Welcome to our online lecture series ‘An Exploration of Planet Earth’
Through this series we plan to explore a vast array of topics celebrating the Earth sciences, planet Earth and much more.
Please Note:
These talks are provided by a range of lecturers and the level of each talk will vary with each speaker. However, each talk is recorded with the intention of anybody being able to use these resources.
Each lecture was a paid event and costs £6.50 to access, this is to cover the expenses involved in bringing you such an event.
Some of these are now available for free.
Amazing Modern British Seas
Presented by world renowned underwater photographer Dr Alex Mustard MBE, this talk provides and stunningly beautiful and surprisingly pretty overview of the life hidden in British Seas.
The Flying Reptiles of The Jurassic Coast
Presented by Pterosaur expert and reader in Palaeobiology Professor David Martill, this talk explores the flying reptiles that have been discovered on the Jurassic Coast.
The Excavation of The Swanage Crocodile
Presented by freelance geologist and fossil hunter Richard Edmonds, this talk delves into one of Richard’s most exciting finds, the Swanage Crocodile, a discovery that can be seen, on display, in Dorset Museum.
Earth’s Earliest Animals?: Determining the identity of the Ediacaran biota
Presented by Dr. Alex Liu of the University of Cambridge who specialises in Palaeobiology and Palaeoecology.
Mass Extinctions, Missing Links and Other Myths of Evolution
Presented by Professor Simon Conway Morris of the University of Cambridge who specialises in Palaeobiology and Palaeoecology.
Life on Mars?
Presented by Dr. Jessica Whiteside of the University of Southampton whose research interests include mechanisms of mass extinctions and ecosystem response.
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals
Presented by Professor Steve Brusatte who has become a world renowned vertebrate palaeontologist and evolutionary biologist. Steve has become one of the go to palaeontological consultants for a range of productions including Prehistoric Planet.
The Ichthyosaurs of the Kimmeridge Clay
Presented by Dr Steve Etches MBE, who is an amateur palaeontologist who specialises in the Kimmeridge Clay.
