Upcoming Lectures in 2024 - open to non-members. Previous Zoom Lectures are available for 30 days from broadcast - emailed to members only.
List of lectures (more details for each lecture can be found below list):
Wednesday 15th May at 7.00 pm on Zoom, “Why earthquakes happen all the time in Britain but not in Ireland” Wednesday 19th June at 7.00 pm, Penryn Campus, fossil workshop and social event Wednesday 18th September at 7.00 pm on Zoom, Mine Water Geothermal Energy Wednesday 16th October (time tbc) Joint Lecture with the Cornwall Geoconservation Group
Wednesday 15th May at 7.00 pm on Zoom
“Why earthquakes happen all the time in Britain but not in Ireland” - Professor Sergei Lebedev University of Cambridge
“Variations in the thickness of tectonic plates offer a long-sought explanation for why Britain experiences many more earthquakes than neighbouring Ireland.”
All welcome
Wednesday 19th June at 7.00 pm, Penryn Campus
Fossil workshop and Social
Details to follow
Wednesday 18th September at 7.00 pm on Zoom
Mine Water Geothermal Energy
Alexandra Sweeney, PhD student, Department of Earth Sciences, Durham University
A quarter of the UK’s population live above disused underground mines. What used to be just a nuisance is now turning into an important resource for low carbon heating of homes and businesses. This talk will explain how mine water geothermal systems work and feature the latest results from a study of how dense the schemes could be made before they interfere with each other.
Wednesday 16th October 2024
Joint Lecture with the Cornwall Geoconservation Group (Details to be confirmed)