Addressing Global Challenges

Location University of Liverpool
Dates 27 September to 2 October 2024
Who should attend? Everyone interested in earth science education and teaching at all levels and in all contexts..
What is the cost? This year's costs are to be confirmed but will be around £200 for the full programme of activities.
Discounts? Discounts are available for members, early payment and group bookings.
Annual conference

Addressing Global Challenges

The theme of this year's conference hosted by the Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool is Addressing Global Challenges. The world is at a critical point with the future changing relevance of fossil fuels, our increasing reliance on rare earth elements and the ever increasing need for high capacity lithium-ion batteries. How we teach these topics will have a direct and significant effect on the actions and priorities of the next generation of geologists. These and other challenges are the themes discussed this year.

Overview

The School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Liverpool studies our planet from the atmosphere and from its surface to the deep Earth, and in doing so they explore the diverse ways in which societies, communities and ecosystems across the planet respond to differing aspects of environmental, economic, and social change. Researchers in the school have global experience and are leading experts in a wide range of fields such as:

  • geothermal geoscience and development
  • the geomechanically and geochemical processes resulting from carbon capture and storage
  • quantifying past and future changes in Arctic ecosystems by identifying the response in food webs
  • understanding mineral processes controlling critical minerals development
  • seismic monitoring of eruptive behaviour

Their research focusses on issues such as understanding how the ocean is responding to climate change, developing technologies for generating renewable and sustainable energy, using geological carbon storage to reduce carbon emissions, developing sustainable routes to exploration, extraction, substitution, and recycling of critical minerals. As a result, the conference theme chosen for 2024 is “Addressing Global Challenges”.

Our programme

The programme is subject to further development.

  • Friday: Welcome, exhibitors displays and welcome drinks.
  • Saturday: Workshops, seminars, lectures and our conference dinner.
  • Sunday: Fieldtrip, workshops, seminars, lectures.

Keynote activities

A range of lecture, seminars, workshops and our always amazing fieldtrip.

  • Keynote speakers:
  • Seminars:
  • Workshops:
  • Fieldtrip:

Social events

From Friday evening through to Sunday lunchtime we run a programme of social gatherings within and alongside the conference.

  • Friday:
  • Saturday:
  • Sunday:

Exhibitors and sponsors

A range of organisations attend the conference, from exam boards, to equipment suppliers, universities and travel agencies. If you would like to attend as an exhibitor or would like to sponsor an aspect of the conference please get in touch.

Fully and partially funded attendance

A very limited number of discounts and grants are available to help you attend the conference. Please complete a request form if you believe that you would qualify. We especially want to help:

  • Students and those training to teach earth sciences.
  • Teachers travelling long distances.
  • Teachers who face particular difficulties with attending the conference.

Portsmouth 2023

We are very grateful to Portsmouth University and its staff for hosting the last annual conference. The resources, memorable photographs, seminar packs and more are available to members after logging in.