Events for February 11 - January 30

The Irish Geological Association Members’ Night will take place on Wednesday 18th December. More details shortly!

Joint event with Belfast Naturalists Field Club Online only via Zoom on 14th January 2025 at 7pm, “Finding unmarked graves of all ages across the world” by Benjamin Rocke (QUB) and Dr Alastair Ruffell (QUB and Geological Society NI Regional Group). Geology, soils, topography and vegetation can all be used with other information to locate […]

The Irish Group of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) is excited to announce an engaging Water Well Drilling Workshop, taking place on the 15th of January in Trinity College Dublin. This comprehensive workshop is designed for professionals, practitioners, and anyone passionate about sustainable water resource management. Whether you're a hydrogeologist, engineer, or industry stakeholder, […]

This online-only talk will be held via Zoom on 20th January 2025 at 7pm. “Linking Geology And Art In The Field” to be given by Phoebe Sleath (University Of Aberdeen). Further information can be found at this link: https://belfastgeologists.org/index.php/2024/11/26/linking-geology-and-art-in-the-field/ Zoom details Time: Jan 20, 2025 07:00 PM Greenwich Mean TimeJoin Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88691437708?pwd=bWf9lhvwuSlTQ3AW0IAtrFQCK3aZiY.1 Meeting ID: […]

The Royal Irish Academy is pleased to be partnering with Geological Survey Ireland to present a series of annual geoscience lectures. The aim of the lecture series is to raise awareness of geosciences and their relevance to society’s needs and challenges. The inaugural lecture, entitled “Geoscience Solutions for the Climate Crisis” will be held on […]

GGA will be holding a lecture, via Zoom on Tuesday 21st January at 19:00. The lecture is entitled “Irish Peat as an Atmospheric Archive” and will be given by Dr Lucy Blennerhassett from iCRAG/UCD. Dr Blennerhassett speaks on new techniques that interrogate the environmental archives provided by bogs in Ireland. To request the Zoom link, […]

Please see flyer here for this term's Earth Science seminars, which begin TODAY, Wednesday 22nd January at 1pm with a talk from Edith Kubik of Bayerisches Geoinstitut, University of Bayreuth entitled: “Core-mantle isotopic fractionation in large terrestrial planets ”. All the Wednesday lunchtime seminars will be given in person at UCD, followed by tea/coffee of […]

The Cork Geological Association will be holding a lecture via Zoom on 29th January at 7.30pm when they are delighted to host Dr. Iwan Stӧssel (University of Zurich) discoverer of the Valentia Island tetrapod trackway. Title of lecture: “Steps in Time - Discovering the Irish Tetrapod Trackway”. The discovery of a Devonian tetrapod trackway on […]

The first webinar in the 2025 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series is taking place on the 30th of January between 15:00 and 16:00. Cornelia Steiner from GeoSphere Austria will introduce the new interactive Geothermal Atlas for Vienna, Austria. This tool showcases the potential for shallow geothermal systems, by illustrating resources and possible limitations for the […]