society @GeolSoc]

Join us on 13 February for a special talk by Dr Richard Fallon on dinosaurs in Victorian literature - and view our exhibition 'Wizard of the Wield', celebrating the 200th anniversary of Gideon Mantell's description of the Iguanodon 🦕

Book online at https://t.co/nbeleK6ASr

[Critical Minerals Association (UK) @CMA_Minerals]

Our November newsletter is here! Read on for political & industry developments such as the CMA (UK)’s 4th Annual Conference, the launch of the updated 2024 UK Criticality Assessment, a Westminster Hall debate on domestic production of critical minerals, and more... https://t.co/LPF7IZ2HJS

[Ayo Sogunro @ayosogunro]

I think more people need to know that “doctor” (from Latin “docere” to teach, same root word for “document”) originated as a title for academics who were qualified to teach a discipline - and was later borrowed as a title for physicians as a courtesy to their learning.

[Society of Economic Geologists @SocietyEconGeol]

“Surviving the Mineral Exploration Game in Challenging Times”

Moira Smith, SEG International Exchange Lecturer, will present on this topic on December 12 during the SEG Lecturers Virtual Symposium 2024. https://t.co/Ax4eTCh4fC

#SEGWebinars #SEGLecturers

[MDSG @MDSG_UK]

The NERC TARGET Mineral Resources CDT funded PhD projects for October 2025 have now been released!

Applications are now open, with a deadline of 22nd January 2025. See the link below for all projects and how to apply! ⬇️

https://t.co/yRT3jtpFET

[Hannah Sellers @hannahjsellers]

✨Funded PhD opportunity✨ at @GeologyLeics @LeicesterGeog looking at sustainable interactions between people and the biosphere in a Leicestershire village. Find out more here: https://t.co/q7fRJiUWBa 🌍🌳🔬 #fundedphd

[Critical Minerals Association (UK) @CMA_Minerals]

Our October newsletter is here! 📰 Read on for political & industry developments such as the UK’s Autumn Budget financing for critical minerals projects, the opening of Cornish Lithium’s demo plant in Cornwall, and our speakers list for the 2024 CMA (UK) Annual Conference... https://t.co/hXI6kbrlXg

[Geology at Leicester @GeologyLeics]

🗣️We are hiring - Centre Manager to help us organise and deliver the TARGET Centre for Doctoral Training. Role involves management of the Centre & collaborative effort between universities & industrial partners. Apply by 31 Oct 24! Details 👉https://t.co/VYn4lg5ew2

[Abeeku. @abeekuacquah]

The mission was very simple today - To show what our drinking water would look like in the next few years should we not #StopGalamseyNow - 1

[The Geological Society @GeolSoc]

We are proud to announce that the Geological Society has been awarded the 'Society of the Year’ award by the Memcom Excellence Awards!

This award recognises the Society's outstanding achievements in promoting geosciences for the benefit of humanity. Visit https://t.co/vxm5zeqkNF

[t @geoscientiff]

@GawenJenkin Thank you 😁 it was great meeting you today and going to the lab

[Critical Minerals Association (UK) @CMA_Minerals]

📰 Our September newsletter is here! Read on for political & industry developments such as the recent UK-Indonesia and U.S.-Norway MoUs on Critical Minerals, as well as details about past & upcoming events like our 4th Annual Conference: Breaking New Ground on 2 December... https://t.co/iRgN9P9abd

[Jenny Jenkins @Earth_Sci_Jen]

Why aren’t UK pupils choosing to study geophysics? Results from @britgeophysics surveys of pupils, undergrads, graduates and companies, give us some insight into reasons and what we can do about it- read the article here: https://t.co/U3fXGHtq68 @DurUniEarthSci @RoyalAstroSoc

[MDSG @MDSG_UK]

Registration and abstract submission for MDSG-VMSG 2025 in Dublin is now open! ⬇️