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Programme of indoor meetings 2007/2008 |
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All held at 7.30pm in Lecture Theatre 3, Ken Edwards Building, on the main University of Leicester campus, except where stated. Details correct as of 15 August 2007. Further details: Chairman Dr. Joanne E. Norris, 0116 2833127, j.e.norris@ntlworld.com Wednesday October 3rd Dr Laurance Donnelly (Halcrow Group Ltd., Handforth): Forensic Geology – How do geologists help police solve crimes? Wednesday October 17th Professor Simon Knell (Department of Museum Studies, University of Leicester): “That’s another fine mess …!” How the conodonts got in a pickle. Wednesday October 31st Dr Mark Williams (Department of Geology, University of Leicester): Fire and ice on the Antarctic Peninsula: unravelling the geological history of James Ross Island. Wednesday November 14th Dr Mike Widdowson (Department of Earth Sciences, Open University): An armchair guide to volcanism on the Earth and terrestrial planets. Wednesday November 28th Dr Jonathan Lee (British Geological Survey, Keyworth): Life on the Costa-del-Cromer during the Pleistocene – evidence of climate change and early humans in Eastern and Central England. Wednesday December 12th Christmas Meeting, New Walk Museum, Leicester. Monday January 7th Parent Body Lecture, New Walk Museum, Leicester Professor Cynthia Burek (Department of Biological Sciences, University of Chester): Where are the women in geology? Wednesday January 16th Dr Ian Candy (Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London): Finding their way into the East Midlands; the earliest Britons, their landscapes and climates. Wednesday January 30th Dr Frank Ince (Loughborough): The Geology and Mineralogy of Newhurst Quarry, Shepshed, Leicestershire. Wednesday February 13th Members Evening, New Walk Museum, Leicester. Wednesday February 27th The Palaeontological Association Baldwin Lecture. Professor Nigel Trewin (Department of Geology, University of Aberdeen): The Early Devonian ecosystem preserved in the Rhynie chert of Aberdeenshire, NE Scotland. Wednesday March 12th Dr Tony Waltham (Geophotos, Nottingham). Into the Danakil; some geology in the Afar Triangle. |
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Saturday March 15th Annual Saturday Seminar, University of Leicester, 9.30 am – 5.00 pm. Dynamic dinosaurs! Cutting edge approaches to ecology and behaviour |
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Wednesday March 26th Annual General Meeting, and Chairman’s Address Dr Joanne Norris (Halcrow Group Ltd., Peterborough). An introduction to soil bio-engineering for slope stabilisation.
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