Dear Geochemists,

Our latest updates are here….

GGRIP 2026 - Save the date!
We are excited to announce that the next Geochemistry Group Research in Progress (GGRiP) meeting will take place in Bristol on the 24th-26th of March 2026. More details to follow soon!

Jobs:
UCL have a lectureship advertised with a tight timeline (closing date 24 June). Full details here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=35084&jobTitle=Lectureship+in+Earth+Sciences. The position is a full-time permanent academic post at Lecturer level (Grade 8) in Earth Sciences. Research areas include the climate crisis, hydrogeology, sustainable resources, the energy transition, natural hazards, and planetary science.


Meeting attendance Bursaries (PhDs & ECRs):
More information and the application form can be found on our website https://geochemistry.group/funding-opportunities/. These are often under subscribed, so you stand a great chance of success. You have plenty of time before the 15th October deadline, perfect if you are planning to go to a conference this winter!


Geo-Bio Interfaces:
Please consider submitting your papers to Geo-Bio Interfaces, a journal of the Mineralogical Society. It aims to answer fundamental and emerging questions in geoscience and bioscience, by exploring contemporary scientific disciplines and the interconnection between them. The table below shows the full scope of the journal:

SECTION

THEME

Microbial

Microbial controls in the geo-environment

Microbial controls in astrogeobiology

Biofilm form and function

Contributions to geochemical cycles

Microbial weathering of minerals, rocks and soils

Extremophiles

Environmental

Bioremediation of toxic substances

Water treatment and wastewater management

Biocatalysis of minerals and biomineralization

Carbon sequestration

Geochemical

Mineral-microbe-water reactions, thermodynamics, and kinetics

Isotope (bio)geochemistry

Geochemical and biogeochemical reactions and controls

Reactive transport modelling and colloid transport

Scaling of geochemical and biogeochemical reactions

Trace metals and organics in biogeochemical cycles

Energy and Resources

 

Mineral capture, storage and disposal

Geomicrobiological prospecting

Microbial transformation of economically important minerals and elements

Biomining and resource recovery

Challenges of sustainability and geomaterials

Microbe-mineral interfaces in soil productivity and agriculture





























Earth Science Women’s Network:
After a successful set of events over the past four years, the Earth Science Women's Network Professional Development and Networking Committee (formerly Member Events) is now planning a new set of event activities for implementation in future years from late 2025 onwards. The landscape today may feel quite different to how it was several years ago. To ensure that our activities are aligned with the needs and interests of the ESWN community and that they are timely, we invite you to participate in a ~5 minutes survey (open to all) to help us shape the program: https://forms.gle/DyZHMhvNVzV7J5zh7 (survey closes on June 30)


Follow us on Bluesky and LinkedIn:
Our X account is no longer, so please:


YouTube:
Check out some great resources on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@geochemistrygroup4420. Here you can watch all our past series of 'ECR Skills for Geochemists' and 'Out of Academia: Into Science’.


Mineralogical Society:

The Society now offers 300 free student memberships for 3 years! This is a fantastic offer and we encourage all students to join. More info here: https://www.minersoc.org/membership.html


You can watch the MinSoc Skills and Training events from last year and find out more about upcoming events here: https://www.minersoc.org/skills-and-training.html



All the best


George