Events & Courses

The first joint meeting of the Tectonics Studies Group (TSG) and Metamorphic Studies Group (MSG) aims to showcase the latest developments in tectonics, structural geology and metamorphic geology, and to foster collaborations between their research communities.

The conference will present the latest advances in each discipline, exploring and discussing cross-discipline research that is tackling fundamental tectonics processes at various spatial and time scales. The meeting will provide ample opportunities for networking across all academic levels and industry. This will enable the sharing of ideas and the dissemination of research across the research communities, and hopefully the opening of new exciting avenues for the research in Tectonics and related disciplines. 

Early career researchers are invited to present their work in the traditionally friendly and encouraging environment of TSG and MSG.

Proposed thematic sessions include:

TSG sessions (Wednesday 3 January and Friday 5 January):

• Palaeoseismology and the geology of the earthquake source
• Fault and shear zone rheology in nature and experiments
• Regional tectonics
• The evolution and architecture of rifted margins
• Neotectonics
• Structural geology and energy resources

TSG-MSG joint sessions (Thursday 4 January):

• The fundamental interplay between deformation and metamorphism at all length- and time scales
• Fluid flow in the lithosphere and its impact on mineral reactions and deformation
• Continental tectonics and mountain building processes

In addition, abstract submissions showcasing a wide range of ongoing research in Tectonics, Structural Geology, Metamorphic Geology, and related disciplines also outside the range of above themes are welcome and encouraged, and will be assigned to the TSG and MSG general sessions to be held on Friday 5th January.

There are also two optional free to attend workshops on Saturday 6 January:

• Introduction to 3- and 4D x-ray imaging in Earth Sciences
• Introduction to GIS and applications to neotectonics studies.

See website  for more details.