Celebrate the end of the trimester with a Trivia Night! A joint event with GSA held completely online in Gathertown. Get Ready for Trivia!   Celebrate the end of the trimester with a fun, free, and completely online Trivia Night. Gather your friends for a chance to win table prizes—so everyone on the winning team gets a prize, like a special notebook. When: Saturday, October 11th, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM AEST Where: https://app.gather.town/app/akWeuVb6M5IIX29B/UNElife.   The Pet Rock Competition   Looking for a chance to win an individual prize and get a head start on the fun? Get creative and join our online Pet Rock Competition! This is your opportunity to bring a rock to life and show off your personality.   How to Enter   Create Your Pet Rock: Find a cool rock and give it a personality! Decorate it with paint, googly eyes, yarn, or anything else you can imagine. Give It a Name and a Bio: What's your pet rock's name? What are its hobbies, dreams, and favorite foods? Write a fun, creative bio to describe its unique character. Submit Your Entry: You must submit your pet rock creation by October 6th. Submit your pet rock via our Facebook or Instagram page, or email it to unegs@myune.edu.au Attend the Main Event: A shortlist of the best pet rocks will be created, and we'll announce the winners at the Trivia Night on October 11th after a live poll vote. It's a great chance to hang out with friends and enjoy a night of rock-solid fun.   How to Join the Event The entire night, including the trivia and the final pet rock showcase, will be held online in our Gather.town meeting space. You can join the event on Saturday, October 11th, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM AEST by grabbing a free ticket today!   About Our Hosts, The Geological Society of Australia   🪨 💎 ⛏️ ⚒️ 🗿 🌋 ☄️ 🪙 🧪 ⚛️ 🌍 🗺️ ⛰️ 🏞️ 🌊 💧 🔥 ✨ The GSA is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, advancing, and supporting Earth sciences in Australia. They represent all Earth science disciplines, including geologists, geophysicists, geochemists, and more. You can learn more about their work on the official GSA website: www.gsa.org.au Interested in joining the community? Become a member and get access to exclusive benefits, publications, and events: Join the GSA

Join Helen to hear about her palaeo adventures with some of the UNE HDR crew to the Eromanga Basin for her Honours project. Get an insight into what can be possible when you delve into higher degrees. In person in EM2, or online in Gathertown!

The UNE Geoscience Society's first AGM is being held in August! We will be having dinner at the Whitebull before holding the AGM both in-person and online in Gather Town. Dinner will be from 6:30 - 7:30pm, with the AGM officially opening at 7:30pm. Complimentary meals to the value of $30 are available at dinner, with online attendees going into the draw to win one of three $50 vouchers. If you are interested in joining our committee, please email us at unegs@myune.edu.au. We have several roles available that include: Treasurer Events Coordinator Sponsorship Officer Social Media Coordinator Online Student Representative General Committee member Places at the dinner are limited with members having first dibs (membership is free), so please make sure you book your spot if you plan to attend in-person!   

Emil is a master’s student researching sharks from the middle Cretaceous of Australia. 100 million years ago, the vast Eromanga Seaway covered much of the Australian continent and hosted a diverse community of marine fauna, including sharks preserved through an extensive fossil record of their teeth. Come along to learn what sharks can tell us about Australia’s past and volunteer opportunities to pick vertebrate microfossils. Emil will present their seminar live in EM2 and online in Gathertown.

Celebrate the end of another day of intensives with a relaxing BBQ at Wright College! The event is free with food and drinks supplied, so to ensure you are catered for please make sure you register and if you have any dietary requirements you can let us know as you book.

Get ready for an epic adventure right here on campus! 🤩 The UNE Geoscience Society is thrilled to invite you to a special screening of Journey to the Centre of the Earth on Wednesday, August 6th, 2025! Prepare to descend into a world of thrilling wonder and excitement as we follow Professor Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser), his nephew Sean (Josh Hutcherson), and their Icelandic guide Hannah (Anita Briem) on their perilous expedition deep beneath the Earth's surface! Think mind-blowing CGI dinosaurs, dazzling crystal caves, and subterranean seas– all brought to life with a modern twist, from the comfort of your seat! We'll be providing delicious, FREE pizza 🍕 to fuel your journey, so you won't have to worry about a thing except enjoying the show. This event is fully catered, but we need your help to make sure everyone is taken care of. To secure your free ticket and let us know about any dietary requirements, please register by July 30th. Your early registration helps us ensure we order enough pizza for everyone and accommodate all dietary needs! Whether you're vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, or have any other requests, just let us know when you grab your ticket. The movie will be screened right here on the University of New England campus, located at 114 Madgwick Drive, Armidale, NSW 2351. We'll announce the specific building and room closer to the date, so keep an eye on your emails and our social media channels! We will be screening at 6:30pm but feel free to come earlier and mingle! Don't miss out on this fantastic night of geological adventure, great company, and awesome food! We can't wait to see you there! 🎬✨

Join Tom Carter to hear all about his PhD project on Miocene plants found in diatomite at Barraba. This event will be held on campus in the EM2 lecture theatre, and online in Gather Town. He has an amazing opportunity for volunteers to join him on fieldwork later this year, so be sure to come along and find out how you can get involved.