Girls into Geoscience
This exciting, one-day free event takes place in the summer of each year and will introduce S5-S6/A-level students to the geosciences. Geosciences is a diverse subject that incorporates aspects of geography, biology, chemistry, computing science, mathematics, and physics to understand Earth’s past, present and future, and use those lessons and skills to make a difference in the world. This event is open to all CIS and trans women and non-binary students who are comfortable in a space that promotes women.
This event brings together women from industry, government bodies, academia and High schools in order to highlight and promote the role Geoscience has in our society and its potential to be an exciting and worthwhile subject and career to pursue for women.
The event has a mixture of activities taking place, ranging from a mini lecture, career talks from those who have gone into Geoscience careers as well as labs and workshops where participants are able to get hands on with Geoscience concepts.
Girls into Geoscience has grown from an initial concept at the University of Plymouth, with events now present in Ireland, Wales and Scotland. It is a fantastic, supportive network that we are very proud to be a part of.
For any queries, or if you would like to join our mailing list, please contact us on girlsintogeo@glasgow.ac.uk or through Twitter and Instagram
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Girls into Geoscience: Scotland 2025
We are delighted to launch our Girls into Geoscience: Scotland 2025 event which takes place on Friday 13th June 2025. The event will be in-person and will take place on the University of Glasgow’s historic main campus, situated in the west end of the city. We have some fantastic speakers confirmed for the event.
Interspersed amongst our guest speakers, the participants will choose 2 of the 4 workshops options:
- Will Scotland be hit by another Tsunami, led by Dr. Millie Bompard
- Hands on with rocks and minerals, led by Luisa Hendy
- What lies beneath:the storage potential of rocks, led by Dr. Amanda Owen
- Virtual Geology, led by Dr. Jessica Pugsley
In addition, participants will have the opportunity to interact with current students and staff at the University of Glasgow to explore topics such as ‘life at university’, ‘careers after university’ and ‘menstruation in the field’.
To register for the event please fill in this form. Places for the event will be awarded on a first come first serve basis. Please be aware there is a two-stage registration process. Step 1 is to fill in the registration form, and step 2 will be a parental/guardian permission form, which will be sent within ~2 working days once the initial registration form is filled in.
This year we have a limited number of travel grants available for students to attend this event. Application forms for this will be released in the near future. Please follow our social media pages for updates.
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