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Stereonet 11

Stereonet 11

A fantastic piece of software for plotting and analysing structural data using stereonets. Input the raw data using a text file or directly in the software itself and then fiddle with poles, planes, rose diagrams etc to your hearts content!

Environmental Geophysicist

Environmental Geophysicist

This is one of the blog entries from the Sandie Will’s Rockhead Geoscience Series “A Day in The Geo Life”.  In this entry Dr. Alistair McClymont describes his job as a Geophysicist. Alastair McClymont works in environmental consulting in Calgary, Alberta. His geophysics group uses a wide variety of different geophysical techniques to non-invasively map […]

Get Kids into Survey

Get Kids into Survey

“Get Kids into Survey” is an amazing resource to encourage kids in to GeoSpatial careers:  This is the intro from the site: “Get Kids into Survey began in 2017 with the creation of the first GKiS poster – a fun resource for the survey community to share with their children in order to help them […]

Geology Career Pathways (Geological Society of London)

Geology Career Pathways (Geological Society of London)

The Geological Society of London has made a fantastic website taking you from school age to early career, showing all the routes and jobs a geologist could do. Career profiles and job sector descriptions cover many roles with personalised interviews to give future geologists a good picture of what they may like to train themselves […]

AGU Youtube

AGU Youtube

The AGU youtube channel (American Geophysical Union) has various geoscience videos, from virtual field trips where outcrops are explained in short videos to online conferences discussing up to date research. Another very interesting section is the career development advice for professionals already in the industry, as well as those only just starting out!

Nick Zentner

Nick Zentner

Nick Zentner, a geology lecturer from Washington USA, presents various videos on geology-related topics. The “Nick from Home” series, recorded during the Covid-19 pandemic, is particularly brilliant with 1 hour+ livestreams about a huge range of geology topics using a trusty chalkboard and various other props in his garden/house.