Meetings

2025 Lecture Programme
Lectures are held on Zoom at 8pm on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. email contact@hhgs.org.uk to request link
Jan 08 – Lecture: 3D X-Ray Vision: An exceptionally preserved Jurassic Vampire Squid and Where it Lived, by Prof Ru Smith (University of Malaya).
Feb 12 – Lecture: The Wonders of Sedimentology, by Prof Jon Noad, (University of Adelaide)
Volcanoes series
March 12 – Living with a Volcano, by Dr Blaise Mafuko, (University of Goma, Republic of Congo).
Apr 09 – Lecture: Simulating volcanic processes and understanding volcano dynamics through experiments, by Dr Liz Gaunt (Experimental Volcanology Lab, UCL)
May 14 – AGM followed by Lecture: Research from the Stanmore Gravel Project, by Prof David Bridgland (Durham University)
June 11 – Lecture: Unravelling the past from hidden volcanic ash, by Prof Siwan Davies (University of Swansea)
July 09 - Lecture: Walks through Geological Time, by Michael Heap (Chairman, CED Stone)
Sept 10 – Lecture: Natural hydrogen in Earth’s crust and upper mantle, by Dr Kevin Wong (University of Cambridge)
Oct 08 - Lecture: Risky Mountains in Paradise - Volcanism in the Caribbean, by Prof Richard Robertson (University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre)
Nov 12 - Lecture: Past environments of the Isle of Wight, by Eve Horsfall, (Portsmouth University)
Dec 10 - Lecture: Campi Fegrei - Italy's Supervolcano, by Prof Christopher Kilburn (University College London)

Earth Discovery Sessions Monthly Lectures Field Trips Exhibitions About HHGS (our members) Meetings and Events for 2025

Earth Discovery Sessions

We are fortunate to have been invited to meet at Brunel University in the Experimental Techniques Centre, and this is generally on a Tuesday afternoon, 2-4pm (check Home Page for planned dates). We welcome anyone who is interested (16+) to join us for these themed hands-on sessions. Our members bring specimens from their collections, there are poster displays, lighthearted activities and refreshments!

In 2025, to coincide with the "Harrow Rock Show!" Headstone Manor Museum invited us to hold 2 Discovery Sessions along with Tuesday Talks on related themes:

April 22nd : Chalk & Flint Discovery / The Pebbles on Harrow Weald Common (Talk by Liz Chiu)
November 25th : Rocks & Minerals Discovery / Rocks & Minerals in the History of Harrow (Talk by Liz Chiu)

There is no charge for Discovery Sessions but it is essential to register. Just email contact@hhgs.org.uk to express your interest and we will send joining instructions.

Discovery Highlights
Themes:
Fossils (April 23) ~~~ Minerals (May 23) ~~~ Industry (June 23) ~~~ Rocks (July 23) ~~~ Art (Sept 23) ~~~ Building Stones (Nov 23) ~~~ Volcanoes (Dec 23) ~~~ Landscapes and maps (Jan 24) ~~~ Mining (Feb 24) ~~~ Jurassic Coast (June 24) ~~~ Fossils (Oct 24) ~~~ Silica / Quartz (Jan 25) ~~~ Chalk & Flint (April 25) ~~~ Igneous Rocks (Aug 25) ~~~ Rocks & Minerals (Nov 25)