Upcoming Meetings, Field Trips and Online Events
What’s Going On ?…
Here’s a list of everything we know about that’s happening across our region, both from YGS and from other Corresponding Societies
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Yorkshire Geology Month: Rocks in the City
YORKSHIRE GEOLOGY MONTH
Events across the region to celebrate the diverse and interesting geology of Yorkshire!
Yorkshire Geology Day 2024!
YORKSHIRE GEOLOGY DAY!
A celebration of the County’s geological heritage! Stalls, activities, guided tours, talks and much more!
In collaboration with the National Coal Mining Museum
Yorkshire Geology Month: Middlegate Quarry
YORKSHIRE GEOLOGY MONTH
Events across the region to celebrate the diverse and interesting geology of Yorkshire!
Yorkshire Geology Month: Rocks and Birds of Flamborough Head
YORKSHIRE GEOLOGY MONTH
Events across the region to celebrate the diverse and interesting geology of Yorkshire!
Yorkshire Geology Month: Rocks under the City
YORKSHIRE GEOLOGY MONTH
Events across the region to celebrate the diverse and interesting geology of Yorkshire!
Yorkshire Geology Month: Rocks in the Cemetery
YORKSHIRE GEOLOGY MONTH
Events across the region to celebrate the diverse and interesting geology of Yorkshire!
Yorkshire Fossil Festival
The Yorkshire Fossil Festival will be in Redcar this year, with a weekend of activities and events for all the family, for both enthusiasts and professionals.
The Yorkshire Geological Society’s Research Grant closes today
Today the Yorkshire Geological Society’s Research Grant closes for applications!
Field Trip: Crummack Dale
Crummack Dale exposes one of the Craven inliers. We will see limestone , a Silurian mudstone and a Carboniferous conglomerate overlying bedded and cleaved Ordovician basement.
The Life and Work of Arthur Raistrick
A weekend event to recognise the life of Dr Arthur Raistrick, whose work to this day influences our understanding and enjoyment of the Yorkshire Dales and beyond!
William Smith Bicentenary Celebration: Geo Britannica in Northern England (the impact of geology on Northern England)
Indoor meeting in collaboration with the Yorkshire Philosophical Society
Deepgrove Wyke, Yorkshire Coast: Ammonites and Aptychi
Join the YGS for a walk along Yorkshire’s Jurassic coast to examine its wonderful ammonite faunas.
Webinar: The Great Orcadian Lake in the Island of Westray
Join us for a journey to the most north-westerly point of the Orkney isles – Westray. David Leather will be guiding us through the Devonian-aged rocks of the island, to uncover the story of the Great Orcadian Lake!
From Whitby to Peru: the natural history and evolution of whales - Rescheduled
Snainton Village Hall
For further information visit the relevant organisation’s own website.
Worms and Wonders
Manchester Geological Association
For further information visit the relevant organisation’s own website.
AGM, Presidential address & member presentations
Manchester Geological Association
For further information visit the relevant organisation’s own website.
Presentations from final year students
A Leeds Geological Association meeting
For more information visit the organisation’s relevant website
Indoor Meeting: Geology of Northern England and Adjacent Regions
A series of talks providing insights into the geology of the North of England.
Webinar: The Lower Cretaceous ‘East Lindsey Group’
The county of Lincolnshire is often overlooked as a venue for geology field trips and even research, but it possesses several significant and interesting exposures. Explore the jewel in the county’s geological crown (the East Lindsey Group) with Paul Hildreth in our first webinar for 2024!
Deformed Dirt: research on the deformation caused by glaciers and ice sheets
Manchester Geological Association
For further information visit the relevant organisation’s own website.
Geology of the Isle of Man
A Leeds Geological Association meeting
For more information visit the organisation’s relevant website
From Whitby to Peru: the natural history and evolution of whales
Snainton Village Hall
For further information visit the relevant organisation’s own website.
The Elgin Reptiles: a window on the origin of modern faunas.
Westmorland Geological Society
For further information visit the relevant organisation’s own website.
Yorkshire Geological Society AGM including guest speaker Dr Karen Hanghøj (Director for BGS)
The YGS AGM with special guest Dr Karen Hanghøj (Director, BGS), grants winners conference, President’s reception and annual dinner!
Webinar: Rise and Reign of the Mammals
Stretch back 325 million years to follow our mammalian forebears as they persevere in the shadow of the dinosaurs, survive the worst day in the history of Earth, and then rapidly diversify and claim the world as their own.
Perceptions on Pangaea
Pangaea - a unique episode in Earth history, challenging numerous aspects of our interpretation of Earth systems and the survival and development of evolutionary lineages. The Society has assembled a panel of distinguished speakers with cutting-edge perspectives on fundamental aspects of the geological history and influence of Pangaea.
Webinar: Gondwana’s demise
The talk presents result of recent research into the reassembly and history of Gondwana, the southern continental landmass that ultimately formed part of Pangaea, using animated maps through time slices that depict the evolution of the southern continent and its eventual breakup during the Mesozoic.
Postgraduate showcase 2023
Join us at the University of Leeds or online for an evening showcasing Postgraduate research from the North of England
Role of Geology in Achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
The UN's sustainable development goals are 17 objectives themed around some of the major environmental, social and economic challenges of our age. This meeting aims to explore how geology can help to meet some of these goals. Topics of conversation will include recruitment in geosciences, mineral resources, net-zero and nuclear waste.
Webinar: Arabia – it’s role in deciphering the last 600 million years of Earth history
In this webinar explore the geological history of our planet through the lens of Arabia with Professor Mike Simmons.
Field Trip to Castleton: Treak Cliff and Mam Tor
Explore the Carboniferous geology of the Castleton area of Derbyshire - including a trip down Treak Cliff Cavern.
Skinningrove, Yorkshire Coast: Cleveland Ironstone and associated Jurassic Strata
Join the YGS as we explore the Ironstones of Yorkshire’ Jurassic Coast
Deepgrove Wyke, Yorkshire Coast: Ammonites and Aptychi
Join the YGS for a walk along Yorkshire’s Jurassic coast to examine its wonderful ammonite faunas.