What is GeoWeek? Launched in 2018, GeoWeek aims to encourage ‘active geoscience’ – running events for people all round the UK to experience geology locally. While the hugely successful ‘Geolodia’ in Spain is focused on a single weekend, GeoWeek spans two so as to include weekday events as well. If you want to learn more […]
The Hunterian, Kelvin Hall and the Scottish Geology Trust are proud to host Women on the Rocks in Glasgow and online on Wednesday the 28th August 2024 at 6:30pm, with Dr Neil Clark (Hunterian), Dr Katie Strang (Hunterian and SGT), Ann Cameron (NLS) and guests. Scotland has been home to many pioneering women geologists whose […]
How does climate change work? And can our actions truly make a difference? Climate change remains one of the biggest challenges we face as a global population, but most people still have important questions about this key issue. How does climate change work? How big of a deal is it? And can anything we do […]
How is dinosaur research changing? And why is Scotland at the forefront of palaeontology? A landmark year in palaeontology, 2024 marks the 200th anniversary of the first dinosaur to receive a formal scientific name (Megalosaurus) and the 40th anniversary of the first dinosaur fossil found in Scotland. Join University of Edinburgh professor Steve Brusatte FRSE […]
The Scottish Geology Trust’s Geosites project aims to bring information about Scotland's important geological sites together in one place, to make it easy for people to find out about them, share information and report issues. In just 16 months, the project's volunteers have created a new Geosites map interface and uploaded photos and information about over […]
Join curator Katie for this Friday Focus talk where she’ll explore the lost stories and scientific achievements of some of the pioneering women who have contributed to The Hunterian’s collections. Scotland has been home to many pioneering women geologists whose important work has been instrumental in furthering our understanding of Earth’s processes. Despite this, the […]
Uncover the minerals that lie beneath Scotland's hills and glens in this online talk. From the gemstones of the Cairngorms to the important natural resources extracted from historic mining sites across the country, you'll explore Scotland's rich mineralogical heritage. Join Dr Rachel Walcott as she leads you through a journey featuring glittering galena, curious calcite, […]
What better way to celebrate the Festival season than with a talk on awesome new #ScottishGeology research! Join geologist and PhD student Elias Rugen, UCL Earth Sciences, for this online talk to hear about the recent study (published in Journal of the Geological Society of London) which reveals that the Garvellach Islands, off the west […]
What better way to celebrate the Festival season than with a talk on awesome new #ScottishGeology research! Join geologist and PhD student Anthony Clarke (Curtin University, Perth, Australia) for this online talk to hear about the recent study, published in Nature, which has revealed that the Stonehenge Altar Stone came from Scotland, not Wales! The […]
Siccar Point is Scotland's most famous geosite, known around the world as the most important unconformity visited by James Hutton, and used by him to illustrate his 'theory of the Earth'. Hutton's friend, John Playfair, said of their visit in 1788 that 'the mind seemed to grow giddy by looking so far into the abyss […]
This online talk by Prof Patrick Corbett and poetry readings by Dr Alyson Hallett of the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics is a joint session of the Scottish Geology Trust and the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics. Patrick will present the geological foundations for geopoetics, the starting point in any place, as expressed in the writings of […]
Logitech have developed a step-by-step process for the perfect preparation of Large Format Geology Thin Sections for petrographic analysis. Join our lab trainers who have over 30 years experience serving our valued customers/partners, as they talk through the step-by-step process from slabbing and trimming of field specimen, impregnation, right through to final stage polishing. Focussing […]
Discover the intricate structures of rocks and soils through thin sections in this interactive webinar. Logitech's expert team, with over 50 years of experience, will demonstrate the processes live in the lab, including trimming, grinding, and polishing, for both standard and large-format samples. They’ll also highlight a recent collaboration with Princeton University, where large-format sections […]
This new, independent course is offered for the first time in October and November 2025. A series of 6 guided walks and 5 online learning sessions will give a comprehensive introduction to the Geology of Edinburgh. We’ll explore the deep basement rocks the peak through in the centre of the Pentland Hills, then move on […]
Join Professor Colin Campbell, Chief Executive, The James Hutton Institute while he traces James Hutton’s life and intellectual development. James Hutton, physician, chemist, farmer and natural philosopher, is best known as the founder of modern geology that is the basis of the “Deep Time” of our Earth. Yet his contribution reaches far beyond the rocks […]
Three hundred years ago, during the Scottish Enlightenment, James Hutton transformed how we understand the Earth. At a time when many believed the planet was only a few thousand years old, he proposed that landscapes are shaped gradually over deep time by processes still observable today. This daytime symposium at the Royal Society of Edinburgh […]
How can James Hutton’s approach to understanding Earth inform the decisions we make about its future today? Three hundred years on from the birth of James Hutton, how can his approach to understanding Earth inform the decisions we make about its future? Join renowned Professor Iain Stewart FRSE and expert panellists in this evening exploration […]
This illustrated talk will briefly outline the evolution of cave exploration in Britain, then present a survey of Scotland's rich natural heritage of underground spaces which, although they occur in many different types of rock, will be focussed principally on inland limestone cave systems. Future potential will also be discussed. Speaker: Alan Jeffreys founded Scotland's […]
This illustrated talk will look at various scientific approaches and techniques applied to caves and the deposits they contain, looking for clues as to their formation and past history of changing climates and environments. What do we look for? How do we identify significant changes and how can we date them? Speaker: Dr Tim Lawson […]
Explore our relationship with stones, geology, and deep time, in this creative writing workshop. During this session we will tap into the long history of stones, and the ways in which we are interconnected; from the ancient stone circles and cairns that hold our histories, to the stories we carve into standing stones. We will […]