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October 2015

Editorial

Dying for science

Ted Nield mourns the brutal murders science journalists in Bangladesh.

 

Opinion

To Mediocrity

Lewis McCaffrey sings the praises of those who never win the glittering prizes

 

Features

Limits to growth revisited

Kristin Vala Ragnrarsdottir and Harald U Sverdrup put natural resources into Global Perspective.

 

Solid foundation

Geology lies at the heart of a public consultation about radioactive waste disposal, due to close in early December, writes Natalyn Ala.

 

Society News

Council nominations call

Now is the time for all good men and women to come to the aid of the Society

 

Appy birthday

The Society and ESRI have produced a special app for the 100 Great Geosites project

 

Geologist on the moon

Society launches commemorative event to celebrate the first moonwalk by a geologist - Harrison Schmitt

 

Extended access to journals

GSL is pleased to offer a new combined online journals package from 2015

 

Books & Arts

Books and Arts

Four new books reviewed by Graham Evans, Richard Porter, Rick Brassington and Don Hallett

 

People

Golden finish

Ted Nield has lunch with Edmund Nickless, who muses on the changes since his appontment, the Glorious Revolution of 1997, and the future...

 

The Wasting of time

Geologist and science writer Nina Morgan has stumbled over a curious case of research resurrection in an Oxford graveyard.

 

Obituaries

Desmond Henry Oswald 1923-2015

Exploration geologist who gained national notoriety over plans to drill for oil under Windsor Castle

 

Michael Cooper 1949-2015

Engineer and geologist who always stressed the importance of ground conditions