Talks and Lectures

Discover Earth Sciences

Lecture series that highlights the fascinating and diverse world of Earth science. Listen to UCL Earth scientists as they showcase their research and how it links to what you’re learning in your chemistry, physics and maths A Levels.

Talks and Lectures from UCL Earth Scientists

• Tracking groundwater flow in the hyperarid Central Andes: Insights from copper enrichment. Dr Frances Cooper
• Studying volcanoes with drones - Dr Emma Liu
• The evolutionary past and future of crocodiles on a changing planet - Dr Philip Mannion
• Could an artificial dust layer help fight climate change? - Dr Pete Irvine
• Defining Mineral Resources. Dr Frances Cooper MASSOLIT [paywall] lectures for secondary schools.
• Our planet’s inner workings… and the sustainability of life on Earth” - Dr Maxim Ballmer
• “Are we waking up the sleeping Arctic Ocean?” - Dr Michael Tsamados
• “Climate action and sustainable development: Synergies and trade-offs” - Prof Chris Rapley
• “Elephants in Stillettos: studies of the Deep-Earth” - Dr David Dobson
• “Strange Bedfellows: a role for gypsum in the emergence of complex life.” - Prof Graham Shields
• “Tracing Desert Sand over Months to Millions of Years” - Dr Pieter Vermeesch
• “Snowball Earth & the Beginnings of Animal Evolution” - Prof Graham Shields

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The UCL Science Centre Programme: A programme of talks aimed at ‘A’ level students and teachers, although everyone is welcome whatever their age. Free with no booking required.