Encouraging participation and widening knowledge of geology in the North East of England since 1971
WINTER EVENTS 2024-25
LECTURES
The society normally arranges a series of lectures (given by professional or academic geologists) on geological or environmental topics in the winter months (October to March). Once a year there is an event where members have the opportunity to give their own short talks or demonstrations to the rest of the society.
Anyone interested in joining the Society is welcome to attend a lecture or two as a visitor, to find out more about who we are and how we operate. Just turn up - or contact us first to confirm subject, dates, times, etc.
Venue
Lectures are normally held at 7.30pm in the Arthur Holmes Lecture Theatre which is located at the Durham University Science Site on South Road. The lecture theatre is in the Department of Chemistry and is downstairs from the Porters Lodge.
As we resume after Covid, plans for face-to-face meetings will continue to follow this pattern.
Lectures, when we are able to resume normal practices, will be followed by tea and coffee to which all speakers, members and guests are cordially invited.
Google Maps: Problem beyond our control. The map above actually shows the way to the Calman Lecture Theatre. The Arthur Holmes Lecture Theatre is nearby. Go 100 metres East, 60 metres North, in through red doors and downstairs one level.
If you are able, you might get a better result from What3Words. The entrance door is at ///found.fast.olive . That reference should act as a link - try it.
Winter Lecture Programme 2024 - 2025
Winter Season Lectures:
These are usually held on the third Friday of each month from October to March. Held at 7.30pm in the Arthur Holmes Lecture Theatre which is located at the Durham University Science Site on South Road or as a Zoom presentation. Proposed dates, but subject to availability of speakers etc. are:
October 18th Face to Face Ms Lesley Collins (NEGS Member) The Northwest Highlands of Scotland
November 15th Zoom Dr. Jean-Baptiste Koehl Orogenic Bridge Theory
McGill Univ., Canada & Univ. Oslo, Norway
December 13th Face to Face Members Evening and Xmas social NEGS Member short presentations x 3
1. Lewis Mackenzie Structural Evolution of the Rosemarkie basement inlier during
reactivation of the Great Glen Fault
2. Steve Woodward A Week on (and in) the Nisyros Volcano
3. Paul Angel Tales from 38 years of A level Fieldwork
January 17th Zoom Dr Neil Phillips Granites - pipes or pizzas?
February 14th Zoom Prof. Stewart Jamieson (Durham Univ) Exploring Antarctica's buried landscapes
March 21st Face to Face AGM
+ Dr. Brian Young (NEGS Member ++) Minerals of the North Pennines:What can they tell us?
Before coming on one of our trips please read the Fieldwork Code
And we hope it is no longer needed, but some advice on Covid has been moved to the 'Fieldwork Code' page.