The Geological Society

📍 Where would you site an offshore wind farm? Comparing an objective, constraints analysis approach with a subjective, all-stakeholder perspective approach using a multi-criteria decision support tool for offshore NW Ireland, by A. J. Wheeler et al.

Read more in the Lyell Collection ➡️ www.lyellcollection.org/doi/10.1144/geoenergy2025-019

📢 Calling all A and AS Level Geology Teachers!

Following Cambridge OCR's recent announcement, we want to make sure the Geology teaching community feels heard and supported. Join our online focus group on Monday 23 June at 16:00.

Whether you're directly affected by this decision or currently teaching Eduqas/WJEC, we want to hear your experiences and concerns. Share your thoughts so we can better understand how to support you through these changes.

We look forward to seeing you there! Sign up for free at https://ow.ly/A4sS50Z6alZ

Discover the wide range of Earth science titles included in the Geological Society's online Bookshop sale ➡️ https://ow.ly/euqs50Z7H39

The call for abstracts for GeoFutures 2026 is now open! This year’s conference focuses on critical minerals and their crucial role in the energy transition. Join professionals from across the critical minerals value chain to explore new approaches to mineral exploration, circular economy along the mining value chain, innovation in understanding critical mineral systems, ESG and more.

The call for abstracts is open until 31 August 2026.

View all conference themes and submit your abstract: www.geolsoc.org.uk/GeoFutures26

Celebrate Volunteers’ Week with us! This is a great time to say thank you to our volunteers and all they do for the Geological Society.

From our Chartership Assessors who commit their time to helping the next generation of geoscientists, to those who run our Regional and Specialist Groups, plus the Early Career Network, all the way through to our different councils and committees such as the training course committee, committed to developing topical courses that will keep geoscientists on the forefront of changing research.

Our volunteers do so much for us: without them we wouldn’t be able to do what we do. Thank you to each and every one of you.

The Geological Society's online Bookshop sale has started! For a limited time, explore significant discounts on books across a wide variety of geoscience disciplines ➡️ www.geolsoc.org.uk/sale/

Scottish geologist, agriculturalist, chemical manufacturer, naturalist and physician James Hutton was born 3 June 1726. Often referred to as the "Father of Modern Geology," the principles described in ‘Theory of the Earth’ (1795) were fundamental to the shaping of modern geological science.

As part of the 300th anniversary celebrations we are delighted to have a rare manuscript copy of 'Theory of the Earth' on display in our library for the whole of June. The document is the only known surviving geological manuscript by Hutton. Only the first two parts of 'Theory of the Earth' (1795) were published in his lifetime and this manuscript is a partial draft of either part 3 or 4. The Society would eventually publish it as the third volume in 1899.

Find out more on website at https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/news/manuscript-copy-of-theory-of-the-earth-on-display-at-the-society/

The manuscript can be viewed during normal opening hours until 30 June. Plan your visit at https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/about-us/visit-us/

🔍 What do we know about the Red Planet's ancient environment? Could it have once supported life?

Join us on 23 June at 18:00 to explore the landscapes of Jezero Crater on Mars and discover NASA's Perseverance rover's key findings. Dr Keyron Hickman-Lewis will tell us the tales of this rover, which continues to traverse the Martian surface collecting samples to uncover the planet's history and possible evidence of extraterrestrial life.

Attend this Public Lecture in person at Burlington House, London, or join us online. This event is free and open to all.

Book your free place at https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/events/exploring-ancient-mars-with-the-mars-2020-perseverance-rover-public-lecture/

Four weeks until MRE26! The conference looks both at the status and future of mineral resource evaluation. How do we collect and maintain representative samples across the mine value chain? What are the limitations of current estimation techniques? How du we ensure estimates are clearly and accurately communicated to end users?

Join us as we’ll discuss these and more topics, with expert keynotes and opportunities to network throughout the day ➡️ www.geolsoc.org.uk/MRE26

🦕 We continue celebrating Dinosaur Day! Teachers and educators, join in with your students using our free Megalosaurus classroom poster, featuring the first dinosaur ever given a scientific description. Plus, explore our full range of free dinosaur and fossil factsheets, presentations and activities.

All resources are free to download and print yourself. Find them under the 'Rocks & Fossils' or 'Dinosaur' category on our website https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/education-and-resources/