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The Register of Ground Engineering Professionals (RoGEP) was founded in 2011 jointly by the ICE, Geological Society and the IMMM writes Bill Gaskarth.
As negotiations for leaving the EU continue, science and research policy discussions in Westminster continues to focus on the impact on UK R&D and plans for a post-Brexit UK research sector, writes Flo Bullough.
Steph Jones has a date for your diaries.
Did dinosaurs really exist? Geologist and science writer Nina Morgan examines the evidence
Bruce Yardley (Leeds University) has been appointed Chief Geologist by The Radioactive Waste Management Directorate (RWMD) of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).
Chartership Officer Bill Gaskarth reports on a projected new logo for use by CGeols, advice on applications and company training schemes
The Society has published an addendum to 'Climate Change: Evidence from the Geological Record' (November 2010) taking account of new research
Oliver Pritchard, Stephen Hallett, and Timothy Farewell consider the role of soil science in maintaining the British 'evolved road'
Kathryn Goodenough* on a Society-sponsored hunt for the rare metals that underpin new technologies
As Nina Morgan Discovers, the debate over HS2 is nothing new...
Ted Nield hails the new refurbished Council Room as evidence that the Society is growing up
Fellows - renew, vote for Council, and volunteer for Earth Science Week 2014! Also - who is honoured in the Society's Awards and Medals 2014.
Peter Fookes (Imperial College, London) celebrated at Society event in honour of Engineering Group Working Parties and their reports
When are University Earth Science departments going to shed their outmoded obsession with maths, physics and chemistry?
Nancy Tupholme, Librarian of the Society and the Royal Society, has died, reports Wendy Cawthorne.
Ted Nield reviews the refurbishment of the Council Room, Burlington House
You can help the Haslemere Educational Museum to identify subjects in Sir Archibald Geikie's amazing field notebook sketches, writes John Betterton.
Who are the top 100 UK practising scientists? The Science Council knows...
Simon Drake and Andy Beard on the recent discovery of Paleocene impact ejecta on the Isle of Skye.
George Jameson describes developments of the Society's diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) activities which are progressing well in the first quarter.
Lauren Ballarini describes the water-management of a UK surface coal mine in a Special Area of Conservation.
The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is currently considering how it will undertake its sixth Assessment Report. With each Assessment getting ever bigger, perhaps now is the time to get back to basics? Jonathan Cowie reports.
Jan Zalasiewicz and friends uncover an under-reported aspect of the great French biologist.
Six new books reviewed by Robert Anderson, Chris Hawkesworth, Jonathan Scafidi, David Vaughan Rob Bowell and nigel press.
Ted Nield laments the 'bread and circuses' approach tp space science
The Society was inaugurated on 13 November 1807 at a dinner at the Freemasons Tavern... Read more about the history of the Geological Society.
2017 Book Reviews
Have a read, and if you're a Fellow consider reviewing one yourself.
Look through previous Geoscientist issues from 2007 to the present.
Geoscientist has a number of books available for Fellows to review. We also invite publishers to send us books to be reviewed.