Professor Murray Hitzman of UCD and iCRAG is retiring soon and “MurrayFest” will be a way to show gratitude for his teaching and mentoring over many years and to demonstrate the impact he has had and the contribution that he has made to the mineral exploration and mining industry in Ireland during his career. The […]
The 10th (and final) webinar of the 2024 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series will take place on Thursday 12th December 2024 between 16:00 and 17:00. This talk, entitled “GeoEnergy NI: Unearthing the heat beneath our feet”, will be given by Michael MacKenzie from the Department for the Economy NI, who will discuss the GeoEnergy NI […]
To mark 10 years of iCRAG, the Research Ireland Centre for Applied Geosciences, a research showcase, “iCRAG@10: Evolving for a Changing World”, will be held in O’Reilly Hall, UCD, Dublin, on Thursday February 13th, 2025 at 9:00am. More details about this event and a link to register now can be found at this Eventbrite link […]
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, […]
iGEO2024 Conference will now take place on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th January 2025. For those who have already registered you will receive an email shortly with more information. The registration form for the main event can be found here: iGEO 2024 Registration Form You can find more information and be added to a mailing […]
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, […]