All welcome, join us for a keynote talk from Olivia Adu from the Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, Carlisle, followed by panel discussion with Lesley Dunlop (Chair, GeoConservationUK), Jessica T Smith (Vice-President, the Geological Society) and Peter Kennett (Earth Science Teachers’ Association).

Keynote talk - Olivia Adu

Everyone taking part in GeoWeek has their own geological journey. During this talk, Olivia will be highlighting the collaborative work that 17 organisations have created in the North-West of England. In Cumbria, they have created opportunities for the public, museums, and organisations, to reflect on their own connection to geology, with creative events and exhibitions across the region. This partnership has created an environment that fosters Scientific curiosity, the celebration of industrial heritage, artistic expression, literary exploration, and geological conservation. Discover your connection to geology, through your relationship to the Landscape.

Olivia Adu works at Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery, as a Curatorial Assistant in the Geology Collection. She also Volunteers as a member of Cumbria Geoconservation Society member, an Advisory board member of The PLACE collective, and Anti-racist Cumbria member. Livi has 8 years of digital marketing experience and hopes to bring her expertise in social media, SEO, and User Experience (UX) into the heritage sector. Livi is currently exploring how Games, VR, AR and AI can be brought into the arts and culture sector, as part of her AMA. Her ambition is to use more digital technology to make the sector more accessible for anyone who wants to contribute to the Heritage sector.

Panel discussion

The event will be chaired by Lesley Dunlop of Northumbria University, Chair of both the English Geodiversity Forum and GeoConservationUK and a member of the Executive Committee of ProGEO (European Geoconservation).

Peter Kennett has over 30 years experience as a teacher in geology, other sciences and geography. He is a founder member of the Earth Science Teachers’ Association (ESTA) and founded the Earth Science Education Unit (ESEU) with Chris King. He is Hon. Secretary of the Sheffield Area Geology Trust.

Jessica T Smith is an Engineering Geologist with Atkins in Glasgow and is Vice President of the Geological Society of London. A Chartered Geologist, Jessica has been involved in the delivery of a variety of engineering geological elements of projects in Scotland and overseas including the A9 Dualling, Katrine Aqueducts refurbishment, and multiple rock slope stabilisation works in Gibraltar. Jessica is a STEM Ambassador and has helped to deliver Transport Scotland’s STEM initiative Academy9 along the A9 corridor.

This Launch Event for GeoWeek2022 is dedicated to Prof Chris King (1949-2022), Earth Science Educator and Founder of GeoWeekUK.

Find out more about GeoWeek and events planned across the UK from 7-15 May 2022 at the GeoWeek website - earth-science.org.uk/geoweek/