back to top WINTER PROGRAMME 2017-2018 2017 16 OCTOBER 2017 RAMBLING ON THE ROCKS Dr Kirstin Lemon CANCELLED DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER 20 NOVEMBER 2017 THE UPS AND DOWNS OF THE ISLE OF RUM VOLCANO Dr Eoghan Holohan (UCD) 11 DECEMBER 2017 TALES OF EXPLORATION – GOLD IN COUNTY MAYO Steve Thompson (CGeol) 2018 15 JANUARY 2018 HUNTING FOR A HIDDEN IMPACT CRATER IN SCOTLAND Dr Mike Simms 19 FEBRUARY 2018 WINE, WHISKY, AND BEER: THE ROLE OF GEOLOGY Prof Alex Maltman (Aberystwyth University) Supported by National Museums Northern Ireland (This lecture is part of the Northern Ireland Science Festival - details of other events later) 19 MARCH 2018 Harold Wilson Memorial Lecture ENORMOUS VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS Professor Sir Stephen Sparks (University of Bristol) Supported by the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland 16 APRIL 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING All other meetings will be in the Lecture Theatre, Ulster Museum, Stranmillis Road, Belfast. All lectures start at 7:30 pm and end at 9:00 pm. Refreshments are available from 7:00 pm unless otherwise stated. All meetings will be held in the Lecture Theatre, Ulster Museum, Stranmillis Road, Belfast, unless otherwise stated. About us Summer prog. Winter prog. Contact us Useful links Home Archive