Career pathways in the geological sciences
The Geological Society of London (GSL) is a professional membership body and learned society for geoscience, the oldest national geological society in the world and the largest in Europe, with more than 12,000 Fellows, over 2,800 of whom are Chartered Geologists. Recognising that a sustainable future relies on geological scientists, the Geological Society is concerned that there are too few geoscientists today trained to tackle the associated challenges. UK universities have seen a decrease in admissions onto geoscience-related programmes since 2015, at the same time as competition to attract students grows. GSL’s This is Geoscience project aims to help tackle this recruitment gap and attract the next generation of geoscientists. The project aims to collate data from the UK and internationally to map the current situation and provide practical actions…