Assembling The geological jigsaw puzzle that is Britain and Ireland (Spring term) (SCE 27)

  • Day and time: Thursday 10:30 - 11:30
    Weekly
  • Length of course: 1 term. Spring (3 Weeks)
  • Number of places: 97
  • Start date: 04 March 2021
  • Description:

    Why does the topography of Britain and Ireland have such a distinctive regional form? Three sessions explore the geological evidence for the extraordinary history of the assembly of the rock substrate of Ireland and Britain over the last 600 and more million years. Session 1:Where we are today - islands off mainland Europe. Session 2:Where we were in dinosaur times. Session 3:Our deep geological heritage

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  • Format: Lecture

  • Tutor: Douglas Palmer
  • I am a science writer specialising in earth sciences and also work part-time for the Sedgwick Museum.


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