University Geoscience UK

University Geoscience UK (UGUK) represents all Earth Science departments in the UK helping to promote discussion and exchange of information between Earth Science departments, and to provide a single point of contact to those university departments

University Geoscience UK is a national organisation that represents all Earth Science departments in the UK. University Geoscience UK promotes discussion and exchange of information between departments/schools and acts as a point of contact between these and professional, government and quality control agencies.

Functions

The purpose of University Geoscience UK is:

To provide a forum for discussion, expression of opinion and development of a common approach in matters of importance to university departments.
To represent the interests of, and speak on behalf of, geoscience departments on advisory, discussion, assessment and management panels.
To encourage good practice, innovation and dissemination of information and material resources amongst geoscience departments.
To provide a focal and formal point of contact for the university geoscience community with government agencies, quality control agencies, the research councils and the higher education funding councils.
To represent the interests of the university geoscience community in relation to quality assessment panels.
To provide a channel of communication and operational liaison between the university geoscience community and professional bodies such as the Geological Society of London and the Earth Science Teachers Association.
To monitor developments and changes in the provision of geoscience teaching and research within universities in the UK and generate information and databases as resources permit.

University Geoscience UK website

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Chair:
Sian Davies-Vollum (Sian.Davies-Vollum@Northampton.ac.uk)

Executive Secretary:
Dave Healy (D.Healy@leeds.ac.uk)