The Geochemistry Group is looking to recruit 2 full committee members (including a new communications officer) and 2 postgraduate student representatives. To apply for this position, please submit a short statement of no more than 200 words using the space below. The statement should be addressing why you would like to contribute the Geochemistry Group. Position is only available to those based in the UK or Ireland. Deadline to apply is 9th April. Job descriptions: Full committee member (ordinary member): this role involves attending quarterly committee meetings (typically online) and helping ..read more

If you’ve attended or heard of the Geochemistry Group’s “Out of Academia: Into Science” career panels, we want to hear from you! We’d be really grateful if you could take 5 minutes to complete the feedback form below ..read more

The Geochemistry Group is looking to appoint one new co-opted member to join our committee. The deadline is 04.10.2022. Applications will be evaluated in mid-October for a late-October start. The role of the committee members is to support the Geochemistry Group’s usual activities (awarding student travel bursaries/awards , organizing our annual research in progress meeting, organizing career events). In addition, we hope that these new appointments will help improve representation of minorities on the Geochemistry Group steering committee as well as assist in devising and implementi ..read more

The Geochemistry Group is looking to appoint three new ordinary members to join our committee. The deadline is 06.05.2022 and members will be elected at the Geochemistry Group Research in Progress AGM in Cardiff. The role of the committee members is to support the Geochemistry Group’s usual activities (awarding student travel bursaries/awards , organizing our annual research in progress meeting, organizing career events). In addition, we hope that these new appointments will help improve representation of minorities on the Geochemistry Group steering committee as well as assist in devising and ..read more

We are excited to announce that Dr. Arola Moreras Marti is the winner of the Geochemistry Group Postdoctoral Medal! She won for her paper entitled: “Quadruple sulfur isotope biosignatures from terrestrial Mars analogue systems” in GCA. Arola is originally from Barcelona where she did her undergraduate in Geology at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB). She then did her PhD at the University of St Andrews, and is now a Postdoctoral Researcher between the University of Glasgow and University of St Andrews. Her field of study has been astrobiology, with particular focus on trying to unders ..read more

The Geochemistry Group is looking to appoint a co-opted member to our committee. The deadline is 08.10.2021. The role of the committee members is to support the Geochemistry Group’s usual activities (awarding student travel bursaries, ECR awards and organising our annual research in progress meeting). In addition, we hope that these new appointments will help improve representation of minorities on the Geochemistry Group steering committee as well as assist in devising and implementing strategies that address the lack of diversity within the wider UK geochemistry community. The appointments ar ..read more

The Geochemistry Group is excited to announce the launch of the monthly panel series, “Out of Academia: Into Science”. We recognise that there is a wide array of career options open to ECRs, but in the middle of a project it can be unclear exactly how the specific skills gained can be relevant to non-academic careers. Through this series of panel discussions, we aim to showcase the range of diverse careers open to geochemistry PhD graduates and help gain insight into how the skills and experience from the PhD are valued in other sectors. These will be virtual events held on the last Wednesday ..read more

The Geochemistry Group’s Research in Progress meeting (GGRiP) entered new territory in 2021. In addition to being the first time that the event was held fully online, it was also the first time that we were able to welcome contributions and attendance from overseas delegates, with free participation for institutions in low and middle income countries as recognised by the Research4Life partnership. Whilst we fully recognise and appreciate the benefits of meeting and sharing our latest research face-to-face, the group was delighted to be able to support PhD students and early career researchers ..read more

Many of us have wondered at some point how we might use our geochemistry degree outside of the familiar environment of academia. Here, Ayesha Landon-Browne, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, gives us a peek into what it’s like to work as an exploration geologist in Canada. Hi Ayesha, can you quickly introduce your academic background? Hi! My PhD research utilizes non-traditional stable isotopes (Fe, Pt) to infer source systematics of Archean mantle derived rocks and how this can be influenced by large scale geological events. Prior to this, I completed a BSc in Chemistry and Earth ..read more

The recipient of the 2019 Research Excellence Award of the European Mineralogical Union is Dr. Nadège Hilairet from CNRS and Université de Lille, France. She received the award for her outstanding contributions to understanding rock deformation and rheology as well as for her international collaborative research. On Friday, 29th January 2021, at 11.00 am CET (10.00 am GMT), via Zoom, Dr Hilairet will deliver a lecture: Deformation and transformation of subduction zone hydrous minerals and rocks This is free to all to attend but pre-registration is required here ..read more