Mineralogical Society of the UK & Ireland

04/12/2025

We're getting very excited about the 150th Anniversary of MinSoc next year! Come and celebrate with us between 23rd - 25th June at The University of Manchester. For details, go to: https://minsoc-150.org/

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The Mineralogical Society will celebrate its sesquicentennial during 2026. The focal point of our celebrations will be a three-day meeting at the University of Manchester from 23–25 June 2026. All are welcome, from students and early-career researchers to those who have a lifetime of Society exper...

15/10/2024

Mineralogical Magazine submissions now open for the special issue in honour of Ed Grew at 80 – The Testament of the Minerals. More details can be found here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/mineralogical-magazine/announcements/call-for-papers/ed-grew-at-80-the-testimony-of-the-minerals

26/04/2024

Mineralogy and Museums 10 Conference

Just a few days to go until the early-bird registration deadline (30th April 2024) for the forthcoming Mineralogy and Museums 10 conference, being held at Museum Wales, Cardiff. Go to https://mm-10.org/ for information and to register. This conference will focus on ‘Collections, Research, Care and how to make them accessible to the widest range of users and relevant to society’ and welcomes talks on any of these areas and more. In addition to two conference days, we offer a choice of three field trips, to Blaenavon, Forest of Dean and Parys Mountain.
This meeting is being organized by Jana Horák, Tom Cotterell and Andrew Haycock (Cardiff), Mike Rumsey and Stuart Mills (IMA Commission on Museums) and the staff of the Mineralogical Society.

We are delighted to announce that the Mineralogy & Museums 10 conference will be held at Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, Cardiff, Wales, 12th-13th August, 2024, with an option of post- conference trips. (In spite of the challenges facing our Museum Wales colleagues, announced in late February, we ...

11/04/2024

The deadline (19th April 2024) is approaching for 2025 Mineralogical Society Awards (https://www.minersoc.org/awards.html). Nominate a colleague today for the Max Hey, Collins or Neumann medals.

04/03/2024

Have you checked out the website for our EMC 2024 (European Mineralogical Conference) yet? Go to www.emc-2024.org to read about all the exciting sessions we have lined up, the world-class keynote and plenary speakers, the fantastic field trips and workshops, and more.

European Mineralogical Conference 2024 This is the website for the European Mineral Conference, being held at Trinity College Dublin on 18–23 August 2024. Online registration is now open. Grafton Street, Dublin Support our sponsors, or become one!