Join us next Wednesday (4th Feb) at 19:00 (UK time) for a webinar by Dr. Alice Paine @alicerpaine.bsky.social In this talk we’ll look at whether very large eruptions can be treated as scaled up versions of moderate volume historical eruptions or whether they should be treated as fundamentally...

SATURDAY 28th JUNE 10:00 - 16:00 Join the YGS at Cornelian Bay to explore its Jurassic stratigraphy, structural geology and landslide features, as well as palaeontology (possibly including the odd dinosaur foot print!). Head to our website to find out more! www.yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/events

The latest YGS Circular is online now! Check it out for details of the latest events, meeting reports and a handy guide to Lower Jurassic ammonites! www.yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/circulars

Pendle Hill rises like the prow of a ship over Lancashire - famous for its witches but less so for its fossils! Most of the rocks of Pendle Hill are un-fossiliferous. You can however find a few fossils including these small bivalves (Posidonia) in scree on the flanks of the hill. #FossilFriday

Grants up to £1000 are available to support Earth Science research with a connection to the north of England. You can find more about application details here: www.yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/researchfund Deadline: 25th April 2025

New paper out by @geochemwithjen.bsky.social (@durhamearthsci.bsky.social) Jennifer's project on Scottish fjords from the Last Glacial Maximum was supported by a Yorkshire Geological Society Research Grant! www.sciencedirect.com/.../abs/pii/...

Join us at the University of Leeds this Saturday to hear from a variety of Postgraduate researchers. Topics include: Geothermal energy Submarine debris flows Reservoir rock structure Pyroclastic density currents and carbon storage Find out more on our website https://buff.ly/4gFU22t

More speakers confirmed for out Postgraduate Showcase event this Saturday! Jordan Chenery (University of Hull) will be presenting his research on assessing the impact of topography on pyroclastic density currents! Find out more and register for free on our website https://buff.ly/4gFU22t

On March 1st we're welcoming back Rifky Wijanarko. Rifky won best presenter at our 2023 Postgraduate Showcase. He'll be returning to present on the Subsurface storage potential and aquifer distribution of the Permian Rotliegend Group. Find out more on our website https://buff.ly/4gFU22t

Webinar TONIGHT at 19:00 Register for free at https://buff.ly/41b34hA We'll be exploring some marvelous bugs in amber, and other intriguing mysteries preserved in this iconic medium.

Joe Kelly will be presenting at our Postgraduate Showcase event on March 1st! Come along to the University of Leeds from 13:30 to hear how the Elland Flag sandstones could play an important role in decarbonisation! head to our website to find out more! https://buff.ly/4gFU22t

Meet Yan Li, from the University of Leeds, one of the Postgraduate students who will be presenting at our Showcase event on March 1st! Yan will be about submarine debris flows, using an example from the seas around northwest Australia. Find out more on our website https://buff.ly/4gFU22t

One of our Postgraduate speakers this year is Carys. Carys is based at the University of Leeds and will be presenting on the topographic variations in the Lower Cretaceous of the North Sea and its implications for reservoir distribution. Find out more on our events page https://buff.ly/4gFU22t

The YGS Postgraduate Showcase event returns March 1st! Join us at the University of Leeds to hear about the cutting edge research taking place in universities across the north of England from a selection of Postgraduate researchers. Head to our website to learn more! https://buff.ly/4gFU22t

YGS WEBINAR Join us February 19th @ 19:00 Professor Ru Smith will explore the wonderful world of bugs in amber! We'll reveal evidence for the coastal setting of the Myanmar 'amber forest’, a remarkable mealybug-farming ant, and a group of hitch-hiking nematodes! https://buff.ly/4gFU22t

Why not pick up a free copy of the Journal of Paleontology at our Durham meeting this Saturday? Head to our website to find out more and reserve your copies www.yorksgeolsoc.org.uk/free-to-a-go...

Don't miss out! Tickets are going fast for our meeting at Durham University on February 8th! We'll be hearing about dinosaur foot prints, exceptionally preserved vampire squid, whale evolution and more! Head to our website to find out more! https://buff.ly/4gFU22t