Lecture Series The Liverpool Geological Society is hosting a series of talks: 26th January 2021 Dr David McClay, University of Edinburgh: An illustrated update on the Charles Lyell collections and access plans 9th February 2021 Dr Steve Barrett, University of Liverpool: The ABC of Stellar Evolution “What are the origins of all the elements on Earth? … More News from the Sector – January
Online Events 11th December 2020 at 1.40pm Vancouver time (9.40pm GMT), ankylosaur specialist and Curator of Paleontology at the Royal BC Museum, Victoria Arbour, will be discussing looking for dinosaurs in the mountains of northern British Columbia as part of International Mountain Day. There is a link to join the webinar halfway down this page, … More News from the Sector – December
Online Events Taking the Pulse of Natural History Collections During COVID-19 Series: Where are we now?, part of the iDigBio webinar series – Adapting to COVID-19: Resources for Natural History Collections in a New Virtual World, will take place 15th – 17th September 2020. “Join iDigBio, NSCA, BCON, NSF, and SPNHC for a mini-series to … More News from the Sector – September
A Brief Study of Ionising Radiation and the Private Mineral Collector – Part I Written by John Cooke, Mineral Enthusiast and Part-Time Volunteer Curator There is only so much decorating and gardening that a sane person can do before there is a need for a more cerebral challenge. To this end and because of the … More Mineralogical Consequences of Lockdown – Part I
Written by Mike Howe, Head of the National Geological Repository at the British Geological Survey and Collections Officer for the Geological Curators’ Group As Collections Officer of the GCG, my responsibilities include liaising with museums and collections around the UK to ensure our Collections Map is up to date as well as identifying any collections … More GB3D, the New Coronavirus and the GCG Collections Officer
As I write NftS this month, I feel as though we are arriving at a weird interim stage of “normality” whereby public spaces such as museums are opening up again, yet events and conferences are still either 2 dimensional or non-existent. Also, the world hasn’t opened up nearly as much for those who are shielding, … More News from the Sector – July
Written by Nigel Larkin, who is a GCG Committee Member, and palaeontological preparator, conservator and curator (Natural History Conservation) Like many people who are members of the Geological Curators’ Group, my passion for geology and palaeontology isn’t just a 9 to 5 thing. I wouldn’t say it is an all-consuming 24/7 obsession either but as well … More The Geological Record is Full of Cr*p
Written by Simon Harris, Collections Conservation and Digitisation Manager, British Geological Survey What made you decide to join the GCG? I joined in early 2009, when I was working as a freelancer for various museums doing collections management tasks such as photography, data entry, object marking, etc. I was living in south Somerset and the … More Reflections on 10+ years as a GCG member
Written by Lu Allington-Jones, Senior Conservator, Natural History Museum London Last year conservators cleaned the Craigleith fossil tree which stands in the east garden of the Natural History Museum (London, UK). The Specimen This 330 million year old fossil trunk is one of seven excavated from the Craigleith Quarry, near Edinburgh. An even larger example … More Orange is the New Green: Giving a Makeover to the Fossil Tree in the Garden of the Natural History Museum London
