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Author: Mary Garbett

Geology – no meeting in May

Fri 1 May 2026 Mary Garbett Geology

May is the busiest month for academics with teaching and marking so unfortunately I haven’t been able to find a speaker for our meeting on 12 May. On this basis[…]

The Castle Bank Biota, title slide from Dr Joe Botting's talk.

The Castle Bank Biota – a Burgess Shale-like fauna from the mid-Ordovician in Wales – followup & discussion

Wed 11 Feb 2026 Mary Garbett Geology

This month Dr Joe Botting shared his exciting finds from the Castle Bank site with us. The site has yielded Burgess Shale-like creatures and, if proved correct, some of his[…]

From Fuming Volcanic Vents to Extinction Events talk by Prof Tamsin Mather

From fuming volcanic vents to extinction events – followup & discussion

Mon 19 Jan 2026 Mary Garbett Geology

This month Prof Prof Tamsin Mather spoke about volcanism and its part in the evolution of the planet and life. Tamsin asked that the link to the video only be[…]

Image of two dinosaurs, created by Freepik AI

Dinosaurs new visions of a lost world – followup & discussion

Sat 18 Oct 2025 Mary Garbett Geology

This month Prof Mike Benton told us about what we know about dinosaurs and how we know it. He also shared some recent discoveries with us. The video of his[…]

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