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Locality: Townsville, Queensland

Address: Building 34, James Cook University 4811 Townsville, QLD, Australia

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25.01.2022 NOTICE: The Honours information session scheduled for tomorrow has been postponed. Keep watch here for the new announcement. Expected rescheduled day will be in October. #GeoscienceResearch #EGRU #GeoscienceCareers

25.01.2022 Congratulations to Assoc Prof Carl Spandler for his work on this project, and for receiving a $573,000 ARC Linkage grant to make it happen! JCU: James Cook University, Australia

21.01.2022 CLOSING SOON! Applications for NExUS - National Exploring Undercover School are closing soon! This three week course held in Adelaide aims to improve the skill-set of geoscience graduates (third year, honours or early career geos) for particular use in economic exploration geology. This is your chance to make invaluable connections with both industry professionals and other early career geologists like you! Applications close 14th of August and special notice is made to include a diversity of participants from universities around Australia. See the website for more info. #NEXUS #CareerInGeoscience #EmployableSkills #EGRU #ResourceIndustry #EplorationGeology #Opportunity

20.01.2022 AIG Mentoring Programs 2020 Last Chance to Register - New format and content The Mentoring Programs State based programs will run in WA, QLD, NSW, Vic and SA ...(smaller programs may combine for some events). The Distance program will be run as normal (albeit a slightly later commencement) Panel Session My Experiences with Mentoring featuring a panel of experienced geoscientists and mentors discussing how mentoring has helped them in their careers Online Career Sessions 1. Mineral Exploration and Mining Wed 10th June, 7pm AEST 2. Energy Coal, Oil and Gas, CSG Wed 17th June, 7pm AEST 3. Consulting/Niche Services incl hydro, environment Wed 24th June, 7pm AEST and more...... Register Now at http://www.aig.org.au/mentoring-program/ closes 30th April.

16.01.2022 Reminder: this is today!! Come along for information about Evolution's vac work and grad program. #EvolutionMining #EGRU #CareersInGeoscience

16.01.2022 Want a job in the resources industry? Evolution Mining is hosting an information session (with pizza!) next Tuesday at 4pm in room 34-021 (straight after the Ore Genesis practical). All students welcome! #EvolutionMining #EGRU #EconomicGeology #CareerInGeoscience #GeologyLife

16.01.2022 Congratulations are in order for Dr Yanbo Cheng, PhD student Christopher Todd, Professor Bob Henderson and their colleagues whose paper on the Jurassic uplift and erosion of northeastern Queensland has just been published in the Australian Journal of Earth Sciences! Well done to all involved!

15.01.2022 Need a break from studying? Want to go on a fieldtrip without leaving your house? Check out this virtual fieldtrip through the New England Orogen by Dr Renjie Zhou and our good friends at the University of Queensland!

13.01.2022 It's National Fossil Day- Australia so let's go behind the scenes to find out what our palaentologist Dr Espen Knutsen has been working on. He'll also show us a... technique scientists use remove fossils from the ground so they can work on them in the lab Watch more about Espen's work in our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3enKlFn #museumathome #museumoftropicalqld #nationalfossilday #FossilFriday

12.01.2022 GESSS-Q 2020 Conference Hello again! This year, our theme is "Our Place in Space" and we've opened submissions for abstracts! Open to all QLD students, su...bmit your abstract (250 words max) to [email protected] by Tues 15th Sept See for more info: https://gesssq.org/abstracts #virtualgesss

10.01.2022 Stuck inside but still looking for your geology fix? Check out V3Geo, which has a heap of 3D models of outcrops for you to explore from all around the world! Now there's no need to go outside ever again. #washyourhands

09.01.2022 Hear Dr Espen Knutsen, our resident palaeontologist with MTQ talk a little about his favourite fossils! And check out the full video in the links below.

08.01.2022 The last dicynodont? Congratulations to Dr Espen Knutsen for unravelling a 100 year old mystery in Australian palaeontology! Available online now for your perusal. Museum of Tropical Queensland JCU: James Cook University, Australia #paleontology #geoscience

08.01.2022 Calling all Earth Science Honours, Masters and PhD students! The GSA Earth Science Student Symposium (GESSS) is on again in 2019 and you're invited to present your research to industry professionals, government, and academic staff. An information session is being held tomorrow (31st JULY) at 11am in 034-124 to learn more about the symposium, and how the GSA can help to get you there. #GESSS #Geoscience #Conference

06.01.2022 Attention research students! GESSS is YOUR chance to share your research in a conference run by students for students. Previous year's participants report an excellent experience at GESSS. Come along tomorrow for information about the conference etc. in room 34-134 at 11am! #GESSS2019 #GSA #GeologyResearch #PhDLife #SpotlightOnStudents

06.01.2022 Still haven't decided whether an Honours degree in Earth Science at JCU is right for you? What if we sweetened the pot a little bit, to the tune of, say, $5000 courtesy of EGRU? Applications close December 15th, so don't wait too long! Contact info is in the picture attached.

05.01.2022 HONOURS IN GEOSCIENCE INFORMATION SESSION! Yes, you read that right! Next WEDNESDAY (11th of September) at 4pm is the Honours in Geoscience information session where you can figure out what it's all about and scope out potential projects and supervisors. A brief presentation will be given in room 34-011C with info on what honours actually IS and potential projects available followed by an informal gathering in the courtyard for students and supervisors to connect. Don't take this opportunity for granite; be there or be... euhedral pyrite! #GeoscienceCareer #GeoscienceHonours #EmployableMe #EGRU #ResearchProject

05.01.2022 Honours Information Session is BACK! Come on down to 034-011C on Wednesday October 9th between 4pm and 5pm for pizza and drinks. Oh, and also to discover what is on offer should you choose to do Honours next year. Don't miss out!

01.01.2022 Just a quick reminder that the AIG Mentoring and Networking event is TODAY at 5:30pm at the Townsville Yacht Club. This is a great opportunity to meet other geoscientists, ask questions about geoscience careers and figure out what employers look for in a graduate geologist. See the flyer for more details! #GeoscienceCareers #EGRU #AIG #Mentoring #Networking #KickstartYourCareer #GraduateGeologist