BCRA NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2024
Posted: Tue 27 Feb 2024 13:43
BCRA NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 2024
Our Social media news outlets...
• Facebook: http://facebook.com/groups/britishcaver
• BCRA News forum: http://bcra.org.uk/forum
• Twitter: http://twitter.com/bcra_speleology
• UK Caving http://ukcaving.com/board/?board=86.0
In this newsletter
• Next online seminar via zoom
• Other planned seminars
• The 2024 BCRA Cave & Karst Science Symposium and AGM
• Library Information
• Recent BCRA field visit to look at the Chalk karst hydrogeology at Water End in Hertfordshire
• Next Council Meeting
• Supporting BCRA
The next online seminar is on:
Mon-11-Mar 2024, 19:30 to 21:00 via Zoom.
The evolution of the poljes and sinkholes in the Sivas gypsum karst, Turkey, with Ergin Goekkaya, Nigde Oemer Halisdemir University, Turkey. For further information , including details of how to log on, see bcra.org.uk/seminars. Last-minute changes to the programme will be posted to our Facebook page.
Other planned Seminars currently are:
Mon 08-Apr, 19:30 to 21:00 via Zoom
The Archaeology of Caves in the Burren, Co. Clare, Ireland , with Marion Dowd, Atlantic Technological University, Sligo, Ireland. For further information, including details of how to log on, see bcra.org.uk/seminars. Last-minute changes to the programme will be posted to our Facebook page.
Mon 13-May, 19:30 to 21:00 via Zoom
Exploring Ancient Environmental Genomes in Cave Sediments, with Mikkel W. Pedersen, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen. For further information, including details of how to log on, see bcra.org.uk/seminars. Last-minute changes to the programme will be posted to our Facebook page.
Library Information A reminder to anyone requiring information from the library is that it is only open on a Wednesday so requests will not always be dealt with immediately. The library also has a Facebook page which also contains particularly useful information.
Comparing the Fate and Transport of MS2 Bacteriophage and Sodium Fluorescein in a Karstic Chalk Aquifer For those who were on the recent BCRA field visit to look at the Chalk karst hydrogeology at Water End in Hertfordshire, this paper from Dan Matthews on the tracer testing work he has been doing as part of his PhD may be of interest. See BCRA Facebook page for further details.
The 2024 BCRA Cave & Karst Science Symposium and AGM will take place on Sat 12 Oct, 09:30 to 17:00 at Northumbria University, hosted by Mike Rogerson. (The date is provisional and has yet to be confirmed). This will be a live event and will be streamed via Zoom. Further information can be found on the forum. This will be a live event but, hopefully, we will be able to stream it live via Zoom. Further information, including a timetable, abstracts, and directions to the venue will be available later in the year on the BCRA News forum. Last-minute info will be posted to our Facebook page.
The next council meeting will be held on Wednesday 27th March at 8pm via Zoom
Supporting BCRA. We are looking for someone to support IT for the BCRA and in particular our website but also other aspects of IT as one of our IT volunteers is looking to step down from the role. For more details initially contact the secretary of the BCRA.
The next newsletter will be at the end of March
Our Social media news outlets...
• Facebook: http://facebook.com/groups/britishcaver
• BCRA News forum: http://bcra.org.uk/forum
• Twitter: http://twitter.com/bcra_speleology
• UK Caving http://ukcaving.com/board/?board=86.0
In this newsletter
• Next online seminar via zoom
• Other planned seminars
• The 2024 BCRA Cave & Karst Science Symposium and AGM
• Library Information
• Recent BCRA field visit to look at the Chalk karst hydrogeology at Water End in Hertfordshire
• Next Council Meeting
• Supporting BCRA
The next online seminar is on:
Mon-11-Mar 2024, 19:30 to 21:00 via Zoom.
The evolution of the poljes and sinkholes in the Sivas gypsum karst, Turkey, with Ergin Goekkaya, Nigde Oemer Halisdemir University, Turkey. For further information , including details of how to log on, see bcra.org.uk/seminars. Last-minute changes to the programme will be posted to our Facebook page.
Other planned Seminars currently are:
Mon 08-Apr, 19:30 to 21:00 via Zoom
The Archaeology of Caves in the Burren, Co. Clare, Ireland , with Marion Dowd, Atlantic Technological University, Sligo, Ireland. For further information, including details of how to log on, see bcra.org.uk/seminars. Last-minute changes to the programme will be posted to our Facebook page.
Mon 13-May, 19:30 to 21:00 via Zoom
Exploring Ancient Environmental Genomes in Cave Sediments, with Mikkel W. Pedersen, Globe Institute, University of Copenhagen. For further information, including details of how to log on, see bcra.org.uk/seminars. Last-minute changes to the programme will be posted to our Facebook page.
Library Information A reminder to anyone requiring information from the library is that it is only open on a Wednesday so requests will not always be dealt with immediately. The library also has a Facebook page which also contains particularly useful information.
Comparing the Fate and Transport of MS2 Bacteriophage and Sodium Fluorescein in a Karstic Chalk Aquifer For those who were on the recent BCRA field visit to look at the Chalk karst hydrogeology at Water End in Hertfordshire, this paper from Dan Matthews on the tracer testing work he has been doing as part of his PhD may be of interest. See BCRA Facebook page for further details.
The 2024 BCRA Cave & Karst Science Symposium and AGM will take place on Sat 12 Oct, 09:30 to 17:00 at Northumbria University, hosted by Mike Rogerson. (The date is provisional and has yet to be confirmed). This will be a live event and will be streamed via Zoom. Further information can be found on the forum. This will be a live event but, hopefully, we will be able to stream it live via Zoom. Further information, including a timetable, abstracts, and directions to the venue will be available later in the year on the BCRA News forum. Last-minute info will be posted to our Facebook page.
The next council meeting will be held on Wednesday 27th March at 8pm via Zoom
Supporting BCRA. We are looking for someone to support IT for the BCRA and in particular our website but also other aspects of IT as one of our IT volunteers is looking to step down from the role. For more details initially contact the secretary of the BCRA.
The next newsletter will be at the end of March