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Travels in Lands That Don't ExistAn Early Evening Lecture from Professor Iain Stewart (Academic and TV Presenter)

Thursday, 1st May 2014, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

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Professor Iain Stewart, academic and TV presenter, is visiting the University of Strathclyde to present an evening lecture titled: Travels in Lands that Don't Exist.  This will be a popular and accessbile gateway into modern geoscience.

Drawing on his recent TV series, Iain journeys through the ancient geography of Pangaea, exploring how the break-up of a super-continent 250 million years ago still defines landscape, livliehood and life across our modern world.

Professor Stewart is a Geologist and Professor of Geoscience Communication at the University of Plymouth. He studied at Strathclyde and Bristol universities, where his research included work on volcanoes in the Mediterranean.  He has presented a number of series about geology and the landscape. These include Men of Rock, Earth: The Power of the Planet and How to Grow a Planet.

 


Who should attend?

This event will be accessible to a wide range of people including:

  • anyone familiar and interested in the television programmes Iain has presented;
  • pupils and students at schools, colleges and universities, in particular, those studying geography, geology and earth sciences;
  • those wishing to find out more about geoscience communication.

Benefits of attending

Delegates will be more informed about modern geoscience and the topics raised in Professor Stewart's television work, and university research and teaching.



Contact

Elsa Joao
phone 0141 548 4056

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