The
society arranges a series of lecture meetings on
geological/environmental topics in the winter months (September to
March). The lectures,usually illustrated, are given by
professional/academic geologists.
There is also
an annual event when members have the opportunity to give short talks/demonstrations.
Lectures
are held at 7:30 pm in the Arthur Holmes lecture
theatre, which is downstairs from the Porter's Lodge on the
Science Laboratories site, South Rd., University of Durham.
They are followed by coffee or tea, to which all speakers are
cordially invited. The
December and March meetings are followed by cheese and wine.
The
March meeting is preceded by the AGM, which lasts about
15 min.
In addition,
members are invited to attend the weekly guest lectures of the Open
University Geology Summer Schools which are held at Durham in July
and August.
Open University Summer School lectures (Earth
Sciences) at Durham University.
The following information has
been received. There will be only four OU lectures so
that the last one will be on the 8th August 2007
N.E.G.S. LECTURE PROGRAMME 2007 - 2008
Professor Gillian
Foulger, our Lecture
Coordinator, has a
website which gives
details about the lectures organised by N.E.G.S. To access it, click
here.
She also has
her own website which members might like to view: click
here.
Lecture
dates for your diary are as follows:
2007
September 21st Jeff Harris,
University of Glasgow: Mineral
inclusions in diamonds: glimpses into the mysteries of the deep Earth.
2007October
19th Prof. R.E. Holdsworth, Durham
University: The geological anatomy of a geophysical enigma:
low-angle normal faults from the Italian Apennines
2007November 16th Lynda Yorke, University of Hull: New light on deglaciation in the Tyne Valley. For an outline of her research project, click here.
2007December 14th Dr. Kathryn Goodenough, British Geological Survey: Sillimanite, snakes and stream sediments: a geological tour of Northern Madagascar
2008January 18th Dr. Dougal A. Jerram, Durham University: Africa to Antarctica; Recent developments in our understanding of the flood volcanic system.
2008 February 22nd Dr. Howard A. Armstrong, Durham University: Ordovician glaciation, mass extinction and anoxic oceans - a view to the future?
2008 March 14th Dr. Peter Kokelaar, University of Liverpool: History of Scafell caldera; a dramatisation
L.G.S.
lecture sponsored by Shell.
2008 March 3rd:
The following is a communication from Anthony Mallon (a.j.mallon@durham.ac.uk)
Subject:
London Geological Society regional lectures
Don't
know if any of your NEGS colleagues will be interested in these
talks but some information is below.
Contact
me if you need any further information.
As
part of their Bicentennial celebrations the Geological Society
are holding a regional lecture series sponsored by Shell.
Durham
University is hosting the following event.
Phil
Christie (Slumberger) will be presenting " From Lopra to Laggan:
iSIMM
Modelling & Imaging, Faroes Volcanic Margin
Calman
Learning Centre, Durham University Science Site, 3rd
March 2008 at 13:00
Food
and drinks will be available immediately after the talk.
All
are welcome
For full
reports on some previous lectures (2000-2001 & 2001-2002) Click
here
Extra-ordinary
Past events
9th
March
2002. The
Sir Kingsley Dunham Meeting;
organised by the Yorkshire Geol. Soc. Click
here for more info.
23rd.-
26th. Aug. 2002. "Earth
Alert Festival of Geology" a major
event organised by the Geologists' Association. It included
Exhibitions, Lectures Field Walks and Activities for all the family.
For more details, Click
here.
Geology Courses
The Centre for
Lifelong Learning wishes to advise members of geology courses at
Newcastle, Sunderland & Durham. Contact tel. 0191 5152890 or email lifelong.learning@sunderland.ac.uk
Melissa Wride
at Joseph Cowen House, St. Thomas Str., Newcastle, also has all the details.
Some of the
courses can be viewed by clicking
here.
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