Current Programme

2024 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
8th June 2023 Soirée	Summer Soirée & members’ micro-lecturettes. Info Summer Soirée & members’ micro-lecturettes.
13th September 2023 Field Trip	Field trip to Portland Island, Dorset. Info Field trip to Portland Island, Dorset. (13th - 15th September 2023)
12th October 2023 AGM	Annual General Meeting & Soirée. Info Annual General Meeting & Soirée.
14th December 2023 Soirée	Christmas Soirée & members’ micro-lecturettes. Info Christmas Soirée & members’ micro-lecturettes.
11th January 2024 Lecture	What on Earth did Ice Age carnivores eat for dinner? Info Professor D Schreve. Royal Holloway University. What on Earth did Ice Age carnivores eat for dinner? OR: Bite Club: Reconstructing diets & responses to climate change in Ice Age carnivores.
8th February 2024 Lecture	The Klondike Gold Rush Info Matt Cook. Mott MacDonald Ltd. The Klondike Gold Rush
14th March 2024 Lecture	Structural History of southern England – nothing to do with the Alps? Info Professor Andy Gale. Portsmouth University. Structural History of southern England – nothing to do with the Alps?
11th April 2024 Lecture	Jade - from Neolithic Value to Crypto exchanges Info Kevin Foo. Jade Resources Ltd. Jade - from Neolithic Value to Crypto exchanges
9th May 2024 Lecture	A compressed account of the Himalayas Info Dr Danny Clark-Lowes. Nubian Consulting Ltd. A compressed account of the Himalayas
13th June 2024 Lecture	Summer Soirée and Geo-Karaoke Info Summer Soirée and Geo-Karaoke
11th July 2024 Lecture	Geothermal energy and underground energy storage Info Professor Matt Jackson. Imperial College. Geothermal energy and underground energy storage
5th September 2024 Lecture	An introduction to the geology of Somerset. Info Dr Mark Eller. MVGS Chairman An introduction to the geology of Somerset.
13th September 2024 Lecture	13-15 Sept. Field trip to west Somerset Info 13-15 Sept. Dr David Green. Open University. Field trip to west Somerset
10th October 2024 Lecture	Annual General Meeting and Soirée Info Annual General Meeting and Soirée
14th November 2024 Lecture	What asteroid Ryugu tells us about ice and water in the early solar system. Info Dr Matt Genge. Imperial College. What asteroid Ryugu tells us about ice and water in the early solar system.
12th December 2024 Lecture	Christmas Soirée and Geo-Karaoke Info Christmas Soirée and Geo-Karaoke