Groundwater – Our Hidden Asset – Sept 13-14 – Birmingham

A two-day conference to celebrate the International Association of Hydrogeologists 60th anniversary and the Geological Society Year of Water, hosted by the University of Birmingham. The conference will incorporate the Ineson Lecture and re-launch of Groundwater our Hidden Asset supported by the Groundwater Forum. The conference has four broad topic areas: Groundwater and energy Groundwater…

John Day Bursary 2016

Applications for the John Day Bursary are now open for 2016.  The £750 John Day bursary is open to postgraduate students studying at any university in Great Britain.  The bursary is to support students undertaking hydrogeology-related fieldwork outside Great Britain as part of their postgraduate studies. It reflects John Day’s commitment to the need for the science…

Early Career Hydrogeologists’ Conference 2015 – Call for Abstracts

 8-9th July 2015, Newcastle University Hydrogeology may be underground but it’s not out of sight and a new generation hydrogeologists will be tackling a new set of problems including: fracking, nuclear waste storage, groundwater flooding, increasing demand on water resources, the impact of climate change, and new pollution risks. This two-day conference provides an opportunity…

Characterization and Engineering of Karst Aquifers

International Course and Field Seminar: Characterization and Engineering of Karst Aquifers This international course and field seminar will take place the week before the International Karst Conference which will also be held in Trebinje. The technical sessions will emphasise practical aspects and engineering applications in karst hydrogeology. Some experience in karst hydrogeology would be helpful…

June 2015 Karst Meeting Birmingham

GROUNDWATER IN KARST With optional pre- and post-conference field trips: 20-26 June 2015, Birmingham, UK PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT The word “karst” is a germanization of the place name for a region in the northwest Dinaric area that is commonly referred to as “the Classic Karst”. The word has passed into the scientific vocabulary to describe a…