The IAH GB Chapter committee is looking to co-opt two new committee members immediately, to help with management of Chapter activities. We also give advance notice that we are hoping to co-opt a further two committee members at the end of 2019. We would be particularly interested to hear from members working in the academic,…
John Day Bursary 2019
Applications for the IAH British Chapter John Day Bursary 2019 are open. This bursary is offered to postgraduate students studying at any university in Britain, who are carrying out hydrogeological fieldwork outside Britain as part of their postgraduate studies. The bursary has a value of £750, and the successful applicant will receive a 1 year free membership of IAH. The bursary winner…
Use of the deep subsurface in the UK: what are the implications for groundwater resources?
Use of the deep subsurface in the UK: what are the implications for groundwater resources? The Geological Society, Burlington House, London, UK 11–12 July 2018 There is renewed interest in the deep (>200 m below ground level) onshore sub-surface in the UK, with increasing exploration for, and development of: • Conventional and unconventional oil and…
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…
Threatened closure of Birmingham MSc in Hydrogeology
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Dick Downing Memorial Lecture rescheduled – 8th July 2015, GeolSoc, London
Groundwater: Our Hidden Asset. Recent developments in hydrogeology, built upon the legacy of Dick Downing 8 July 2015 – The Geological Society, Burlington House, London Richard Allen (‘Dick’) Downing, who died in 2013, was a geological polymath who worked for most of career as a hydrogeologist, making contributions on almost every aspect of the science.…
IAH Karst Commission June 2015, Birmingham – Full Programme Now Available
KGatB 2015 draft conference programme
2014 Ineson Lecture – 6th October, Burlington House
Hydrocarbon impacts to groundwater resources Jim Barker, Emeritus Professor, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences – University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Professor Barker has extensive research experience in groundwater contamination by organic chemicals, especially petroleum hydrocarbons and industrial chemicals. He will talk about the processes that control the subsurface migration and fate of organic…
What can hydrogeologists contribute to safe water supply and poverty reduction?
Hydrogeologists without Borders UK Hydrogeological Group of the Geological Society International Association of Hydrogeologists *** Registration now open *** 5th June 2014 Burlington House, London Groundwater plays a key role in the provision of reliable water supplies in many less-developed regions of the world. Due to its complexity, a detailed understanding of the groundwater environment…