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March 2020
Cancelled: Raised Beaches in the SW (Geology Section)
Please note that this event has been cancelled at short notice because the speaker is unavailable. See our dedicated page for the latest updates. A talk ‘Age and importance of raised beaches of southwestern…
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Cancelled: Kents Cavern and Meadfoot (Geology Section)
All DA events up to 30 June have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. See our dedicated page for the latest information. A morning visit to Kents Cavern and an afternoon trip to…
Find out more »May 2020
Cancelled: Field trip to Vale of Glamorgan (Geology Section)
All DA events up to 30 June have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. See our dedicated page for the latest information. A three-day field trip to the Vale of Glamorgan looking at…
Find out more »June 2020
Cancelled: Quaternary glaciation in the Mediterranean (Geology Section)
All DA events up to 30 June have been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. See our dedicated page for the latest information. A talk ‘‘Quaternary Glaciation in the Mediterranean Mountains: from Morocco to…
Find out more »July 2020
Cancelled: Leats and Landscape 2 (Geology Section)
This event has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. See our dedicated page for the latest information. Exploring the leats and the landscape around Exe Island, Exeter. With Martin Watts and Jenny Bennett.…
Find out more »September 2020
The Blackdown Hills and the Whetstone Industry (Geology Section)
To be held by Zoom video conferencing A talk by Professor John Mather. Whetstones, used for sharpening tools, were mined in the Blackdown Hills from the 17th to the 19th century, from Uffculme in…
Find out more »October 2020
The Geology of the Manaslu Circuit, Nepal (Geology Section)
To be held by Zoom video conferencing Dr Danny Clark-Lowes (Himalayan Geotours) will talk on "The Geology of the Manaslu Circuit, Nepal". Important notes If you would like to join this meeting, please contact…
Find out more »November 2020
From Rashleigh to Symes and beyond. Almost 300 years of a mineral collection (Geology Section)
To be held by Zoom video conferencing A talk by Dave Williams (previously at the OU) Dave's talk will look at how the mineral collection held at Truro Museum got to be there, and…
Find out more »December 2020
The Geology of Mercury (Geology Section)
To be held by Zoom video conferencing A talk by Prof. Dave Rothery (see http://www.open.ac.uk/people/dar4#tab1) on the geology of Mercury – the BepiColombo mission. Note the different start time from usual. Important notes If…
Find out more »January 2021
AGM 2021 (Geology Section)
To be held by Zoom video conferencing The Section's Annual General Meeting, to be followed at 11 am by a talk by Sally Worbey, Exploration Geologist, Cornish Lithium, on “Lithium Exploration in Cornwall”. Important…
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The geology of Afghanistan (Geology Section)
To be held by Zoom video conferencing A talk on the geology of Afghanistan by Dr Stan Coats, formerly of the British Geology Survey, who spent 2008 to 2011 helping to build capacity in…
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Raised Beaches in the South West (Geology Section)
To be held by Zoom video conferencing A talk by Dr Matt Telfer of the University of Plymouth. Beaches representing relative sea levels higher than our own were first recognised in southwestern England over…
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