Projects

 

Settle-Carlisle Railway Leaflet

This leaflet details the main rock types and geological features along the railway’s route and gives insight into what it was like when the rocks were deposited.

Settle-Carlisle leaflet (pdf file)
Settle-Carlisle map (pdf file)

Settle-Carlisle Railway Booklet

This booklet details the main rock types and geological features along the railway’s route and gives insight into what it was like when the rocks were deposited. It includes information about the geological history of the region in a world wide context, geology seen from the railway, an explanation of geological terms and concepts and a summary of the economic geology of the region.

Settle-Carlisle booklet (pdf file)

Positive Steps

  • Nanuq, a polar bear from the Arctic, is suffering from the effects of global warming as his habitat rapidly diminishes.
  • Find out how, through changes to your use of electricity and transport, you can boost the polar bear’s chances of survival.
  • Find out how to save energy by turning lights off and by walking instead of driving.

AMASE

AMASE is an international, interdisciplinary research collaboration between scientists, engineers and artists from Norway, the US and the UK. This temporary exhibition of photographs at Eureka! The National Children's Museum shows how the AMASE scientists put high tech equipment to the test on Earth in preparation for NASA and ESA missions in 2011 and 2017.

Admission to this special exhibition is included in the normal admission price.

Leeds City Walks – Geology of buildings in Leeds
2007 marked the 800th anniversary of the foundation of Leeds as a borough. This geological walk around the buildings of Leeds city centre offers a chance to look at the history of the Earth through the materials used to build the city over the last 800 years.

Gibson Mill
Gibson Mill is a 19th-century cotton mill that sits at the heart of Hardcastle Crags.
The Mill has been brought back into use as a facility for visitors and for the local community. This ground-breaking project has renovated the Mill as a model of sustainable development , being run with minimum impact on its environment.

Carbon Footprint
Calculate your carbon footprint and to learn how to reduce your carbon footprint.

Climate Change
Find out how the climate works and how it may change in the future with this series of leaflets looking at Yorkshire's coasts, rivers, moorland and forests.

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