Everyone is welcome to attend the Institute’s free public lectures. Simply click on the links below to reserve your place. All meetings begin at 5.30pm (tea and coffee) for 6.00pm.
For a full record of the Institute’s event please see our Transactions.
For our actives with other learned and professional societies see our joint events.
Thursday 18th June 2020
The Past, Present and Future of 3D Printing
Catriona Sellick, Durham University
via YouTube Live from 17:55- 18:50, Q&A until 19:30.
Thursday 20th August 2020
Geological Disposal – Delivering the Nation’s Largest Environmental Project
Steve Reece, Radioactive Waste Management Ltd.
via YouTube Live from 17:55- 18:50, Q&A until 19:30.
Abstract and Speaker Biography
Thursday 17th September 2020
A Time of Waste – Sustainable Environmental Geoscience Solutions
Prof Chris Greenwell, Durham University
via YouTube Live from 17:55- 18:50, Q&A until 19:30.
Thursday 15th October 2020
NEIMME AGM & Inland Jet Mining in the North Yorkshire Moors
Chris Twigg, North York Moors Caving Club & Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
via YouTube Live from 17:55- 18:50, Q&A until 19:30.
Abstract and Speaker Biography
Tuesday 24th November 2020
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs
Prof Steve Brusatte, University of Edinburgh
via YouTube Live from 17:55- 18:50, Q&A until 19:30.
Thursday 21st January 2021
New Zealand – Geology, Mining and Narrow Gauge Railways
Dr David Bell, North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers
via YouTube Live from 17:55- 18:50, Q&A until 19:30.
Thursday 18th February 2021
The Curious Case of Bursting Lamprophyres in the Mine
Dr Hannah Hughes, Camborne School of Mines
via YouTube Live from 17:55- 18:50, Q&A until 19:30.
March 2021 – TBA
April 2021 – TBA
Joint Conference between the Institute and the Durham Energy Institute
Details TBA
Links to Information and Slides from Previous Talks
Thursday 22nd November 2018, 18:30-19:30
Slide Presentation – Dealing with coal mine waters in the North East – Taking a Long Term View
Ian Watson, Chartered Geologist working as Technical Lead – Water at the Coal Authority.
