In view of the coronavirus outbreak, the society has decided to cancel the April and May lecture evenings, and also the Islay and Ardnamuchan residential excursions.
In view of the coronavirus outbreak, the society has decided to cancel the April and May lecture evenings, and also the Islay and Ardnamuchan residential excursions.
The Anniversaries page has been updated with extracts from the Proceedings for the anniversary years for the current session.
The programme of day excursions for summer 2020 has now been arranged.
Two residential excursions have been planned for 2020: to Islay (24–27 April) and the Ardnamurchan peninsula (8–11 May). Early booking is advisable.
Evidnce has been found that 3.5 billion year old rocks in Australia contain fossils of the oldest known microorganisms.
The society is organising a return excursion to Islay in April 2020. Priority will be given to members who could not come on the 2019 trip because it was fully booked.
An obituary for Ben Browne, who was a member of the society for 33 years and died in May 2019, is now available on the website.
The Hugh Miller Writing Competition 2019-2020 is launched today. The competition aims to inspire new prose and poetry on the theme of Scotland’s geoheritage.
The Anniversaries page has been updated with extracts from the Proceedings for the anniversary years for the current session.
The Proceedings and excursion reports for Session 160 (2017-2018) are now available on the website.