General Information Archives - Edinburgh Geological Society https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/category/general-information/ Making Geology Accessible to All Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:36:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Hutton 300: the concert https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/hutton300/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:52:51 +0000 https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/?p=7974 Greyfriars Kirk, Greyfriars Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2QQ Saturday 27 June 2026, 7:30pm Join us for a unique evening of music, song, video and poetry inspired by James Hutton’s insights regarding deep time and Earth’s processes with performances from leading Scottish performers. Karine Polwart and Dave Milligan have featured the song ‘Siccar Point’ on their most […]

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]]> Clough Medal lecture 2026 https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/clough-medal-lecture-2026/ Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:27:14 +0000 https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/?p=8073 On 25th February 2026 at 7pm, the annual Clough Medal lecture took place at the Grant Institute, Kings Buildings Campus, University of Edinburgh and also held online. The audience for this years’ lecture was again sizable, both physically present and on-line.  Proceedings for the evening were chaired by Graham Leslie (Chair of the Clough Committee, […]

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]]> Edinburgh film premiere: As Old As The Hills https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/as-old-as-the-hills/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:58:06 +0000 https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/?p=7922 EGS is delighted to present the Edinburgh premiere screening of the film As Old As The Hills – made for the Orkney Science Festival. The film is timely – the celebrations of the 300th anniversary of the birth of James Hutton, the father of modern geology, start in June. Slovenian filmmaker, Selena S. Kuzman, takes us […]

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]]> Building the Deep Time Trail https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/building-the-deep-time-trail/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:04:05 +0000 https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/?p=7906 We are delighted to confirm that the Deep Time Trail at Siccar Point will be constructed this spring. We have raised over £150,000 through a combination of the Scottish Geology Trust’s Deep Time Trail crowdfunder and a grant from the Cockburnspath & Cove Community Fund. Our planning application has just been approved by Scottish Borders […]

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]]> Support the building of the Deep Time Trail at Siccar Point https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/support-the-deep-time-trail/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:37:49 +0000 https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/?p=7820 The Scottish Geology Trust have launched a Crowdfunder to raise funds to install a Deep Time Trail at Siccar Point. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point At present, visitors to Siccar Point are presented with a poorly-defined path and a small info-board; we believe that such a historically important site, and its visitors, deserve better. To that end, the Edinburgh […]

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]]> Introducing James Hutton – public event https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/introducing-james-hutton/ Sun, 17 Aug 2025 18:31:52 +0000 https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/?p=7746 Join us at this public event to launch the James Hutton Tercentenary celebrations. James Hutton (1726-1797) is widely acknowledged as the Father of modern geology.

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]]> Clough Medal Lecture 2024-25 https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/clough-medal-lecture-2024-25/ Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:42:12 +0000 https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/?p=7680 On 26 February 2025 our annual Clough Medal lecture took place at the Grant Institute, Kings Buildings Campus, University of Edinburgh and also held online. The audience for this year’s lecture was again sizable, both physically present and on-line.  Proceedings for the evening were chaired by Alastair Milne, Lectures Secretary. Our president, Mark Wilkinson, explained […]

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]]> Beach Explorers at the Edinburgh Science Festival https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/science-festival/ Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:56:53 +0000 http://edinburghgeolsoc-org.stackstaging.com/?p=6798 Join EGS geologists on a local beach for some hands-on activities to explore the stories hidden in every pebble.

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]]> New leaflet added to the impressive collection produced by Lothian and Borders GeoConservation https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/new-leaflet-added-to-the-impressive-collection-produced-by-lothian-and-borders-geoconservation/ Tue, 18 Feb 2025 12:56:50 +0000 https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/?p=7646 The Lothian and Borders GeoConservation volunteer group are delighted to launch a new leaflet on the buildings in the the eastern part of Edinburgh’s First New Town. Around St Andrew Square has been written by Andrew McMillan, and demonstrates the geology preserved in the largely sandstone masonry of a selection of neoclassical buildings and monuments around […]

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]]> Fellows’ Night 2024 – No. 191! https://edinburghgeolsoc.org/fellows-night-2024-no-191/ Sun, 15 Dec 2024 09:26:11 +0000 http://edinburghgeolsoc-org.stackstaging.com/?p=7290 On 11th December 2024, the Edinburgh Geological Society held its 191st Fellows’ Night at the Grant Institute, University of Edinburgh. This meeting takes place each year, close to the anniversary of the foundation of the Society (on 6th December). The Cockburn Museum, and close by lecture rooms provided the backdrop for a fun and lively […]

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