Current Programme
2025 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 |
|---|---|
| 15th January 2026 Lecture |
15th January 2026 - Professor N Gostling, University of Southampton - A GOLDEN AGE OF SPINOSAUR DISCOVERY |
| 12th February 2026 Lecture |
12th February 2026 -Professor A Coates, Mullard Space Laboratory University College London - LOOKING FOR LIFE ON MARS WITH THE ROSALIND FRANKLIN ROVER |
| 12th March 2026 Lecture |
12th March 2026 - Dr M Brown. Former Vice-President Exploration British Gas plc. Past President of the Geological Society of London - DISCUSSION MEETING: THE CURRENT STATE OF THE OIL INDUSTRY, THE NORTH SEA, CCS, ETC |
| 9th April 2026 Lecture |
9th April 2026 - Professor M Searle. Oxford University. THE TECTONICS OF THE THE OMAN - UAE. MOUNTAINS, OPHILITE OBDUCTION, CONTINENTAL SUBDUCTION & MOUNTAIN BUILDING |
| 10th May 2026 Field Trip |
SUNDAY 10TH MAY 2026, THE GREENSANDS OF COASTAL KENT - HYTHE AREA ; LEADER - DR GEOFF DOWNER |
| 14th May 2026 Lecture |
14th May 2026 - Professor J Boardman Environmental Change Institute Oxford University. THE SUNKEN LANES OF SOUTHERN ENGLAND. To be followed by a field trip at a date to be fixed |
| 11th June 2026 Lecture |
11th June 2026 - SUMMER SOIREE & MEMBERS' MICRO LECTURES |
| 21st June 2026 Field Trip |
SUNDAY 21ST JUNE, 2026 - A BUILDING STONES WALK IN DORKING; LEADER DR MARK ELLER |
| 9th July 2026 Lecture |
9th July 2026 - Professor Richard Ghail. Royal Holloway University London. VENUS' PAST, EARTH'S FUTURE? |
| 3rd September 2026 Lecture |
3rd September 2026 - Dr M Eller. Chairman of the MVGS. PRE-LONG WEEKEND FIELD TRIP TALK ON THE GEOLOGY OF NORFOLK |
| 11th September 2026 Field Trip |
SEPTEMBER 2026 (DATE TO BE ADVISED) - RESIDENTIAL FIELD TRIP TO NORFOLK; LEADER DR MARK ELLER |
| 8th October 2026 Lecture |
8th October 2026 - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & SOIREE |
| 18th October 2026 Field Trip |
SUNDAY 18TH OCTOBER 2026 - SUNKEN LANES OF SOUTHERN ENGLAND; LEADER - PROFESSO JOHNBOARDMEN |
| 12th November 2026 Lecture |
12th November 2026 - Dr A Guryanov. Universal Exports. IN SEARCH OF SIBERIAN GOLD MAMMOTHS (ORE BODIES, NOT PACHYDERMS) |
| 10th December 2026 Lecture |
10th December 2026 - CHRISTMAS SOIREE AND MEMBER'S MICRO-LECTURETTES |