Yorkshire Philosophical Society

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WOMEN IN GEOLOGY

Study Day to be held in the Tempest Anderson Hall, Yorkshire Museum, York YO1 7FR

November 15th 2025

A joint Yorkshire Geological Society and Yorkshire Philosophical Society Event

10.45    Welcome and Introduction – Prof. Deborah Smith OBE (YPS President) and David Harbourne (YPS Chair)

11.00    Keynote lecture – Dr. Tori Herridge (University of Sheffield)

11.45    The Pioneers – Dr. Leanne Hughes (British Geological Survey)

12.25    A short history of women in sedimentology. Prof. Cathy Hollis (University of Manchester)

13.05    LUNCH INTERVAL

14.30    Welcome back and YGS Business – Prof. Colin Waters (YGS President)

14.45    Women in Volcanology – who are we, who were we and how do we tell our hidden stories? Dr. Rebecca Williams (University of Hull)

15.25    A new sedimentary cycle: documentation of a rapid ‘anthropoclastic’ cycle. Dr. Amanda Owen (University of Glasgow)

16.05    Discussion and Q&A

16.30    Close

Abstracts and programme for Women in Geology day

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