Women in Geology
Indoor Meeting
November 2025 10.45GMT
The Yorkshire Museum, York
10.45 Welcome and Introduction – Prof. Deborah Smith OBE (YPS President) and David Harbourne
(YPS Chair)
11.00 Keynote lecture – Dr. Tori Herridge (University of Sheffield)
11.45 The Pioneers – Dr. Leanne Hughes (British Geological Survey)
12.25 A short history of women in sedimentology . Prof. Cathy Hollis (University of Manchester)
13.05 LUNCH INTERVAL
14.30 Welcome back and YGS Business – Prof. Colin Waters (YGS President)
14.45 Women in Volcanology – who are we, who were we and how do we tell our hidden
stories? Dr. Rebecca Williams (University of Hull)
15.25 A new sedimentary cycle: documentation of a rapid ‘anthropoclastic’ cycle. Dr. Amanda Owen
(University of Glasgow)
16.05 Discussion and Q&A
16.30 Close