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SCIENTIST GEO VOLUME 24 NO 2 u MARCH 2014 u WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST The Fellowship Magazine of the Geological Society of London UK / Overseas where sold to individuals: £3.95 society on facebook] [www.facebook.com/geolsoc Her dark materials Kathryn Goodenough hunts for rare metals in Greenland CRACKING UP VOTE! VOTE! VOTE! CLIMATE CHANGE How adverse soil conditions Time to make your choice Society publishes affect the local roads of Britain in the Council elections addendum to 2010 report GEOSCIENTIST CONTENTS 24 26 14 20 FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE... 14 Lincolnshire cracking How soil science can help the long-term repair and maintenance of our essential local roads network REGULARS 05 Welcome Ted Nield hails the refurbishment of the Council Room at Burlington House 06 Society news What your Society is doing at home and abroad, in London and the regions 09 Council elections Exercise your democratic right 13 Soapbox Ben Topley wonders why university Earth ON THE COVER: science departments don’t show more support for 20 Hunting critical metals Geology A-Level Kathryn Goodenough uses a Society fieldwork 23 Calendar Society activities this month grant to find new sources of rare elements vital 24 Books and arts Ted Nield reviews the remodelling of to new and emerging technologies the Geological Society’s Council Room, Burlington House 26 People Geoscientists in the news and on the move ONLINE SPECIAL Geikie request: Help Haslemere Educational Museum identify 28 Obituary Richard Allen Downing 1928-2013 the subjects in Sir Archibald Geikie’s amazing field sketch archive! 29 Crossword Win a special publication of your choice WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST | MARCH 2014 | 03 04 | MARCH 2014 | WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST GEOSCIENTIST WELCOME Geoscientist is the ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE ~ Fellowship magazine of Jonathan Knight MOUNTAINS BEHIND NUUK, GREENLAND, CLOSE the Geological Society T 01727 739 193 of London E jonathan@centuryone TO THE BOUNDARY OF THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET publishing.ltd.uk Cover: Anders Peter Photography / Shutterstock.com The Geological Society, ~ Burlington House, Piccadilly, ART EDITOR London W1J 0BG Heena Gudka T +44 (0)20 7434 9944 F +44 (0)20 7439 8975 DESIGN & PRODUCTION E [email protected] Sarah Astington (Not for Editorial - Please contact the Editor) PRINTED BY Century One Publishing House Publishing Ltd. 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