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Volcanoes from Space: satellite measurements of magma. Dr Susannah Ebmeier Leeds University SEE
This meeting will be delivered remotely via Microsoft TeamsDr. Ebmeier investigates different aspects of volcanic activity using satellite remote sensing. In particular, she studies the physical processes that control the character of volcanic activity, including magma storage, edifice growth & collapse, and volcanic interactions. An important aspect of the research using satellite imagery...
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Exceptional Preservation of Dinosaur Eggs and Embryos from the Cretaceous of China and Argentina. Dr John Nudds, Manchester University
This meeting will be delivered remotely via Microsoft TeamsExceptional Preservation of Dinosaur Eggs and Embryos from the Cretaceous of China and Argentina. Dr John Nudds, Manchester University Dinosaur eggs have been known for almost 100 years, but it is still exceptionally rare to find eggs containing any remains of their tiny embryos. I...
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AGM and Conversazione
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The Geology of Islay, David Webster
This meeting will be delivered remotely via Microsoft TeamsThe Geology of Islay, David Webster. The Islay archipelago has a great variety of geology: 2-billion-year old gneisses of the Rhinns Complex, a lightly metamorphosed late-Precambrian sedimentary succession including the world-famous Port Askaig Tillite deposited by ice during the time of a ‘Snowball Earth’,...
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The geological evolution of natural resources in Yorkshire – what contribution to the energy transition?, Nick Shaw
This meeting will be delivered remotely via Microsoft TeamsIts over 200 years since William Smith and his nephew John Phillips started to document the lay of the land and publish geological maps. However, before that the Romans and later the monks, miners and canal builders had used their knowledge and experience to develop...
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The origin and early evolution of land plants
This meeting will be delivered remotely via Microsoft TeamsThe Origin and early evolution of land plants Dr Charles Wellman, School of Biosciences, University of Sheffield The origin of land plants was one of the most important events in the history of life on Earth. It is of immense evolutionary significance as it represents...