Helen Ashcroft is currently a DPhil student at the University of Oxford. She blogs for the Bang! Science Magazine (Planet Blog) and is also a STEMNET Ambassador, working to promote science, technology, maths and engineering to young people. Helen attended the second meeting of her GfGD University group, to hear a talk by Kate Crowley. Here she gives us an insight into the career a geoscientist cou ...[Read More]
Friday Photo (68): Geologists in the Field – Reaching the Summit
This photo was taken in Jiangsu province, China. We had climbed up a steep hillside taking rock samples every few meters. This was the moment we reached the top of the cliff and stood still to catch our breath. Send us your favourite photos of geologists at work (or rest!) in the field (c) Geology for Global Development 2013
GfGD in the IUGS-GEM Newsletter
An article about Geology for Global Development written by GfGD Director, Joel Gill, appears in this year’s IUGS-GEM newsletter. The international union of geological sciences (IUGS) has a commission on Geoscience for Environmental Management (GEM). GEM comprises working groups covering dust, gold and mercury, land subsidence and groundwater, man made strata and geopollution, drinking water ...[Read More]
GfGD Placement Report: Ellie Murtagh’s work with CAFOD
In September 2012 Eleanor Murtagh completed a short Geology for Global Development (GfGD) placement with the international humanitarian and relief organisation CAFOD. At CAFOD, Ellie worked with Dr Kate Crowley (Disaster Risk Reduction Advisor) for a week. Here she reports on the activities she was involved in and the lessons she learnt from this experience. The importance of vocational professio ...[Read More]