Herdman Symposium
The Herdman Symposium is run annually by the Herdman
Earth Sciences Society and the Department of Earth,
Ocean and Ecological Sciences at the University of
Liverpool. It has been held every year since 1973.
The Herdman Earth Sciences Society is the student
geology society at the University of Liverpool. Founded in
1918, it is one of the oldest such societies in the UK.
Sponsors
Herdman Symposium
The Herdman Symposium is run annually by the Herdman
Earth Sciences Society and the Department of Earth,
Ocean and Ecological Sciences at the University of
Liverpool. It has been held every year since 1973.
The Herdman Earth Sciences Society is the student
geology society at the University of Liverpool. Founded in
1918, it is one of the oldest such societies in the UK.
It would not be possible to hold the Herdman Symposium
without the generous support of our sponsors.
Cover credits
The climate stripes used on the cover, headers and
footers of this brochure are the work of Prof. Ed Hawkins.
They are the climate stripes for Liverpool using 1850-2023
data, generated as part of his #showyourstripes project.
The project can be viewed at showyourstripes.info.
“The Holocene has ended. The Garden of
Eden is no more. We have changed the world
so much that scientists say we are in a new
geological age: the Anthropocene, the age
of humans.”
- Sir David Attenborough
Itinerary
9:50 Introduction
Prof. Peter Burgess (Professor of Sedimentary Geology, University of
Liverpool), Asriel Wilde (President of the Herdman Society), Jennifer
Mackie (Herdman Symposium Secretary)
10:10 Prof. Mark Maslin (University College London)
How humans caused the Anthropocene
11:00 Dr. Karen Hanghøj (British Geological Survey)
Perspectives on the energy transition: It starts with a rock
11:50 Break
12:10 Dr. Claus-Dieter Hillenbrand (British Antarctic Survey)
How geological records from Antarctica can provide context for
current and future ice sheet changes
13:00 Lunch
13:50 Prof. Babette Hoogakker (Herriot-Watt University)
Ocean oxygenation and climate tipping points
14:40 Prof. Chris Jackson (WSP)
The geological disposal of nuclear waste: Why, how and where?
15:30 Break
15:50 Prof. Richard Worden (University of Liverpool)
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
16:40 Closing remarks
17:00 Drinks reception: Pen Factory, 13 Hope Street
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