Lectures
Lectures are open to all and there is no charge for admission. However regular in person attendees are expected to be members of the society.
Lectures are usually held as detailed below
The University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading.
Use Car Park 8 (OS: SU 7336 7159, W3W: ///herbs.clap.type, Lat,Long: 51.4385775,-0.9459335)
Via Zoom: Members are sent the joining link by email.
Non-members wishing to join a zoom lecture can request this using the registration link when shown. Requests should always be made before 6pm on the previous day.
Check each lecture for actual venue.
Forthcoming Lectures
All the forthcoming lectures for this year are listed below. If available posters for these lectures can be found via the poster link. Where an abstract is available a details link will be shown.
To see a list of past lectures click the button.
Lecture Archive
Monday 3 November 2025
Volcanoes in the spotlight; exciting examples from La Palma, Stromboli and the ancient rock record
Prof Dougal Jerram
Non Members Registration
Event Details
Monday 1 December 2025
Cretaceous amber — frozen in time
Dr Ricardo Perez-de la Fuente , Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Event Details
Monday 5 January 2026
AGM and Members Evening
Monday 2 February 2026
Snowballs in the desert – the glacial history of Oman
Dr Ross Garden, Reading Geological Society
Event Details
Presidential Address
Dr Stuart Black, University of Reading
Monday 13 April 2026
The (Harsh) Life and Times of Maastrichtian Arctic Dinosaurs
Prof Bob Spicer, Open University
Event Details
Monday 11 May 2026
Not So Simple – origin, evolution and ecology of the first vertebrate predators
Dr Duncan Murdock, Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Event Details
Monday 6 July 2026
Summer Ramble - a local geological stroll in Berkshire or South Oxfordshire
Monday 3 August 2026
Summer Ramble - a local geological stroll in Berkshire or South Oxfordshire