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The Geological Society offers grades of membership for every stage of your career, from student to retirement. Find out about the benefits of membership, and how we can help you achieve and maintain Chartered status.
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Geoscientist is the Fellowship magazine of the Geological Society: with news about science, people, the Society, features, reviews, opinion, letters and forthcoming events. All this, and more, can be found at our dedicated website Geoscientist Online
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The Geological Society of London is the UK's national society for geoscience, providing support to over 12,000 members in the UK and overseas. Founded in 1807, we are the oldest geological society in the world.
Burlington House is open for visits from Fellows and those wishing to see the William Smith map Tuesday to Thursday, 9:30am to 5pm. Find out about visiting our Library here.
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Our current opening hours are 9.30am to 5pm. Visiting our Library
Our current opening hours are 9.30am to 5pm.
Visiting our Library
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