Women in Geology
Schedule
Sat Nov 15 2025 at 10:45 am to 04:30 pm
UTC+00:00Location
Yorkshire Museum | York, EN
About this Event
An all female line up of speakers will shine a light on the many women in geology, with the key speaker Dr Tori Herridge!
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Events — Yorkshire Geological Society
10.45 Welcome and Introduction – Prof. Deborah Smith OBE (YPS President)
11.00 Keynote lecture – Mary Anning and the Myth of the Lone Heroine Dr. Tori Herridge (University of Sheffield)
11.45 The Pioneers – Dr. Leanne Hughes and Dr. Laura Burrel-Garcia (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
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
Where is it happening?
Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens, York, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00
