Shell London Lectures 2012

The Geological Society of London is delighted to again host the Shell London Lecture Series throughout 2012. These monthly public lectures are all held at the Geological Society's Piccadilly apartments in Burlington House. A full programme is listed below.

Programme of talks

Wednesday 18 January - Earthquakes and tsunamis in the modern world, James Jackson (University of Cambridge)

Wednesday 15 February - Rocks and climate change: How we can stop pulling the carbon trigger, Bryan Lovell (GSL President)

Wednesday 28 March - Life at the edge: Sinking deltas, James Syvitski (University of Colorado)

Wednesday 18 April - Adaptation to Sea-Level Rise, Robert Nicholls (University of Southampton)

Wednesday 9 May - Unconventional gas, Melvyn Giles (Shell)

Wednesday 27 June - Sustainability of groundwater in a changing world, Paul Younger (University of Newcastle)

Wednesday 26 September - Volcanoes and man, Sue Loughlin (British Geological Survey)

Wednesday 10 October - Pollutants and human health in the age of man, Jane Plant (Imperial College London)

Wednesday 14 November - Geological aspects of renewable energy, Bruce Levell (Shell)

Wednesday 19 December - Incoming: Learning to love the meteorite, Ted Nield (GSL)


Each talk will appear online shortly after the talk has been given. To view the presentations please visit the individual talk’s event page. You must have Windows Media Player 10 or higher installed to view the presentation. Download Windows Media Player now.

The presentations from the 2010 and 2011 Shell London Lectures are also available to view online.

Venue information

Entry to all lectures is free to all, but by ticket only.  To obtain a ticket please contact Naomi Newbold (see contact details below).  Please note that due to the popularity of the lecture series, tickets will be allocated on a monthly ballot basis.  We will not be taking indications of interest months in advance this year, so if you would like to attend any of the talks, please email us to let us know around 4 weeks in advance of the talk date and please remember to state whether you would prefer to attend the 3pm or the 6pm lecture.  If at any point attendees, or their guests, are unable to attend, please notify the Society as soon as possible.

Most talks will be given twice on the same day, once at 3pm and once at 6pm – please note that if you would like to attend the talks, the 3pm matinees generally have more availability.  The talks will be exactly the same in the afternoon and evening.  Please see each lecture's page (links above) for further details:

Programme – 3pm talk

2:30pm Tea & Coffee
3pm Lecture begins
4pm Event ends

Programme – 6pm talk

5:30pm Tea & Coffee
6pm Lecture begins
7pm Short drinks reception
8pm Event ends

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