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| March 28, 2008 | Dinosaurs - A Historical Perspective A 2 day conference 5-6th May 2008 at the GA, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London. Organised by the GA History of Geology Group (HOGG). Optional extras: day trip to Crystal Palace on 5th May, AND field trip to Isle of Wight 8-10 May with Dave Martill and Dick Moody | |
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| March 14, 2008 | The OUGS Symposium 2008 The History of the OUGS Symposium and the 2008 topic 'The History of Geology' | |
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| March 12, 2008 | AOUG (Association of OU Graduates) Memorial Lecture The Association of Open University Graduates would like to announce the occasion of the Jean Posthuma Memorial Lecture "Climate Change: are fossil leaves signposts to the future?" | |
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| March 11, 2008 | OUGS Library - Books for Review The OUGS are donated books for the library provided that we review them, and publish that review. There are always books that need reviewing, so the Archivist would like to hear from you. Current titles below. | |
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| January 24, 2008 | Your Planet Earth - An Outreach Initiative 2008 is the UN Year of Planet Earth, and one key theme is education. The Geologists’ Association and the Geological Society have just launched an initiative that we hope will contribute to getting the message across. Across the country, hundreds of people go out to schools to talk about dinosaurs, volcanoes, mineral resources, climate change, and many other topics in the earth sciences. And kids love these talks – maybe because of the novelty of the subject matter, or perhaps because they are bored with their regular teachers! | |
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| January 20, 2008 | New Date for the AGM Regulations in the new Charities Act require accounts to be presented much earlier in the year, and although we are not a charity at present, may have to become one. See notes written by the OUGS Treasurer. Details for the AGM will be published as soon as they are available. Minutes for 2007, Officers reports and the Agenda will be posted in the Members Only Area accessible from the Membership Services Page. | |
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| November 21, 2007 | Funding Shock for second Degrees Government announces removal of grants for qualifications equal to or less than that already held. Effective from Sept 07. | |
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| September 11, 2007 | Obituary Tony Browne We are very sorry to have to report the death of Tony Browne on 20th July 2007. | |
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| August 30, 2007 | OUGS Prizes & Awards Three prizes are awarded each year to the best student in the following Earth Science Courses: S260 - Geology; S339 - Understanding the Continents; and S279 Our Dynamic Planet: Earth and Life (will replace S269 Earth and Life). Also, for a trial period of 2 years, awards of up to £1000 can be made to groups of members undertaking geological projects. | |
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| August 14, 2007 | Obituary Dr Tim Brewer Tim Brewer was a local OU East Midlands tutor, and also Residential School tutor for S238 in Nottingham. | |
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| October 06, 2006 | Geological Conservation Legislation Explained The implications of the PPS9 Planning regulations for Geo-Conservation, as it affects LGAPs (Local Geodiversity Action Plans) plus associated RIGS (Regionally Important Geological Sites) and SSSIs (Sites of Special Scientific Interest). | |
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| October 06, 2006 | Natural History Museum Earth Sciences Library Open to the public, this extensive library of geological maps and books, both modern and historical is an invaluable resource for students and researchers. See article for links. | |
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| August 02, 2006 | Geoff Brown Memorial Fund Geoff Brown, fomer head of Earth Sciences at the OU, and President of OUGS from 1983 to 1984 was one of Britain's most distinguished scientists. He was killed in a volcanic eruption 1993 while working in the crater of Galeras volcano in southern Colombia. To honour Geoff's memory the OUGS has set up a fund to buy equipment that can be used by local people to monitor the activity of hazardous volcanoes in their area. | |
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