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We continue our tour of World Cup host nations with the first geological map of Canada 🇨🇦Sir William Logan was the fou...
12/06/2026

We continue our tour of World Cup host nations with the first geological map of Canada 🇨🇦

Sir William Logan was the founder of the Geological Survey of Canada. Towards the end of his career he created what was the first geological map of Canada, putting his knowledge into one final great work before he retired - 'Geological map of Canada and the adjacent regions including parts of other British provinces and of the United States'.

Published in 1866 at a scale of 1 inch to 25 miles and hand-coloured, it's a monumental work and a foundation for Canadian geology.

🔴 The 2020 Perseverance rover has revealed a great deal about Mars' past. Join us on 23 June as Dr Keyron Hickman-Lewis ...
12/06/2026

🔴 The 2020 Perseverance rover has revealed a great deal about Mars' past. Join us on 23 June as Dr Keyron Hickman-Lewis dives into the rover's major discoveries, including clues about the Red Planet's ancient environments and potential signs of extraterrestrial life.

➡️ Book your free place at https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/events/exploring-ancient-mars-with-the-mars-2020-perseverance-rover-public-lecture/

Dr Keyron Hickman-Lewis is a Returned Sample Science Participating Scientist on NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission.

Attend this Public Lecture in person at Burlington House, London, or join us online. This event is free and open to all.

With the first match of the football World Cup kicking off in Mexico City tonight, here is an unusual map of Mexico from...
11/06/2026

With the first match of the football World Cup kicking off in Mexico City tonight, here is an unusual map of Mexico from our collections 🇲🇽

Published in 1893, its full title in English is 'Map of the meteorites of Mexico or regions of the republic where meteoric irons and stones have fallen, formed under the auspices of the Secretariat of Development Antonio del Castillo.'

Antonio del Castillo Patiño (1820-1893) was a Mexican mining engineer and geologist, credited with developing the study and practice of geology in the country. He was the first director of the National Geological Institute.

As the map shows, meteorite discoveries were wide-spread in Mexico. Writing in 1890, Lazarus Fletcher, Keeper of Minerals in the British Museum, states that 'Mexico is remarkable beyond any other part of the earth's surface for the number and magnitude of the masses of meteoritic iron found within its borders.' (Mineralogical Magazine, Vol. IX, No. 42).

There’s still time to take advantage of the Geological Society’s online Bookshop sale, now extended to end midnight (BST...
11/06/2026

There’s still time to take advantage of the Geological Society’s online Bookshop sale, now extended to end midnight (BST) Saturday 13 June 2026. With discounts across a broad selection of geoscience publications, you may find a valuable addition to your collection. Take a look 👉 www.geolsoc.org.uk/sale/

10/06/2026

💡 Enhance your knowledge of specialist vibro ground improvement techniques with our virtual training course on 18 June!

Learn more about their application, quality control, testing and monitoring. Environmental sustainability in the context of vibro stone columns will also be explored, including opportunities for use of recycled and secondary aggregates and the use of hybrid vibro stone column techniques on contaminated sites.

The course includes a Q&A session and a practical workshop exercise to apply your learnings.

✅ Member discounts are available and the course can be logged as CPD hours.

Find out more and register today: https://ow.ly/BKjI50Z09wP

Be in with a chance of winning a copy of 'On Time and Water: A History of our Future', plus a cinema poster signed by wr...
10/06/2026

Be in with a chance of winning a copy of 'On Time and Water: A History of our Future', plus a cinema poster signed by writer Andri Snær Magnason and director Sara Dosa. 🎬📖

In her new documentary 'Time and Water', Sara Dosa carefully weaves together Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason's grandparents' fading memories with the receding of his country's glaciers. The result is a moving reflection on memory, time, and loss in an era of human-induced climate change.

To enter the giveaway, head to our Instagram. Full instructions on how to take part and conditions available at www.instagram.com/geolsoc/

'Time and Water' arrives in UK cinemas from 12 June. Read our editorial piece on the documentary on our website https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/news/time-and-water-reflecting-on-memory-loss-and-climate-change/

09/06/2026

We are looking for a new Editor-in-Chief for our highly-respected, peer-reviewed, international journal, the Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology. This is an exciting opportunity to shape this high-quality, industry-facing journal, which celebrates its 60th year of publication in 2027.

Learn more and apply 👉 https://ow.ly/C1hq50Z56hi

🚨Library Showcase Day! 🚨Members of the Society benefit from a wide range of services from our Library, including our ann...
09/06/2026

🚨Library Showcase Day! 🚨

Members of the Society benefit from a wide range of services from our Library, including our annual Showcase Days. The next event is on Thursday 2 July and is an opportunity to:

🏛️Enjoy a tour of the building
🗺️Visit the Map Room
📖 Discover treasures from our Archives
📚Browse the collections
💻Learn more about electronic resources
👋Meet the Library team

Membership opens up access to the Library's resources all year... the Showcase Day is your chance to go behind the scenes.

Find out more and register your place at https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/the-library/library-services/library-tours-training/

08/06/2026

Visit www.geolsoc.org.uk/sale to browse 60+ peer-reviewed titles included in the Geological Society's online Bookshop sale. Sale ends midnight (BST) 11 June 2026.

08/06/2026

Members of the Geological Society can connect through Specialist Groups, Regional Groups and the Early Career Network.

Whether you’re collaborating on research or exchanging knowledge with peers, you’ll find opportunities to grow your network, share professional goals and contribute to the geosciences. This is a place for professionals who want to stay connected and current.

Find your professional community with membership of the Geological Society and start making use of groups.

Use code ‘SAVE20’ on this form to get 20% off + no joining fee www.cognitoforms.com/GEOLSOC1/MembershipApplicationForm
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