The Geological Society

The Geological Society offers grades of membership for every stage of your career, from student to retirement. Find out about the benefits of membership, and how we can help you achieve and maintain Chartered status.

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Fellowship Code of Conduct

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Chartership and professional

CPD scheme
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- Endorsed Training Events

Associated Societies

Accreditation of Company Training Schemes
Professional Registers

PUBLICATIONS

Information about the Geological Society’s internationally acclaimed books and journals for authors, editors, librarians and readers. Order publications, find out about the Lyell Collection and read guidelines for preparing a paper or submitting a book proposal.

Bookshop
Lyell Collection
Online Archives
Information for libraries
Catalogues

Geofacets-GSL Millennium Edition
Journals

Books

Permissions
Open Access Publishing
Instructions for authors
- Top tips
Guidelines for reviewers
Supplementary Publications
Publishing policies

LIBRARY

Discover and access geoscience information resources via one of the world’s premier Earth science libraries. Search our collection of printed books, maps and journals, e-resources, bibliographic databases and archives.

Library Catalogue
E-Resources

Visiting the Library
Library services

The Map Room
Archives & Special Collections

Sponsor our collections
Picture Library
Collection Highlights
Library Events
Library Strategy 2017 - 2026
2020 Library review

EVENTS & COURSES

Search the events bar for a dynamic programme of conferences, field trips, public events and training courses. Enquire about unique room hire options at Burlington House, Piccadilly.

Society Conferences & Events
Training courses
Public Lectures 2024
Regional and Specialist group events

Scientific Themes
Past meeting resources
Venue hire

Meeting proposals

EDUCATION & CAREERS

Information and resources for teachers and students from primary education onwards; for those making careers choices after A-levels including undergraduate and further degrees at university; and for those seeking professional geosciences training or exploring lifelong learning opportunities.

Schools
Schools Geology Challenge
Earth Science Ambassadors

Teaching resources
Microsite: The Rock Cycle
Microsite: Plate Tectonics

Universities
University Geoscience UK

Grants and awards
Early Career Geologist award
Careers information
- Careers leaflets
- Careers Day
Microsite: Geology Career Pathways
Jobs
Lifelong learning
GEON

OUTREACH & POLICY

Updates on outreach activities, information about how the geosciences interact with society, details of policy related meetings, consultation responses, and policy briefing notes.

Outreach
Earth Science Week 2024

Policy
- Expertise database
Road to COP26
Geology for Society

Consultations
Policy briefing notes and statements
Critical issues in geology

GEOSCIENTIST

Geoscientist is the Fellowship magazine of the Geological Society: with news about science, people, the Society, features, reviews, opinion, letters and forthcoming events. All this, and more, can be found at our dedicated website Geoscientist Online

Archived content

GROUPS & NETWORKS

Information on our Specialist and Regional groups, Joint Associations and Networks. Keep up to date with activities, news and events and find out how Fellows can get involved.

Commissions
- Stratigraphy Commission
Higher Education Network
Environment Network
Early Career Network
International Groups

Specialist Groups

Specialist Groups Cont.

Regional Groups

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ABOUT US

The Geological Society of London is the UK's national society for geoscience, providing support to over 12,000 members in the UK and overseas. Founded in 1807, we are the oldest geological society in the world.

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Scientific Themes

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Working for the Society
- Burlington House jobs
- Publishing House jobs
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Resources for Key Stage 2
Introduce earth science and a selection of careers to your class with this presentation. To coincide with the presentation is our Key Stage 2 resource pack, which features some of our popular curriculum-linked activity sheets on volcanoes, fossils and space.
Download the Key Stage 2 presentation	Download the Key Stage 2 resource pack	Download the 'Mapping my Area' activity sheet
Resources for Key Stages 3 & 4
For Key Stages 3 and 4, this short presentation is designed to be used as part of form time or at the start of a lesson. The focus is on careers in earth science, highlighting where you might work as a volcanologist, hydrogeologist and more. Also includes advice on choosing GCSEs/Nationals and A-Levels/Highers.
Download the careers presentation	Download the Key Stages 3–4 resource pack
Resources for Key Stage 5
To celebrate Earth Science Week, why not encourage your students to enter Schools Geology Challenge? Schools Geology Challenge is our annual competition for students aged 16–18 to explore a geoscience topic for themselves and present it for an online audience – in any way they want to! This presentation will provide your students with more information and inspiration for their own entry.
Download the Schools Geology Challenge presentation

Outreach & Policy

Earth Science Week 2024 Resources

Earth Science Week is an annual event that promotes responsible stewardship of the Earth through celebratory events and opportunities to discover the Earth Sciences, involving community groups, educators, and citizens.

Resources for Key Stage 2

Resources for Key Stages 3 & 4

Resources for Key Stage 5