Saturday 19 October 2013

Mineralization and Fluid Flow in the Peak District

Joint meeting with Yorkshire Geological Society

Venue: The Dome, Devonshire Campus of the University of Derby, Buxton

There will be a related outdoor meeting on Sunday, 20 October 2013 in the Derbyshire Orefield

The programme and notes for both days are available as Word or PDF files

Wednesday 13 November 2013 at 19:00

Talk commences at 7pm. Coffee, tea and biscuits will be available from 6.30pm

Field Mapping and Geochemical Evidence for the Occurrence of Two Phases of Dolomitisation in Eocene Carbonates, Gulf of Suez, Egypt - Jesal Hirani, University of Manchester

Meeting notes are available as Word or PDF files

Wednesday 11 December 2013 at 19:00

Talk commences at 7pm. Coffee, tea and mince pies will be available from 6.15pm

Mining the Yard Seam in New Mills in the 18th and 19th Centuries - Dr Derek Brumhead MBE, Manchester Geological Association

Meeting notes are available as Word or PDF files

Saturday 25 January 2014 at 13:30 - The Broadhurst Lectures: The 'Avian Dinosaurs': Latest Research on some early fossil birds

Fossil Evidence for the Evolution of Dinosaur Flight - Dr Gareth Dyke, University of Southampton

What does it take to fly? The physics of early feathered flight - Dr Colin Palmer, University of Bristol

Secrets of Archaeopteryx revealed by Synchrotron Analysis - Dr John Nudds, University of Manchester

Synchrotron Rapid Scanning in Palaeontology: A "Bird's Eye" View - Professor Roy Wogelius, University of Manchester

Meeting notes are available as a PDF file

Wednesday 12 February 2014 at 19:00 - AGM followed by Presidential Address

Quicklime, Cement and a Short History of Quarrying - Peter del Strother MBE, Manchester Geological Association

Wednesday 5 March 2014 at 18:30 - Joint Meeting with the Geographical Association

Living in Europe's Supervolcano: Volcanic hazard and emergency management in the Bay of Naples - Dr Martin Degg, University of Chester

This meeting is taking place in Lecture Theatre B of the Roscoe Building, (building 53 on the campus map, adjacent to the Williamson Building, building 52)

Refreshments will be available from 18:00 in the Roscoe Bulding foyer