Events

The rise and fall of the last British - Irish ice sheet. Lecture given by Professor Chris Clark, University of Sheffield.

Our annual lectures given by final year students from the University of Leeds School of Earth and Environment. These are always excellent talks given by earth scientists of the future and cover a wide and interesting range of topics.

Ecosystem recovery following the Permo-Triassic mass extinction. Lecture given by Annabel Nichols, University of Leeds School of Earth and Environment. The Permo-Triassic mass extinction (PTME ~252Ma) was the most catastrophic biotic event of the Phanerozoic and recovery was protracted due to environmental instability through the...

The Visean evolution of the Askrigg Block to Craven Basin transition, Pateley Bridge district Lecture given by Professor Colin Waters, University of Leicester.

Updating the geological map of the Yorkshire Wolds aquifer. Lecture by Laura Austin-Sydes and Dr Laura Burrel-Garcia, British Geological Survey.

Water on Mars - including the longest river in the solar system. Lecture given by Professor Jeff Peakall, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment. Abstract We will look at the history of water on Mars which is strongly linked to the main geological...

Geological and geochemical controls on the Au-Co mineralisation at Rajapalot, Finland. Lecture given by Lily Dickson, University of Leeds, School of Earth and Environment.

The Leeds Geological Association Annual General Meeting followed by member's talks, specimens and food, drink and chat!

Space Weather encompasses a wide variety of physical phenomena that are ultimately driven by solar activity. The charged particles of the solar wind can disrupt satellite communications in space, create auroral displays, and interfere with telecommunications. At ground level, magnetic fluctuations induce electric currents that...

Our annual lectures given by final year students from the University of Leeds School of Earth and Environment. These are always excellent talks given by earth scientists of the future and cover a wide and interesting range of topics.