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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We're excited to announce registration for our 2027 VMSG Annual Meeting in Cambridge is now open! See our webpage here: vmsg.org.uk/events/vmsg2... For this year we also have bursary support available to help attendees, deadline to apply 9th October!

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Also congratulations to our award winners, including our best student talk and poster! More photos to come, please feel free to add your own and tag us.

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Another fantastic VMSG Annual Meeting done! Huge thanks to everyone who came along, presented talks & posters, attended workshops & social events. The atmosphere was friendly and positive, & the science on show was superb! Special thanks to @isobelyeo.bsky.social and our Local Organising Committee.

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I'm dreaming of a white VMSG!❄️ We've had a dusting of snow in Southampton this morning, so be careful making your way to the NOC and be sure to send in any good pictures you got on your travels!

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Final Registration for the VMSG Annual Meeting 2026 is fast approaching. Abstract deadline has been extended until Friday 8 Dec. We aim to inform registrants of their presentation type (talk/poster) & time slot by 12 Dec. We look forward to welcoming you all to Southampton!

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

We'd also like to congratulate Dr Paul Cole, our winner of this year's VMSG Award! Paul & Emma will receive their awards at our annual conference at NOC Southampton in January, where they will present keynote lectures. Please join us to celebrate their contributions & achievements!

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Congratulations to Dr Emma Watts, our winner of the Zeiss Postdoctoral Keynote Award this year! Emma was nominated for her recent Nature paper on mantle upwelling at the Afar triple junction, outstanding student mentorship & peer support, as well as dedication to public engagement.

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

🌋We’re relaunching our Discord server: VMSG Connect!🌋 Not all VMSG members will be part of large, lively geoscience departments. The server is a platform for members to connect, discuss, share their academic journey & socialise. Sign up & connect with the community! discord.gg/QNkY34Pmk4

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

UK volcanology was well represented last week at UNDRR's 8th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva! This conference brings together the global community working on disaster risk reduction & is a crucial forum for assessing progress on the implementation of the Sendai Framework.

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Our committee also enjoyed the impressive range of talks & posters presented during this week's #VMSG_MDSG25. Congrats to our winners & runners-up for best student talk & poster; Lydia, Abigail, Katie & Jasmine!

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 07/01/2025

Following our announcement that Michael Heap has won this year's VMSG Award, today he was able to receive it in person and give his keynote lecture at #VMSG_MDSG25 in Dublin!

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

We have now created our VMSG starter pack, feel free to share amongst your networks & keep adding your suggestions for students, staff & alumni to include!

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

Congrats also to Dr Michal Camejo-Harry, who will be recognised by the Zeiss Postdoctoral Keynote Award this year! Michal was nominated for her recent paper examining surface deformation of La Soufriere during the '20-21 eruptions, & contributions to sci-comm & risk management within the UWI's SRC.

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

A huge congrats to Prof Michael Heap, whose contributions will be recognised by the VMSG Award this year! Mike will be receiving the award at our annual conference in Dublin, where he will be presenting a keynote lecture. Please join us if you can to celebrate his contributions & achievements!

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

The UK & Ireland Mineralogical Society is offering monthly Skills & Training events. Starting 2-3pm BST, Thurs 24th Oct; "The Transition into Industry: 10 Key Skills for Early Career Researchers". Register at zoom.us/meeting/regi... Recordings will be posted on the Society website after each event.

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

The next seminar in our 60th anniversary series is next Monday at 5:30pm, jointly with the Lapworth Museum in Birmingham. Details below. Further details & online registration available online: www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/l... A recording will also be available on the VMSG YouTube channel.

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 02/10/2024

We’re delighted that early bird registration and abstract submission for our #VMSG_MDSG25 Annual Meeting at Trinity College Dublin in January are now open! Take a look at our website for full details of the scientific programme and registration details ➡️ vmsg-mdsg-2025.com

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 14/03/2024

The European Mineralogical Conference (EMC) will take place at Trinity College Dublin from 18-23/08/2024. Sessions, field trips, courses & more at www.emc-2024.org. Abstract deadline is 22/03, & early-registration deadline is 31/03.

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 13/03/2024

Happy to share the second @vmsg.bsky.social 60th Anniversary Seminar at Trinity College Dublin, with talks on advancements in volcano monitoring from Prof Chris Bean & Dr Swetha Venugopal. This event is open to the public & will be broadcast online.

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

Lastly congratulations to the winners of our photo/art competition. The categories were (1) Volcanoes & Society, won by Dan Manns (2) Volcanic Hazards, won by Amy Myers. (3) Magmatic Processes, won by Ana Martinez Garcia and (4) Artwork, won by Pamela Campbell

Your Friendly Neighbourhood Volcano by Dan Manns. A photo of lava splattering out of a volcano (Fagradalsfjall in Iceland). In front of the volcano are lots of people watching who are tiny in comparison with the large black edifice of the volcano.

A Moment at Whakaari by Amy Myers. Aerial photograph of a small dark grey mostly barren looking volcanic island. At the centre of a large crate which takes up most of the view is a pale green hydrothermal pool and a plume of gas rising.

Etna’s Vortex Ring by Ana Martinez Garcia. A plume of white gases rises from a low vent in a brown landscape into an intense blue sky. At the head of the plume is a perfect ring of gas like a smoke ring blown by a pipe smoker.

Thin Section TAS Diagram Pamela Campbell. A detailed illustration showing the minerals, colours and textures of different igneous rocks as seen under a polarising microscope. The areas corresponding to different rocks are set out to correspond to those on the total alkali versus silica (TAS) classification diagram for igneous rocks.

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

Congratulation too to our award winners - Edna Dualeh @ednadualeh.bsky.social (Willy Aspinall Award), Martin Mangler (Zeiss Postdoctoral Keynote) and Clive Oppenheimer (Thermo-Fisher VMSG Award) who gave three great talks which brought the conference to a close!

Photo of Edna Dualeh being introduced by Tamsin Mather before giving her talk

Photo of Martin Mangler delivering his keynote talk

Photo of Clive Oppenheimer being presented his award by Tasmin Mather

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

Huge congratulations to the winners of the student awards! 🥳 The award for best talk went to Tegan Havard, with Janina Gillies getting an honourable mention. Best poster was won by Ceri Allgood, with hon. mentions for Tianyuan Zhu & Emma Hadré (@emmahadre.bsky.social)

Photo of Tegan Havard receiving the certificate for her award

Photo of Janina Gillies receiving the certificate for her award

Photo of Ceri Allgood receiving the certificate for her award

Photos of Tianyuan Zhu and Emma Hadré receiving the certificates for their awards

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

A few highlights from our 60th Anniversary VMSG Meeting last week in Bristol. Thanks to Sam Mitchell for taking all these fab images and thanks again the local organising committee led by @pyroclasticpete.bsky.social for putting on a wonderful conference!

Photo of attendees at VMSG 2024 conference taken from the upper balcony, looking down over the rows of people sat watching a presentation

Photo looking down on the conference dinner. People are sat round circular tables in a grand hall with a vaulted ceiling and a pipe organ.

Photo of Sir Steve Sparks giving a 60th anniversary talk looking back on 60 years of VMSG to a packed hall of attendees

Photo of attendees at VMSG 2024. Everyone is stood up two sets of stairs which flank the entrance hall of a grand gothic building.

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 03/01/2024

We're very excited for the start of VMSG 2024 today and to celebrate the 60th anniversary of our very first meeting in 1964! Registration is from 12:00 to 13:00. If you're having issues with travel delays and have a talk scheduled, get in touch.

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VMSG @vmsg.bsky.social · 29/12/2023

Hi Bluesky 👋 we're the Volcanic and Magmatic Studies Group, a special interest group of the MinSoc and GeolSoc (@geolsoc.bsky.social). Follow us for updates on all things volcanic and magmatic! You can find more about what we do via the links to our website and other accounts here: linktr.ee/vmsg

Photo of hexagonal columns of basalt extending out into the sea at the Giant's Causeway, N Ireland. Credit: Elliot Carter

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