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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 52m

Thanks to all that came along to Brian Bell's lecture last night. Here is what's on in the rest of October. 🪨 #geology #glasgow

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🌋 A reminder that this coming Thursday we are expecting a big turnout for Brian Bell’s lecture on volcanism and sedimentation in the Inner Hebrides. This is a free event. Everyone welcome. Kelvin Hall. 7pm. #glasgow #event #lecture

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

🌍 THIS WEEK IN GEOLOGY. 📰 Catch up on this week's snippets of geological news. #geology

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🎥 TRAILER: THE ANCIENT LANDSCAPES OF THE INNER HEBRIDES A short video about our upcoming lecture next Thursday. Hopefully you are keen to come along. Free. No booking required, but on Eventbrite. Link in Bio! #geology #glasgow #lecture

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

❗️NEWS AND UPDATES. Here is some updates from the GSG. Thanks to all that attended our events this month, reminder about the T.N.G Medal, and Hugh Miller's 224th birthday.

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

🌍 THIS WEEK IN GEOLOGY. 📰 Catch up on this week's snippets of geological news. #geology

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

⏰ REMINDER! 🌴 The Fossil Grove in Victoria Park is open tomorrow from 12-4pm. If you are free, why not pop along to see 330-million-year-old trees in the heart of Glasgow? #glasgowevents #events #fossilgrove

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🗣 OCTOBER LECTURE 🌋 "THE ANCIENT VOLCANIC LANDSCAPES OF THE INNER HEBRIDES" Our lecture series continues on October 8th when Brian Bell will give a pictorial lecture on the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. This is a public event and free-for-all. #geology #lecture

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

⏰ REMINDER: LECTURE Our first monthly lecture of the session (Lithium Exploration: Scotland and Beyond) is tomorrow at 7pm in the Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre. This is a free event, and you do not need to be a member. Please do pop along. #geology #lecture

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🥇 T.N GEORGE MEDAL A call nominations for our 2027 T.N George Medal, awarded “for excellence in palaeontology and/or stratigraphy”… ANYONE, member or not, can nominate a candidate, which should be sent to sec@gsocg.org no later than 15 October with a reason for nomination attached.

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🎥 TRAILER: LITHIUM EXPLORATION: SCOTLAND AND BEYOND. A short video about our upcoming lecture on Thursday. Hopefully you are keen to come along. Free. No booking required, but on Eventbrite. Link in Bio! 🪨 #glasgow #geology #glasgowevents #KelvinHall

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🪨 WHAT'S ON IN SEPTEMBER? See below GSG events this month. This includes a Lecture on the 10th, as well as a GeoNatter and Fossil Grove Open Day. Details can be found on our website: 🔗 geologyglasgow.org.uk/events/

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🗣️ IT’S LECTURE SEASON! ⛏️ Join us next this coming Thursday (10th) for our first lecture of the series. Join Haari Aswat and Joseph Benson (GSG Grant Awardees) as they discuss Lithium exploration! 🤞🏼Hope to see you there! #geology #glasgow #lecture

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

We are all set up at the Science Centre ‘Meet the Expert’ and open on Floor 1, just out of the lift or take a right at the top of the escalators! 🪨

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The Geological Society of Glasgow is at Glasgow Science Centre today for the “Designosaurs” Event. Come along to chat to the “Rock Doctors”, make fossil casts, and do all things rocks and palaeontology. 🦖 🦖 🦖 #geology #glasgow #glasgowsciencecentre

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

🗣️ REMINDER — The Fossil Grove at Victoria Park is open tomorrow from 1200-1600. If you are at a loose end this Sunday, why not pop along? 🤞🏼 We hope to see you there! 🪨 #glasgow #geology #fossilgrove #glasgowevents

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🪨 WHAT'S ON IN AUGUST? See below GSG events in August. This includes a Fossil Grove Open-Afternoon on Sunday 16th (12-4pm), and a GeoNatter on Wednesday 19th. Details can be found on our website: 🔗 geologyglasgow.org.uk/events/

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

🏔️ Most people walk straight through landscapes. Geologists read them. 🌍 Since 1858, the Geological Society of Glasgow welcomes anyone curious about our planet. And you can learn all about it right here in Glasgow. 🗣️ Lectures return this Autumn, join us before then. #geology #fossils #glasgow

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🍸 The Scottish Geology Trust’s Deep Time Gala is tonight! 🏙️ The place to be for geologists and people with an interest in geology tonight! Hope to see you there.

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

🏡 Did you know you could visit the birthplace of Hugh Miller? Well you can! And they have a variety of events on this year! ⬇️ See below for details. #geology #hughmiller #fossils

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

🪨 See below the lineup for our day excursions in 2026. 🔗 All trips available to book and view for members and non-members at: geologyglasgow.org.uk/events/categ... 📩 Please contact: excursions@gsocg.org for more information.

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

📆 Make sure to head along to Fossil Grove in Victoria Park this Sunday (May 17th) for another Open Day! 🪳 Lots of fun and interesting stuff for all the family! #geology #glasgow #fossil

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

We have extra spaces on our residential trip to Cromarty (3 nights; 22-25 May). £200.00. Meal costs are not included. 🪨 We will be learning all about renewed stratigraphy of the fishbeds and the Moine inlier! GSG Members ONLY. Contact: excursions@gsocg.org for more.

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

🗣️ 3 upcoming GCG events that may be of interest to members: 🌊 Marine Reptile Conference (7th-8th Oct) 📍 Oxford 🦖 Symposium on Paleontological Preparation and Conservation (17th Nov) 📍Manchester 👥 53rd Winter Seminar and AGM (18th-19th Nov) 📍Manchester See more: www.geocollections.org/events

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🦈 If you missed “The Bearsden Shark” lecture last week. The recording is now up on our YouTube. It is a great talk, so please give it a watch if you can. youtu.be/wIogzxDrTa0?... #BearsdenShark #Glasgow #Geology

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The Bearsden Shark

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

⏰ REMINDER Our monthly lecture is tonight! All about the Bearsden Shark 🦈…. Its history and its palaeontology! Don’t forget to come along to Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre at 7pm! 🪨

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

🦈 A shark from 330 million years ago – preserved with muscles, blood vessels, even its last meal. Join us 9 April, 7pm (Kelvin Hall) for "The Bearsden Shark". Meet the speakers after! Book the Event: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bearsd...

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🌴 Fossil Grove Open Days for 2026! 🪨 Join us at Victoria Park on the third Sunday of each month (April–October, 12–4pm) to explore one of Glasgow’s most remarkable geological sites. 📅 Full dates listed below — we look forward to seeing you there.

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🔙 If you missed the lecture last week, the recording is now up on YouTube, it is a fascinating talk, well worth a watch! 🔗Link: youtu.be/CB5raPN-nP4?...

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The Torridon Group, planetary field analogues, and the search for life on Mars

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

🦕GEONATTER RETURNS 18TH MARCH Come along to an exciting GeoNatter this month all about dinosaurs! We will have plenty of specimens from the Hunterian to look at. Non-dinosaur stuff too! Free for all! 🔗Links and more info below...

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

⏰LECTURE IS TOMORROW EVENING! 🪨A reminder that Keyron Hickman-Lewis will be telling us all about the search for Martian life using Scottish rocks! This is a free event, just pop in at 7pm in Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre. Hopefully see you there!

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Who would of thought Scotland would have a connection with finding life of Mars. Intrigued? Pop by to hear planetary scientist Keyron Hickman-Lewis tell us all about it! Website Event: geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/astrob... Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/1983995935...

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

A reminder about our upcoming talk (12th March) presented by GSG Grant Awardee Keyron Hickman-Lewis. All about how Scottish rocks may be an analogue for investigating Martian environments! 👽 Website Event: geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/astrob... Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1983995935...

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

It was great to see such a strong turnout at this month’s lecture with Dr Panciroli. Recording is linked below if you missed it! 📅 Next month [12th March] we will be hearing from Keyron Hickman Lewis and exploring the connection between astrobiology and the Torridonian.

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

‼️REMINDER 📅Thurs 12 Feb — T.N. George Medallist Lecture. Dr Elsa Panciroli reveals how Jurassic mammals from Skye lived alongside dinosaurs, reshaping our view of early ecosystems. 🦕Free for all! Member or not. geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/discov...

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

What is the biography of the stones beneath your feet? Bring your mystery finds to Geo-Natter at Kelvin Hall. Expert ID and geological discourse for all. 🗓️February 18th | 1:30 PM 📍Kelvin Hall, Glasgow Join the discourse: geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/geo-na... #Geology #Glasgow #Fossils

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

UPCOMING LECTURE 📅 12 February 2026 ┃ 19:00 📍 Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre We are honoured to welcome Dr. Elsa Panciroli to Glasgow on the 12th of February to receive the T.N. George Medal and reveal the biography of the organisms that set the stage for modern ecosystems.

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Next Lecture: Thursday 8th January, 7pm at the Kelvin Hall. Dr Iain Neill, University of Glasgow “From collision magmatism to a geothermal future in the Northern Highlands” geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/from-c...

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Next lecture: Mass extinctions: are we all doomed? by Prof. David Bond, University of Hull. Thursday 11th December 7pm. Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre. geologyglasgow.org.uk/.../mass-ext... A fairly light hearted look at mass extinctions in the geological record.

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

A wee reminder of our next talk on 13th November by Brian Bell on "Sedimentary systems in the Paleocene lava fields of the Inner Hebrides". 7pm at the Kelvin Hall.

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Join Dr Katie Strang, Curator of Mineralogy and Petrology at The Hunterian, to discover the 330-million-year history of the University of Glasgow’s Gilbert Scott Building. Thursday 9th October 7pm Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The next lecture on Thursday 3rd April at 7pm is a double-bill - two zoom talks from students who have received grants from the Society. Mineralisation in SW England and Metamorphism in NW Scotland. Details here: geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/studen... zoom link: us02web.zoom.us/j/8316464899...

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Change to lecture programme tonight. David Webster will talk about the geology of the island of Colonsay. Palaeoproterozoic basement, the overlying Colonsay Group and spectacular igneous intrusions plus the earliest radiometric dating and 'granitisation'. geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/colons...

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The Geology of Colonsay | Geological Society of Glasgow

by David Webster

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Next Lecture at the Geological Society of Glasgow. Dr Simon Cuthbert on eclogites in NW Scotland. Thursday 13th March at 7pm Boyd Orr Building, Room 407 - All welcome. geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/eclogi...

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Eclogite Shangri-La: Vestiges of the Grenville orogen in the northwest Scottish Highlands (and some heroes of Scottish geology) | Geological Society of Glasgow

Dr. Simon Cuthbert, Retiring Presidential Address

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Our next lecture is on Thursday 6th February at 7pm in Room 407 of the Boyd Orr Building, University of Glasgow. Dr Alex Dunhill will talk on "Species loss, community collapse and ecosystem recovery during times of mass extinction" geologyglasgow.org.uk/.../species-... All welcome.

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Species loss, community collapse and ecosystem recovery during times of mass extinction | Geological Society of Glasgow

Dr Alex Dunhill, University of Leeds

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Here is a link to a recording of last Thursday's lecture given by Paige dePolo on pantodonts (weird early mammals) from New Mexico. Its well worth a view, she was very entertaining and knowledgeable! youtu.be/RWamAw6uo10

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The taphonomy of a pantodont-rich assemblage from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, USA

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The Geological Society of Glasgow @geolsocglasgow.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Next Lecture at the Geological Society of Glasgow. Thursday 12th December at 7pm. Room 407 Boyd Orr Building. ALL WELCOME! Dr. Paige dePolo, Liverpool John Moores University “The taphonomy of a pantodont-rich assemblage from the San Juan Basin, New Mexico, USA” geologyglasgow.org.uk/event/the-ta...

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