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IGA Lecture : “From Ordovician Oceans to Holocene Houses: Three Geological Stories from a Data Manager’s Perspective” by Dr Una Farrell (Trinity College Dublin)

Abstract: There is a global push to make scientific data open and accessible. Here, I talk about three projects which differ greatly in terms of scope and aims, but which have some common ground in terms of data sharing and structure. First is the ‘Sedimentary Geochemistry and Paleoenvironments Project’ (SGP) - a large collaborative research… Continue reading IGA Lecture : “From Ordovician Oceans to Holocene Houses: Three Geological Stories from a Data Manager’s Perspective” by Dr Una Farrell (Trinity College Dublin)

IGA Lecture – TUESDAY 28th February: Dr Stimpson on “Nineteenth century fossil collections from the foothills of the Himalaya and the National Museum of Ireland”

Abstract The main aim of this talk is to provide an accessible introduction and a brief history of the collection of Plio-Pleistocene fossils from the foothills of the Himalaya, also known as the ‘Siwaliks’ or ‘Siwalik Hills’. It will first consider the context and the practices of collection during the 19th century before a concise… Continue reading IGA Lecture – TUESDAY 28th February: Dr Stimpson on “Nineteenth century fossil collections from the foothills of the Himalaya and the National Museum of Ireland”

Joint Geological Associations lecture (CGA/IGA/GGA): Prof. Phil Gibbard – The Anthropocene: to be or not to be, the controversy explained! – 25 January 2023, 7.30pm.

Annual Joint Geological Association Lecture: Prof. Phil Gibbard, University of Cambridge, and Secretary General of the International Commission on Stratigraphy will talk on “The Anthropocene: to be or not to be, the controversy explained!” (Virtual, via Zoom). At 7.30pm. Abstract Proposals to define formally a new geological time division, termed 'Anthropocene' have been advocated for over a… Continue reading Joint Geological Associations lecture (CGA/IGA/GGA): Prof. Phil Gibbard – The Anthropocene: to be or not to be, the controversy explained! – 25 January 2023, 7.30pm.