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| August 02, 2010 | New 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. Open the page for current titles, and contact. | |
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| May 12, 2010 | Books for Disposal It is OUGS policy to offer books from the review library to members when they are no longer popular for borrowers. We can now offer (for the price of postage, or collect from Symposium) 9 books to members. Contact the archivist if you would like one. | |
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| May 03, 2010 | Geoff Brown Memorial Lecture 2010 Volcano-ice Interactions in Iceland - Eyjafjallajökull By Dave McGarvie, OUGS President | |
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| April 09, 2010 | Obituary Mike Henty It is with great sadness that we have to report that Mike died on 13th March 2010 after suffering from cancer since the autumn of 2006. His treatment was initially successful, but in 2009 a tumor returned and defied treatment. OUGS will be much poorer for his loss, as he contributed so much and was friends with so many. | |
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| February 10, 2010 | 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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| December 31, 2009 | Photos of the Winter Weekend in Newry Don Camerons photos of the field trips, with a few from other contributors can now be found on the Society Events Page. | |
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| December 16, 2009 | BGS Open GeoScience Discover if you live on rocks from an extinct volcano, in the middle of an ancient river or deep under a Caribbean-like sea teeming with exotic creatures. This is now possible with the British Geological Survey’s release of OpenGeoscience. | |
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| November 28, 2009 | Annette Kimmich 1946 – 2009 It is with great regret that we have to report that Annette passed away peacefully on 20 November 2009 after a long illness. As some of you may know she had been battling with cancer for some time but eventually, sadly, the metastases caused multiple organ failure. | |
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| November 21, 2009 | Sale of S260 petrological microscopes and thin sections. The Earth & Environmental Sciences Department has a number of petrological microscopes and boxes of S260 thin sections available following the end of S260. | |
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| November 21, 2009 | IAN GASS BURSARY - Applications are now invited for 2010 This award (up to £750) is made annually. It's open to anyone who has studied with the Open University and who wishes to pursue independent geological work but who doesn't already hold a grant. You don't have to be studying for a PhD or MSc but may be pursuing a private passion. | |
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| September 30, 2009 | OUGS Awards 2009 for S339, S279, and S260 Recipients of the Peter Francis Prize for S279, S339 and S260 awards. Pictures of presentations. | |
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| September 27, 2009 | Retirement of OUGS Chairman, Events Officer, & Deputy OUSA Rep. Chairman Joe Jennings, Events Officer Sam Aderson and Deputy OUSA Rep. Katherine Marlor retired from the OUGS Committee at the AGM in April 2009. Pictures and note of the event. | |
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| September 09, 2009 | Manchester Building Stones article - an apology. The Manchester Building Stones article in the OUGS September Newsletter was by Nicola Fowler, OUGS NW member. | |
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| November 12, 2008 | Your Planet Earth - An Outreach Initiative - Free Downloadable Presentations 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 to provide FREE Powerpoint Presentations to contribute to getting the message across. Every year hundreds of people go out to schools to talk about earth sciences. These presentations are designed to help anyone teaching these subjects. They cover: dinosaurs, volcanoes, mineral resources, climate change, oil and gas, Geological time, Ice ages, The history of life, and Evolution. | |
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| January 20, 2008 | AGM moves to April - Reasons 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. Minutes for 2007, Officers reports and the Agenda are 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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