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  • February 2026

  • Thu 12

    The end-Triassic mass extinction and its aftermath

    12 February:7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
    over Zoom

    talk given by Professor Paul Wignall, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds  The end-Triassic marks one of the big 5 mass extinctions of the fossil record and is also probably one of the least understand. It has many things in common with the preceding mass extinction at the end of the Permian. Both […]

  • April 2026

  • Thu 9

    49th Percy Evans Lecture: The Geology of the Lower Chess Valley & where does all that water go?

    9 April:7:45 pm - 9:45 pm
    Redbourne Parish Centre The Park, Redbourne, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    given by Dr. Haydon Bailey, HGS Chairman   

  • May 2026

  • Thu 14

    Geology of Stonehenge and the bluestone controversy

    14 May:7:45 pm - 9:45 pm
    Redbourne Parish Centre The Park, Redbourne, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    talk given by Prof. Peter Worsley, Emeritus Professor of Quaternary Geology, University of Reading

  • June 2026

  • Thu 11

    The Chalk Sea Ecosystem Project

    11 June:7:45 pm - 9:45 pm
    Redbourne Parish Centre The Park, Redbourne, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    talk given by Dr James Witts, Senior Post Doctoral Researcher, Natural History Museum London

  • July 2026

  • Thu 9

    Researching the Puddingstone Book

    9 July:9:45 pm
    Redbourne Parish Centre The Park, Redbourne, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    talk given by Gerald Lucy, Essex Rock & Mineral Society & Mike Howgate, AGS & HGS

  • September 2026

  • Thu 10

    The Deep Geology beneath southern England (TBC)

    10 September:9:45 pm
    Redbourne Parish Centre The Park, Redbourne, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    talk given by Dr. Chris Pullen, Director, CP Exploration

  • October 2026

  • Thu 8

    Book Presentation – The Meteorites

    8 October:7:45 pm - 9:45 pm
    Redbourne Parish Centre The Park, Redbourne, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    given by Helen Gordon, Hertfordshire University & Author

  • November 2026

  • Thu 12

    Alpine peaks and salt intrusions – Geological windows into Earth’s mantle

    12 November:7:45 pm - 9:45 pm
    over Zoom

    given by Dr. Jonathan Turner, Geologists’ Association Field Guide Editor

  • December 2026

  • Thu 10

    The history of geological thought and exploration of the geology of the Himalaya

    10 December:7:45 pm - 9:45 pm
    over Zoom

    given by Dr. Danny Clarke-Lowes, Director, Nubian Consulting

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