Oaklands College
Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Talk by Dr. Colin Summerhayes, Emeritus Associate, Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge Abstract: Given the magnitude and rapid rise of greenhouses gases(including water vapour), their long lifetime in the atmosphere, and the present disequilibrium in Earth’s energy budget (expressed as the Earth’s Energy Imbalance, or EEI), both temperatures and sea level must continue to […]
Oaklands College
Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Talk Dr Sarah Sherlock, Senior Research Fellow, The Open University Abstract: My current preoccupation is to find new ways in which we can increase the spatial resolution of Ar/Ar laserprobe dating to extract new information from rocks and minerals. Through this I, and colleagues, are investigating the diffusion mechanisms of argon in feldspars, understanding the […]
Oaklands College
Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Talk by Ian Mercer from the Essex Rock & Mineral Society. Abstract: Ian Mercer reveals the story of the Thames across Essex by digging into the landscape in and around the county. The Thames has changed course dramatically and repeatedly throughout the past two million years of the current ice age. The greatest impact of […]
Oaklands College
Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Talk by Emeritus Professor Hazel Rymer, The Open University Abstract Volcanism on Iceland is both a source of geothermal & tourism revenue but also a hazard. Geophysical data can be used to explore the origin of the island of Iceland, the ongoing volcanic activity and to predict its future. Here we’ll look at the latest […]
Wight Hotel
11 Avenue Road, Sandown, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Numbers and arrangements now finalised for this excursion. Wednesday 24 September arrive on island Embark from Southampton @ 1 pm on Red Funnel Ferries arriving East Cowes 2 pm. Please check in at least 30 mins prior to sailing. 3 pm check-in at Wight Hotel, Sandown PO36 8BN Evening meal at hotel where we will […]
Oaklands College
Sapsed Room (SR), Oaklands College, St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Talk by Dr Luke Mander, Senior Lecturer, The Open University Abstract Luke’s works with both living plants and material from the plant fossil record, which represents a vast archive of morphological novelties and natural design solutions that have been produced over the course of evolutionary time. In this context, he is particularly interested in the […]
Talk by Professor Craig Storey, University of Portsmouth Abstract Since the 1960s we have accepted the plate tectonic paradigm as being central to how our planet operates at the present day. However, there is much ongoing debate as to when plate tectonics began and how similar it was to the current observable mode. Hypotheses range […]
Talk by Richard Butler, Professor of Palaeobiology, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham Abstract: Dinosaur tracks provide important data on the distribution of dinosaurs through time and space and unique information on palaeobiology and behaviour, such as dinosaur locomotion, herding behaviour and species interactions. Dinosaur tracks and trackways are typically not collected […]
