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Esquisse géologique de la république d'Haïti - Geological outline of the republic of Haiti (1923) 🇭🇹The first published ...
19/06/2026

Esquisse géologique de la république d'Haïti - Geological outline of the republic of Haiti (1923) 🇭🇹

The first published geological map of Haiti, taken from the book 'Geology of the Republic of Haiti' by Wendell P. Woodring, John S. Brown and Wilbur S. Burbank (Port-au-Prince: Geological Survey of the Republic of Haiti, 1924).

How can geoscientists contribute to a responsible, investable energy transition? Join us on Tuesday 9 July at 12:00 BST ...
19/06/2026

How can geoscientists contribute to a responsible, investable energy transition?

Join us on Tuesday 9 July at 12:00 BST for a new session of our 'Opportunities for Geoscientists in the Energy Transition' webinar series. This session turns to critical minerals and elements, exploring career transitions, transferable skills and the multi-disciplinary collaborations needed to deliver impact at scale.

Join experienced speakers Blanca Cantalejo, Sam Bolton, Fraser Gardiner and Alex Hudson, and our Chair Bas Spaargaren, as they discuss opportunities in critical minerals and battery metals exploration.

Register your free place at https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/events/opportunities-for-geoscientists-in-the-energy-transition-critical-minerals-elements/

18/06/2026

Choosing where to publish isn’t just about speed or metrics. It’s about trust, visibility, and the right editorial support.

The Geological Society combines all three. With a focus on integrity and author care, this is where research finds a home - and helps shape the future of Earth science.

Explore your options ➡️ www.geolsoc.org.uk/publish-with-us

More time to submit your abstract! The deadline for submissions for WCSB12 has been extended to Wednesday, 15 July 2027....
18/06/2026

More time to submit your abstract! The deadline for submissions for WCSB12 has been extended to Wednesday, 15 July 2027.

Present your research on any aspect of sampling and blending to an interdisciplinary audience. The hybrid conference on 25-27 November aims to debate concepts and ideas for a standardised approach to sampling embodied in the Theory of Sampling (TOS), highlighting as many fields as possible, including mining and minerals, food and feed, medicine and pharma, and the environment.

Find out more and submit your abstract: www.geolsoc.org.uk/WCSB12

Geological Map of the Turkestan region - Geologicheskaia karta Turkestanskago Kraia (1884)With Uzbekistan making their W...
17/06/2026

Geological Map of the Turkestan region - Geologicheskaia karta Turkestanskago Kraia (1884)

With Uzbekistan making their World Cup debut this evening, we thought we would share this recently digitised map from our collections 🇺🇿 At 1:1,260,000 scale on six sheets, the map shows the historical region of Turkestan, which today comprises Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

Uzbekistan is on the western third of the image stretching from the Aral Sea, heading down in the middle centre where Samarkand and Tashkent are located on the route of the Silk Road, skirting the Pamir mountain range. Uzbekistan is one of only two countries in the world to be doubly landlocked, the other being Liechtenstein.

The map's creators, Gennady Danilovich Romanovsky (1830-1906) and Ivan Vasilʹevich Mushketov (1850–1902) were geologists and mining engineers associated with the Mining Institute in St. Petersberg, Russia. The highly detailed map is the culmination of their many years exploring Turkestan and is the first geological map of the region.

📍 Building community: a sustainable framework for diversity, equity and inclusion working groups in geoscience departmen...
17/06/2026

📍 Building community: a sustainable framework for diversity, equity and inclusion working groups in geoscience departments by Alexandra Villa et al., read more in the Lyell Collection ➡️ www.lyellcollection.org/doi/10.1144/esss2024-011

📢 New deadline!There's still time to submit your abstract for our conference on geoscience models. Submissions are inv...
16/06/2026

📢 New deadline!

There's still time to submit your abstract for our conference on geoscience models.

Submissions are invited across any aspect of modelling in relation to the geosciences, from conceptual to digital outcrop models, to models that integrate multiple forms of data, to full-physics analogue and numerical process models.

The conference aims to progress answers to the following and more questions:

• What makes a geoscience model useful?
• How should conceptual, analogue and numerical models be integrated in geoscience?
• Do digital outcrop models have significant untapped potential?
• What new process models remain to be developed?

Join the discussion and submit your abstract before 29 June ➡️ www.geolsoc.org.uk/geomodels

Lights, camera, Lower Library 🎬 With its beautiful interiors and historic character, the Lower Library provides a strik...
16/06/2026

Lights, camera, Lower Library 🎬

With its beautiful interiors and historic character, the Lower Library provides a striking backdrop for filming and photography projects.

From interviews to editorial shoots, it’s a space that brings stories to life.

🎥 Learn more on our website or email [email protected] to discuss your filming requirements: www.geolsoc.org.uk/venuehire

The Geological Society offers extensive networking opportunities for those working in - or studying - geoscience. Wherev...
15/06/2026

The Geological Society offers extensive networking opportunities for those working in - or studying - geoscience. Wherever you are based, there is a Regional Group of the Geological Society in your area offering networking opportunities at regular meetings both on and offline.

This isn’t just the UK! Alongside our UK Regional Groups and our Hong Kong Regional Group, we are excited to announce the creation of a *new* Regional Group in Australia!

This volunteer led group will provide a local framework for networking, professional development and community building activities, helping to strengthen engagement and support for members across Australia.

📰 Read more about our new Australian Regional Group www.geolsoc.org.uk/news/a-new-collective-voice-for-members-in-australia

🪨 Register your space for the first Australian Regional Group event 'The geology of Springponds Creek (Bungonia, NSW) through the lens of a quarry resource investigation' on 23 June
www.geolsoc.org.uk/events/the-geology-of-springponds-creek-bungonia-nsw-through-the-lens-of-a-quarry-resource-investigation

✉️ Sign up to receive updates, event notices and opportunities directly from the Australian Regional Group forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Ba-Thxlw1Eu8vhiVMB6S-bKwufRjmoRHsGygi6_O9htUOEpRT0E5WUdTNTFJRjc3SEpDSVRDUTZJSSQlQCN0PWcu

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