IGA Excursion to Glendalough and Glendasan Mine Areas, Co. Wicklow. Sunday 6th April at 12 midday, meeting at the Glendalough Upper Lake Carpark. Duration approximately 2 – 2.5 hours. Thanks to Dr. Bill Sheppard for collaborating with the Mermaid Gallery, Bray and event leaders Judy Carrol-Deeley (Artist), Dr. Martin Critchley (Geologist) and Sharron Schwartz (Historian) […]
The AGM will be followed by a talk from Ian Enlander: ‘An Alaskan Adventure: the geology and wildlife of coastal Alaska’. Venue: Methodist College Belfast. Tuesday 8th April 6.00pm -6.30pm AGM. Tea/ coffee 6.30-7.00pm. Talk starts at 7.00pm. More details available by emailing Ian Enlander at belfastgeologists@live.co.uk
EDI Symposium - Geological Society of London - Geological Curators Group (GCG) are delighted to be able to announce details for their forthcoming EDI symposium on the 9th, 10th and 11th April 2025. All sessions will be taking place online and are free to attend. They have put together a fascinating and very diverse set […]
Please see flyer here for this term's Earth Science seminars. Michelle Harris – University of Plymouth “Using hyperspectral core scanning to investigate seafloor hydrothermal systems” All the Wednesday lunchtime seminars will be given in person at UCD, followed by tea/coffee of notoriously variable quality (high highs, but very low lows), reliably nourishing biscuits, and a […]
Building Stones of Belfast with Shirley Grey, Dr. Joanne Curran and others. A walk around the centre of Belfast looking at the range of natural building stone. Sunday 13th April. More details available by emailing: Ian Enlander at belfastgeologists@live.co.uk
Reminder - IAH (Irish Group) 2025 Conference – takes place on the 15th and 16th April 2025 in the Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore. Co. Offaly. This year the theme will be “Groundwater and Geotechnics”. This conference will feature themed sessions covering key topics such as hydro-geotechnical site characterisation, groundwater flooding, sustainable groundwater management on infrastructure […]
Please see flyer here for this term's Earth Science seminars. Derya Gürer – Heidelberg University “Carbonate Veins in Basalts: Tracing the Timing and Conditions of LIP Emplacement and Carbonation” All the Wednesday lunchtime seminars will be given in person at UCD, followed by tea/coffee of notoriously variable quality (high highs, but very low lows), reliably […]
Please see flyer here for this term's Earth Science seminars. Renée Tamblyn – University of Bern “In situ Lu-Hf LA-ICP-MS/MS geochronology: applications and outlook” All the Wednesday lunchtime seminars will be given in person at UCD, followed by tea/coffee of notoriously variable quality (high highs, but very low lows), reliably nourishing biscuits, and a chance […]
The fourth webinar in the 2025 Northern Ireland Geothermal Webinar Series takes place on Thursday 24th April between 16:00 and 17:00. Katherine Deeming, PhD researcher at University of Strathclyde will talk about "Mapping Minewater and Heat: A Spatial Analysis of the Co-location of Minewater Thermal Resources with Future Heat Demand in Scotland". Register via this […]
A GGA fieldtrip to the south-eastern Burren (Mullach Mór) takes place on Saturday 26th April, 2025 (10am to about 4 pm). Meet at Gortlecka crossroads at 10 am (52.9967981N, 9.0373889W; parking immediately to S of crossroads). Please note: car parking is limited so please take a lift if at all possible, to reduce the number […]