Current Programme

2023 Programme

Dates for lecture meetings will follow the usual schedule: every second Thursday of the month – except for September - with no August meeting.  

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Date/Type Details
12th January 2022
Lecture
Where on Earth did the dinosaurs come from?
Info

Professor Paul Barrett. Natural History Museum. Where on Earth did the dinosaurs come from?

9th February 2023
Lecture
Lapis lazuli – the heavenly stone.
Info

Dr Chris Duffin. Natural History Museum, London. Lapis lazuli – the heavenly stone.

9th March 2023
Lecture
Evidence of Palaeolithic 2022human cultural mixing revealed from bone artefacts in French caves.
Info

Dr Claire Lucas. British Museum, London. Evidence of Palaeolithic 2022human cultural mixing revealed from bone artefacts in French caves. 

13th April 2023
Lecture
Sea Level Change through the Phanerozoic and into the Anthropocene.
Info

Dr Colin Summerhayes. Scott Polar Research Institute. Cambridge University. Sea Level Change through the Phanerozoic and into the Anthropocene.

11th May 2023
Lecture
Is there anybody out there, or are we alone? Astrobiology for Earthlings.
Info

Professor Mark Sephton. Imperial College, London. Is there anybody out there, or are we alone? Astrobiology for Earthlings.

8th June 2023
Soirée
Summer Soirée & members’ micro-lecturettes.
Info

Summer Soirée & members’ micro-lecturettes.

13th July 2023
Lecture
How our understanding of subduction zone hazards has changed since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
Info

Dr Rebecca Bell, Imperial College London. How our understanding of subduction zone hazards has changed since the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.

7th September 2023
Lecture
Portland Island’s balmy Jurassic coast.
Info

NOTE 1st Thursday Andy Los +/- Dr Trevor Burchette. Portland Island’s balmy Jurassic coast.

13th September 2023
Field Trip
Field trip to Portland Island, Dorset.
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Field trip to Portland Island, Dorset. (13th - 15th September 2023)

12th October 2023
AGM
Annual General Meeting & Soirée.
Info

Annual General Meeting & Soirée.

9th November 2023
Lecture
The Wealden Iron Industry.
Info

Jeremy Hodgkinson FSA, Wealden iron researcher, The Wealden Iron Industry.

14th December 2023
Soirée
Christmas Soirée & members’ micro-lecturettes.
Info

Christmas Soirée & members’ micro-lecturettes.