Geoscientist Online

Geoscientist is the monthly colour Fellowship magazine of the Geological Society of London. It is the main means of communication between the Society and its Fellows.

Geoscientist operates as a "fourth estate" within the Society and is editorially independent of Council and the Secretariat.

The Editor, Dr Ted Nield NUJ FGS, is responsible to an independent Editor in Chief, former Society President, Prof. Tony Harris.

Geoscientist is distributed free to all Fellows and has a print run of 10,000. It is also sent to the media. If you are a journalist and would like to receive a copy, please email the Editor.

What's in Geoscientist?

• Features - Longer illustrated articles for in-depth coverage of topical geological subjects.
• GeoNews - News items relevant to the interests of working geoscientists 
• People - Geoscientists in the news and on the move. 
• Media monitor - An occasional, and mostly light-hearted survey of geoscience in the media 
• Opinion - Including Letters and Reviews
• Crossword - A monthly prize crossword by 'Platypus'. Fellows may win a Special Publication of their choice. 
• Society at large - What the Geological Society is doing at home and abroad, in London and the regions. 
• Funny - Old World unconsidered trifles, by 'Snapper' 
• From the Regions - An occasional series of pieces highlighting the Society's Regional Group activities 
• Calendar - A forward listing of Society activities, including all Specialist Groups, Joint Associations, and Regional Groups. All material in the Calendar is harvested fresh each month from this website. To get your event in the magazine Calendar you must first ensure that it is listed here, by sending details to the Editor (Ted Nield). 
• Sticks & Stones - The misadventures of Dalston and Gibbet, two geologists described by one commentator as "a few taxa short of an assemblage". By cartoonist Dave Hughes.