The Ussher Society

The Ussher Society, named after the geologist W.A.E. Ussher, was founded in 1962 and promotes research into all aspects of the the geology and geomorphology of South-West England, primarily through its annual conference and journal. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in geoscience within the region.

The Society holds an annual conference, including field excursions, in early January at various venues around the region. Other occasional field excursions are organised throughout the year and include a visit to the Czech Republic in September 2010.

The 2010 Conference was held in Plymouth on the 4th/5th January. Verbal and / or poster conference contributions are welcome from anyone working with the region. We are keen to provide a supportive environment for postgraduate and senior undergraduates presenting the results of their project work and are able to offer substantial financial assistance towards their conference participation. However, please note that we are unable to financially contribute towards postgraduate / undergraduate degree programmes or associated fieldwork.

The Society also publishes an annual double refereed journal Geoscience in South-West England whose multidisciplinary content includes geology, geomorphology, historical geology and a wide range of applied geology. We can offer authors rapid turnaround of accepted manuscripts (publication <6 months of submission in most cases), free use of colour (where necessary) and author pdf copies that you are welcome to place on your own or institutional webpages. Our archive of back issues represents the most comprehensive single source of geoscience research in the region and related areas during the last 50 years. Content for 1962-2004, plus abstracts of the forerunner Conference of geologists and geomorphologists working in the south-west of England (1958-61), is freely available to download. If you wish to access content published within the last five years, then you must join the Society.

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