Geological Society of Glasgow
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📆 Founded 1858.
🌋 Exploring Glasgow’s geology through lectures, field trips & local rocks.
🗣️ Monthly talks October-May.
🪨 All welcome!
🔗 Find us at www.geologyglasgow.org
🌋 Exploring Glasgow’s geology through lectures, field trips & local rocks.
🗣️ Monthly talks October-May.
🪨 All welcome!
🔗 Find us at www.geologyglasgow.org
It was great to see such a strong turnout at this month’s lecture with Dr Panciroli. Recording is linked below if you missed it!
📅 Next month [12th March] we will be hearing from Keyron Hickman Lewis and exploring the connection between astrobiology and the Torridonian.
📅 Next month [12th March] we will be hearing from Keyron Hickman Lewis and exploring the connection between astrobiology and the Torridonian.
February 16, 2026 at 6:30 AM
It was great to see such a strong turnout at this month’s lecture with Dr Panciroli. Recording is linked below if you missed it!
📅 Next month [12th March] we will be hearing from Keyron Hickman Lewis and exploring the connection between astrobiology and the Torridonian.
📅 Next month [12th March] we will be hearing from Keyron Hickman Lewis and exploring the connection between astrobiology and the Torridonian.
‼️REMINDER
📅Thurs 12 Feb — T.N. George Medallist Lecture.
Dr Elsa Panciroli reveals how Jurassic mammals from Skye lived alongside dinosaurs, reshaping our view of early ecosystems.
🦕Free for all! Member or not.
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/discov...
📅Thurs 12 Feb — T.N. George Medallist Lecture.
Dr Elsa Panciroli reveals how Jurassic mammals from Skye lived alongside dinosaurs, reshaping our view of early ecosystems.
🦕Free for all! Member or not.
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/discov...
February 4, 2026 at 1:56 PM
‼️REMINDER
📅Thurs 12 Feb — T.N. George Medallist Lecture.
Dr Elsa Panciroli reveals how Jurassic mammals from Skye lived alongside dinosaurs, reshaping our view of early ecosystems.
🦕Free for all! Member or not.
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/discov...
📅Thurs 12 Feb — T.N. George Medallist Lecture.
Dr Elsa Panciroli reveals how Jurassic mammals from Skye lived alongside dinosaurs, reshaping our view of early ecosystems.
🦕Free for all! Member or not.
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/discov...
What is the biography of the stones beneath your feet?
Bring your mystery finds to Geo-Natter at Kelvin Hall. Expert ID and geological discourse for all.
🗓️February 18th | 1:30 PM
📍Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
Join the discourse: geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/geo-na...
#Geology #Glasgow #Fossils
Bring your mystery finds to Geo-Natter at Kelvin Hall. Expert ID and geological discourse for all.
🗓️February 18th | 1:30 PM
📍Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
Join the discourse: geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/geo-na...
#Geology #Glasgow #Fossils
February 1, 2026 at 10:14 PM
What is the biography of the stones beneath your feet?
Bring your mystery finds to Geo-Natter at Kelvin Hall. Expert ID and geological discourse for all.
🗓️February 18th | 1:30 PM
📍Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
Join the discourse: geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/geo-na...
#Geology #Glasgow #Fossils
Bring your mystery finds to Geo-Natter at Kelvin Hall. Expert ID and geological discourse for all.
🗓️February 18th | 1:30 PM
📍Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
Join the discourse: geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/geo-na...
#Geology #Glasgow #Fossils
UPCOMING LECTURE
📅 12 February 2026 ┃ 19:00
📍 Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre
We are honoured to welcome Dr. Elsa Panciroli to Glasgow on the 12th of February to receive the T.N. George Medal and reveal the biography of the organisms that set the stage for modern ecosystems.
📅 12 February 2026 ┃ 19:00
📍 Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre
We are honoured to welcome Dr. Elsa Panciroli to Glasgow on the 12th of February to receive the T.N. George Medal and reveal the biography of the organisms that set the stage for modern ecosystems.
January 30, 2026 at 4:38 PM
UPCOMING LECTURE
📅 12 February 2026 ┃ 19:00
📍 Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre
We are honoured to welcome Dr. Elsa Panciroli to Glasgow on the 12th of February to receive the T.N. George Medal and reveal the biography of the organisms that set the stage for modern ecosystems.
📅 12 February 2026 ┃ 19:00
📍 Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre
We are honoured to welcome Dr. Elsa Panciroli to Glasgow on the 12th of February to receive the T.N. George Medal and reveal the biography of the organisms that set the stage for modern ecosystems.
Next Lecture: Thursday 8th January, 7pm at the Kelvin Hall.
Dr Iain Neill, University of Glasgow
“From collision magmatism to a geothermal future in the Northern Highlands” geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/from-c...
Dr Iain Neill, University of Glasgow
“From collision magmatism to a geothermal future in the Northern Highlands” geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/from-c...
December 30, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Next Lecture: Thursday 8th January, 7pm at the Kelvin Hall.
Dr Iain Neill, University of Glasgow
“From collision magmatism to a geothermal future in the Northern Highlands” geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/from-c...
Dr Iain Neill, University of Glasgow
“From collision magmatism to a geothermal future in the Northern Highlands” geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/from-c...
Next lecture: Mass extinctions: are we all doomed? by Prof. David Bond, University of Hull. Thursday 11th December 7pm. Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre.
geologyglasgow.org.uk/.../mass-ext...
A fairly light hearted look at mass extinctions in the geological record.
geologyglasgow.org.uk/.../mass-ext...
A fairly light hearted look at mass extinctions in the geological record.
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Next lecture: Mass extinctions: are we all doomed? by Prof. David Bond, University of Hull. Thursday 11th December 7pm. Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre.
geologyglasgow.org.uk/.../mass-ext...
A fairly light hearted look at mass extinctions in the geological record.
geologyglasgow.org.uk/.../mass-ext...
A fairly light hearted look at mass extinctions in the geological record.
A wee reminder of our next talk on 13th November by Brian Bell on "Sedimentary systems in the Paleocene lava fields of the Inner Hebrides". 7pm at the Kelvin Hall.
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A wee reminder of our next talk on 13th November by Brian Bell on "Sedimentary systems in the Paleocene lava fields of the Inner Hebrides". 7pm at the Kelvin Hall.
Next talk on 13th November will be by Brian Bell on "Sedimentary systems in the Paleocene lava fields of the Inner Hebrides". 7pm at the Kelvin Hall.
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/sedime...
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/sedime...
Sedimentary systems in the Paleocene lava fields of the Inner Hebrides by Dr Brian Bell | Geological Society of Glasgow
The spectacular remnants of Paleocene lava fields in the Inner Hebrides are dominated by thick sequences of simple (sheet-like) flows and more complex compound flows. Understanding the architecture of...
geologyglasgow.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Next talk on 13th November will be by Brian Bell on "Sedimentary systems in the Paleocene lava fields of the Inner Hebrides". 7pm at the Kelvin Hall.
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/sedime...
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/sedime...
Join Dr Katie Strang, Curator of Mineralogy and Petrology at The Hunterian, to discover the 330-million-year history of the University of Glasgow’s Gilbert Scott Building.
Thursday 9th October 7pm Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre
Thursday 9th October 7pm Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre
September 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Join Dr Katie Strang, Curator of Mineralogy and Petrology at The Hunterian, to discover the 330-million-year history of the University of Glasgow’s Gilbert Scott Building.
Thursday 9th October 7pm Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre
Thursday 9th October 7pm Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre
The next lecture on Thursday 3rd April at 7pm is a double-bill - two zoom talks from students who have received grants from the Society. Mineralisation in SW England and Metamorphism in NW Scotland.
Details here:
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/studen...
zoom link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8316464899...
Details here:
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/studen...
zoom link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8316464899...
geologyglasgow.org.uk
April 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
The next lecture on Thursday 3rd April at 7pm is a double-bill - two zoom talks from students who have received grants from the Society. Mineralisation in SW England and Metamorphism in NW Scotland.
Details here:
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/studen...
zoom link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8316464899...
Details here:
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/studen...
zoom link:
us02web.zoom.us/j/8316464899...
Change to lecture programme tonight. David Webster will talk about the geology of the island of Colonsay. Palaeoproterozoic basement, the overlying Colonsay Group and spectacular igneous intrusions plus the earliest radiometric dating and 'granitisation'.
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/colons...
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/colons...
The Geology of Colonsay | Geological Society of Glasgow
by David Webster
geologyglasgow.org.uk
March 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Change to lecture programme tonight. David Webster will talk about the geology of the island of Colonsay. Palaeoproterozoic basement, the overlying Colonsay Group and spectacular igneous intrusions plus the earliest radiometric dating and 'granitisation'.
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/colons...
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/colons...
Next Lecture at the Geological Society of Glasgow. Dr Simon Cuthbert on eclogites in NW Scotland. Thursday 13th March at 7pm Boyd Orr Building, Room 407 - All welcome.
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/eclogi...
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/eclogi...
Eclogite Shangri-La: Vestiges of the Grenville orogen in the northwest Scottish Highlands (and some heroes of Scottish geology) | Geological Society of Glasgow
Dr. Simon Cuthbert, Retiring Presidential Address
geologyglasgow.org.uk
March 6, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Next Lecture at the Geological Society of Glasgow. Dr Simon Cuthbert on eclogites in NW Scotland. Thursday 13th March at 7pm Boyd Orr Building, Room 407 - All welcome.
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/eclogi...
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/eclogi...
A recording of the lecture By Alex Dunhill to the Geological Society of Glasgow on 6th Feb
youtu.be/uR3zB0XpyQM
youtu.be/uR3zB0XpyQM
Species loss, community collapse and ecosystem recovery during times of mass extinction”
YouTube video by Geological Society of Glasgow
youtu.be
February 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A recording of the lecture By Alex Dunhill to the Geological Society of Glasgow on 6th Feb
youtu.be/uR3zB0XpyQM
youtu.be/uR3zB0XpyQM
Our next lecture is on Thursday 6th February at 7pm in Room 407 of the Boyd Orr Building, University of Glasgow. Dr Alex Dunhill will talk on "Species loss, community collapse and ecosystem recovery during times of mass extinction" geologyglasgow.org.uk/.../species-...
All welcome.
All welcome.
Species loss, community collapse and ecosystem recovery during times of mass extinction | Geological Society of Glasgow
Dr Alex Dunhill, University of Leeds
geologyglasgow.org.uk
January 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Our next lecture is on Thursday 6th February at 7pm in Room 407 of the Boyd Orr Building, University of Glasgow. Dr Alex Dunhill will talk on "Species loss, community collapse and ecosystem recovery during times of mass extinction" geologyglasgow.org.uk/.../species-...
All welcome.
All welcome.
Here is a link to a recording of last Thursday's lecture given by Paige dePolo on pantodonts (weird early mammals) from New Mexico. Its well worth a view, she was very entertaining and knowledgeable! youtu.be/RWamAw6uo10
The taphonomy of a pantodont-rich assemblage from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, USA
YouTube video by Geological Society of Glasgow
youtu.be
December 14, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Here is a link to a recording of last Thursday's lecture given by Paige dePolo on pantodonts (weird early mammals) from New Mexico. Its well worth a view, she was very entertaining and knowledgeable! youtu.be/RWamAw6uo10
Next Lecture at the Geological Society of Glasgow. Thursday 12th December at 7pm. Room 407 Boyd Orr Building. ALL WELCOME!
Dr. Paige dePolo, Liverpool John Moores University
“The taphonomy of a pantodont-rich assemblage from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, USA”
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/the-ta...
Dr. Paige dePolo, Liverpool John Moores University
“The taphonomy of a pantodont-rich assemblage from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, USA”
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/the-ta...
November 30, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Next Lecture at the Geological Society of Glasgow. Thursday 12th December at 7pm. Room 407 Boyd Orr Building. ALL WELCOME!
Dr. Paige dePolo, Liverpool John Moores University
“The taphonomy of a pantodont-rich assemblage from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, USA”
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/the-ta...
Dr. Paige dePolo, Liverpool John Moores University
“The taphonomy of a pantodont-rich assemblage from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, USA”
geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/the-ta...
Geological Society of Glasgow's YouTube channel for previous lecture recordings etc.
www.youtube.com/channel/UCfN...
www.youtube.com/channel/UCfN...
Geological Society of Glasgow
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November 19, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Geological Society of Glasgow's YouTube channel for previous lecture recordings etc.
www.youtube.com/channel/UCfN...
www.youtube.com/channel/UCfN...
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A link to the November 2024 Lecture by Heather Stewart on "The abyss gazes also into you: exploring the deepest oceans"
youtu.be/-6b9bi-AehM
youtu.be/-6b9bi-AehM
The abyss gazes also into you: exploring the deepest oceans
YouTube video by Geological Society of Glasgow
youtu.be
November 19, 2024 at 2:07 PM
A link to the November 2024 Lecture by Heather Stewart on "The abyss gazes also into you: exploring the deepest oceans"
youtu.be/-6b9bi-AehM
youtu.be/-6b9bi-AehM
A link to the November 2024 Lecture by Heather Stewart on "The abyss gazes also into you: exploring the deepest oceans"
youtu.be/-6b9bi-AehM
youtu.be/-6b9bi-AehM
The abyss gazes also into you: exploring the deepest oceans
YouTube video by Geological Society of Glasgow
youtu.be
November 19, 2024 at 2:07 PM
A link to the November 2024 Lecture by Heather Stewart on "The abyss gazes also into you: exploring the deepest oceans"
youtu.be/-6b9bi-AehM
youtu.be/-6b9bi-AehM
A link to a recording of our October 2024 lecture by Stuart Haszeldine on 'Climate and Carbon - Control or Catastrophe?'
youtu.be/oXiIQD7eHdk
youtu.be/oXiIQD7eHdk
Climate and carbon- control or catastrophe
YouTube video by Geological Society of Glasgow
youtu.be
November 19, 2024 at 10:30 AM
A link to a recording of our October 2024 lecture by Stuart Haszeldine on 'Climate and Carbon - Control or Catastrophe?'
youtu.be/oXiIQD7eHdk
youtu.be/oXiIQD7eHdk