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Written by Dr Douglas Palmer, Museum Information Developer, Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge Superficially, this rock is one of the least interesting in the Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences – resembling a small chip of road gravel. However, it is an unique and historic specimen, as hinted[…]
News from the Sector is a monthly blog series featuring the latest geological and palaeontological news, jobs, exhibitions, and conferences. If you or your institution has anything they would like to add, or advertise on GCG’s News from the Sector, or would like to write a blog for GCG, please get in[…]
News from the Sector is a monthly blog series featuring the latest geological and palaeontological news, jobs, exhibitions, and conferences. If you or your institution has anything they would like to add, or advertise on GCG’s News from the Sector, or would like to write a blog for GCG, please get in[…]
News from the Sector is a monthly blog series featuring the latest geological and palaeontological news, jobs, exhibitions, and conferences. If you or your institution has anything they would like to add, or advertise on GCG’s News from the Sector, or would like to write a blog for GCG, please get in[…]
Written by Vicky Ward, Curator, University of Leicester On 23rd September 2022, the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment (SGGE) at the University of Leicester welcomed delegates of the Earth Science Teachers’ Association (ESTA) for their annual conference; the first in-person conference since 2019 (we’ll not mention that little[…] Check out the latest posts on our blog at the links below
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