• Philip Marsden, ‘Under a Metal Sky’ and Christmas social

    Wednesday 10 December 7pm - Philip Marsden, ‘Under a Metal Sky’ and Christmas social,  in person on Penryn Campus, TR10 9FE  Philip Marsden will talk about his latest book, and we will dive a bit deeper into the geology using samples from the Camborne School of Mines teaching collection. For a taste of the book […]

  • Fieldtrip to the Jurassic Coast

      Fieldtrip to the Jurassic Coast - The weekend of 18 and 19 April 2026, Professor Stephen Hesselbo will lead an RGSC fieldtrip to the Jurassic Coast, with similar arrangements to the Bath trip, where people are free to make their own accommodation arrangements.  We will be based in Lyme Regis. There are hotel rooms […]

  • Fieldtrip to the Scilly Isles led by Professor James Scourse with the Quaternary Research Association, 7-10 September 2026

    It is 20 years since the QRA last visited the Isles of Scilly in 2006. Since then, two major projects have been completed that have significantly refined our understanding of Holocene palaeoenvironmental change. This excursion will examine new sites significant to both these projects and revisit some classic sites. The first day will examine Pleistocene […]