“This isn’t protest or freedom of speech, it’s racism and it should have no place in our society” Our Director, Laura Pye, speaks out about the distressing scenes witnessed on the streets of Liverpool and across the UK. Read the full statement here: liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/news/press-rel…

We are appalled & angry at the racist, Islamaphobic right-wing riots & attacks on people, buildings & communities over the last week. We are providing advice & support to our members on responding to these racial attacks & stand as allies with our fellow Global Majority citizens

The Festival programme is now live! It’s amazing to see so many great geo-events happening around the country, SGF 2024 is set to be another crackin’ celebration of all things Scottish Geology 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿⚒️

Magical moments with Miranda Rutter creating tunes from her recordings of birdsong 🐦‍⬛- with Sam Sweeney 🎻 and Rob Harbron FolkEast yesterday

Revisiting this intriguing photo from the The Sedgwick Museum archives for #NationalPhotographyDay Excavation of a fossil #rhino skull at Barrington Quarry, Cambs, 1901, including quarryman Arthur Hardman. More here: museums.cam.ac.uk/magic/barringt…

Our brand-new exhibition, Breaking New Ground, opens tomorrow. With a focus on the University of Cambridge, we are celebrating the women, past and present, of Earth Sciences. ⛏️(1/4)

super proud of our The Sedgwick Museum team presenting at the international ICOMNathist conference today. The Butterfly Effect was a collaboration between young people Parkside Community College, Cambridge University scientists & activist artist Hilary Cox Condron More info cam.ac.uk/stories/the-bu…

just popping my head up here to mention a great job The Sedgwick Museum Collections Documentation & Access Assistant Perfect for someone at an early career stage who loves rocks, fossils, museums & people ! apply by 20 Oct jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48078/ #museumjobs #geologyjobs

Interested in pursuing a PhD in paleobiology and want to think more about extinction? Check out the below PhD project! Please get in contact if interested! earth.ox.ac.uk/disentangling-… Illustration by Victor O. Leshyk

This is the sort of place your helium birthday balloons end up when you let them go, or worse still, in the oceans where there's a good chance they'll end up in the belly of a whale, a turtle or a seabird. Dispose of them responsibly, please! 🙏 National Trust for Scotland Marine Conservation Society

ICYMI: Cultural leaders are feeling "stretched, under-siege and overwhelmed" as they steer their organisations through funding crises and the legacy of austerity, a landmark report from Clore Leadership has found 👇 thestage.co.uk/news/culture-b…

we're looking for an enthusiastic collections assistant, to help us look after and share our amazing rock and fossil collections. just a few days left to apply

Difficult choices at Emmanuel College, Cambridge yesterday: the Von Hügel lecture Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Compline for #BlackHistoryMonth, or a visit to Delyth the Wellbeing Dog?