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 5 January 2026
Monday 2 February 2026
Snowballs in the desert – the glacial history of Oman
Dr Ross Garden, Reading Geological Society
Event Details
Monday 2 March 2026
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
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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
Monday 7 September 2026
Adventures in Volcanoland: from fuming volcanic vents to extinction events
Prof Tamsin Mather, Department of Earth Sciences, Oxford University
Event Details
Anatomy of a Jurassic Coastal Lagoon – bringing the past to life
Dr Matthew Wakefield
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