Thanks to all that came along to Brian Bell's lecture last night. Here is what's on in the rest of October. 🪨 #geology #glasgow

🌋 A reminder that this coming Thursday we are expecting a big turnout for Brian Bell’s lecture on volcanism and sedimentation in the Inner Hebrides. This is a free event. Everyone welcome. Kelvin Hall. 7pm. #glasgow #event #lecture

🌍 THIS WEEK IN GEOLOGY. 📰 Catch up on this week's snippets of geological news. #geology

🎥 TRAILER: THE ANCIENT LANDSCAPES OF THE INNER HEBRIDES A short video about our upcoming lecture next Thursday. Hopefully you are keen to come along. Free. No booking required, but on Eventbrite. Link in Bio! #geology #glasgow #lecture

❗️NEWS AND UPDATES. Here is some updates from the GSG. Thanks to all that attended our events this month, reminder about the T.N.G Medal, and Hugh Miller's 224th birthday.

🌍 THIS WEEK IN GEOLOGY. 📰 Catch up on this week's snippets of geological news. #geology

⏰ REMINDER! 🌴 The Fossil Grove in Victoria Park is open tomorrow from 12-4pm. If you are free, why not pop along to see 330-million-year-old trees in the heart of Glasgow? #glasgowevents #events #fossilgrove

🗣 OCTOBER LECTURE 🌋 "THE ANCIENT VOLCANIC LANDSCAPES OF THE INNER HEBRIDES" Our lecture series continues on October 8th when Brian Bell will give a pictorial lecture on the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. This is a public event and free-for-all. #geology #lecture

⏰ REMINDER: LECTURE Our first monthly lecture of the session (Lithium Exploration: Scotland and Beyond) is tomorrow at 7pm in the Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre. This is a free event, and you do not need to be a member. Please do pop along. #geology #lecture

🥇 T.N GEORGE MEDAL A call nominations for our 2027 T.N George Medal, awarded “for excellence in palaeontology and/or stratigraphy”… ANYONE, member or not, can nominate a candidate, which should be sent to sec@gsocg.org no later than 15 October with a reason for nomination attached.

🎥 TRAILER: LITHIUM EXPLORATION: SCOTLAND AND BEYOND. A short video about our upcoming lecture on Thursday. Hopefully you are keen to come along. Free. No booking required, but on Eventbrite. Link in Bio! 🪨 #glasgow #geology #glasgowevents #KelvinHall

🪨 WHAT'S ON IN SEPTEMBER? See below GSG events this month. This includes a Lecture on the 10th, as well as a GeoNatter and Fossil Grove Open Day. Details can be found on our website: 🔗 geologyglasgow.org.uk/events/

🗣️ IT’S LECTURE SEASON! ⛏️ Join us next this coming Thursday (10th) for our first lecture of the series. Join Haari Aswat and Joseph Benson (GSG Grant Awardees) as they discuss Lithium exploration! 🤞🏼Hope to see you there! #geology #glasgow #lecture

We are all set up at the Science Centre ‘Meet the Expert’ and open on Floor 1, just out of the lift or take a right at the top of the escalators! 🪨

The Geological Society of Glasgow is at Glasgow Science Centre today for the “Designosaurs” Event. Come along to chat to the “Rock Doctors”, make fossil casts, and do all things rocks and palaeontology. 🦖 🦖 🦖 #geology #glasgow #glasgowsciencecentre

🗣️ REMINDER — The Fossil Grove at Victoria Park is open tomorrow from 1200-1600. If you are at a loose end this Sunday, why not pop along? 🤞🏼 We hope to see you there! 🪨 #glasgow #geology #fossilgrove #glasgowevents

🪨 WHAT'S ON IN AUGUST? See below GSG events in August. This includes a Fossil Grove Open-Afternoon on Sunday 16th (12-4pm), and a GeoNatter on Wednesday 19th. Details can be found on our website: 🔗 geologyglasgow.org.uk/events/

🏔️ Most people walk straight through landscapes. Geologists read them. 🌍 Since 1858, the Geological Society of Glasgow welcomes anyone curious about our planet. And you can learn all about it right here in Glasgow. 🗣️ Lectures return this Autumn, join us before then. #geology #fossils #glasgow

🍸 The Scottish Geology Trust’s Deep Time Gala is tonight! 🏙️ The place to be for geologists and people with an interest in geology tonight! Hope to see you there.

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There’s going to be so much happening at our festival launch event, The Deep Time Gala on Monday June 1st at Dynamic Earth. Check out all the activities below: #ScotGeolFest26 #ScottishGeology

🏡 Did you know you could visit the birthplace of Hugh Miller? Well you can! And they have a variety of events on this year! ⬇️ See below for details. #geology #hughmiller #fossils

🪨 See below the lineup for our day excursions in 2026. 🔗 All trips available to book and view for members and non-members at: geologyglasgow.org.uk/events/categ... 📩 Please contact: excursions@gsocg.org for more information.

📆 Make sure to head along to Fossil Grove in Victoria Park this Sunday (May 17th) for another Open Day! 🪳 Lots of fun and interesting stuff for all the family! #geology #glasgow #fossil

We have extra spaces on our residential trip to Cromarty (3 nights; 22-25 May). £200.00. Meal costs are not included. 🪨 We will be learning all about renewed stratigraphy of the fishbeds and the Moine inlier! GSG Members ONLY. Contact: excursions@gsocg.org for more.

🗣️ 3 upcoming GCG events that may be of interest to members: 🌊 Marine Reptile Conference (7th-8th Oct) 📍 Oxford 🦖 Symposium on Paleontological Preparation and Conservation (17th Nov) 📍Manchester 👥 53rd Winter Seminar and AGM (18th-19th Nov) 📍Manchester See more: www.geocollections.org/events

🦈 If you missed “The Bearsden Shark” lecture last week. The recording is now up on our YouTube. It is a great talk, so please give it a watch if you can. youtu.be/wIogzxDrTa0?... #BearsdenShark #Glasgow #Geology

The Bearsden Shark

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⏰ REMINDER Our monthly lecture is tonight! All about the Bearsden Shark 🦈…. Its history and its palaeontology! Don’t forget to come along to Kelvin Hall Lecture Theatre at 7pm! 🪨

🦈 A shark from 330 million years ago – preserved with muscles, blood vessels, even its last meal. Join us 9 April, 7pm (Kelvin Hall) for "The Bearsden Shark". Meet the speakers after! Book the Event: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-bearsd...

🔗 We now have a LinkTree! The new place to find all things Geological Society of Glasgow. Find it below and in our bio! 🌳 linktr.ee/geolsocglasgow

🌴 Fossil Grove Open Days for 2026! 🪨 Join us at Victoria Park on the third Sunday of each month (April–October, 12–4pm) to explore one of Glasgow’s most remarkable geological sites. 📅 Full dates listed below — we look forward to seeing you there.

🔙 If you missed the lecture last week, the recording is now up on YouTube, it is a fascinating talk, well worth a watch! 🔗Link: youtu.be/CB5raPN-nP4?...

The Torridon Group, planetary field analogues, and the search for life on Mars

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