The Committee of Heads of University Geosciences Departments (CHUGD)

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Introduction:

CHUGD is the subject association of Geoscience (geology, applied geology, earth science, geophysics, geochemistry and some environmental science) departments/schools based within universities in the British Isles. It promotes discussion and exchange of information between departments/schools, and provides a point of contact between these and professional, government and quality control agencies. Membership is at departmental/school rather than individual level and all heads of department/school, or their nominees, are ex officio departmental/school representatives. At the time of publication of this document CHUGD has no formal constitution, but its purpose and organisation can be summarised as follows:

Functions:

CHUGD seeks, inter alia, to achieve the following:

To provide a forum for discussion, expression of opinion and development of common approach in matters of importance to university departments, such relating to teaching and research.
To represent the interests of, and speak on behalf of, geoscience departments on advisory, discussion, assessment and management panels.
To encourage good practice, innovation and dissemination of information and material resources amongst geoscience departments.
To provide a focal and formal point of contact for the university geoscience community with government agencies, quality control agencies, the research councils and the higher education funding councils, as required from time to time.
To represent the interests of the university geoscience community in relation to quality assessment panels, such as for the teaching quality assessment and research assessment exercises.
To provide a channel of communication and operational liaison between the university geoscience community and professional bodies such as the Geological Society of London and the Earth Science Teachers Association.
To monitor developments and changes in the provision of geoscience teaching and research within universities in the British Isles and generate information and databases as resources permit.

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Membership:

Membership of CHUGD is open to all departments/schools in higher education institutions with teaching and/ or research interests in geoscience. A membership fee is set annually, presently £60. Departmental/school representation at meetings is open to respective heads of department/school or their delegated substitutes. The following is a list of current members:

Institution	Representative	Email address
University of Aberdeen	Dr I Alsop	ian.alsop@abdn.ac.uk
University of Wales Aberystwyth	Professor M Hambrey	mjh@aber.ac.uk
University of Birmingham	Dr I Fairchild	fairchij@bham.ac.uk
University of Brighton	Professor A Cundy	A.Cundy@brighton.ac.uk
University of Bristol	Professor M Kendall	gljmk@bristol.ac.uk
University of Cambridge	Professor J Jackson	jackson@esc.cam.ac.uk
Cardiff University	Professor R John Parkes	ParkesRJ@cardiff.ac.uk
University of Derby	Professor H Rollinson	H.Rollinson@derby.ac.uk
University College - Dublin	Professor S Daly	stephen.daly@ucd.ie
University of Durham	Professor J Davidson	j.p.davidson@durham.ac.uk
University of Durham	Professor J Gluyas	j.g.gluyas@durham.ac.uk
University of East Anglia	Dr K Hiscock	k.hiscock@uea.ac.uk
University of Edinburgh	Dr S Rigby	Sue.Rigby@ed.ac.uk
University of Exeter in Cornwall	Professor F Wall	F.Wall@ex.ac.uk
National University of Ireland	Professor M Feely	martin.feely@nuigalway.ie
University of Glamorgan	Dr I Skilling	iskillin@glam.ac.uk
University of Glasgow	Professor M Cusack	Maggie.Cusack@glasgow.ac.uk
Heriot-Watt University	Professor S. Stewart	simon.stewart@pet.hw.ac.uk
University of Hertfordshire	Dr R Southern	r.l.v.southern@herts.ac.uk
Keele University	Dr S Egan	s.s.egan@esci.keele.ac.uk
Kingston University	Prof P Treloar	P.Treloar@kingston.ac.uk
Lancaster University	Professor G P Harris	g.p.harris@lancaster.ac.uk
University of Leeds	Dr Rob Mortimer	r.mortimer@see.leeds.ac.uk
University of Leicester	Professor M Lovell	mtl@leicester.ac.uk
Liverpool John Moores University	Dr J Kirby	J.R.Kirby@ljmu.ac.uk
University of Liverpool	Dr D Hodgson	hodgson@liverpool.ac.uk
Birkbeck College, University of London	Dr C Bristow	c.bristow@bbk.ac.uk
Imperial College, University of London	Professor M Blunt	m.blunt@imperial.ac.uk
Royal Holloway, University of London	Dr D Waltham	d.waltham@gl.rhul.ac.uk
Royal Holloway, University of London	Prof M Fowler	m.fowler@es.rhul.ac.uk
University College, University of London	Professor D Wingham	djw@cpom.ucl.ac.uk
University of Manchester	Professor H Coe	hugh.coe@manchester.ac.uk
University of Manchester	Professor R Pattrick	richard.pattrick@man.ac.uk
University of Newcastle upon Tyne	Professor D Manning	David.Manning@newcastle.ac.uk
Open University	Dr N Rogers	Earth-Sciences-HoD@open.ac.uk
Oxford University	Prof J Woodhouse	hod@earth.ox.ac.uk
Oxford Univ Museum Natural History	Prof M Paul Smith	paul.smith@oum.ox.ac.uk
University of Plymouth	Dr M Anderson	manderson@plymouth.ac.uk
University of Plymouth	Dr A Morris	A.Morris@plymouth.ac.uk
University of Portsmouth	Dr R Strachan	rob.strachan@port.ac.uk
University of Southampton	Professor T Minshull	tmin@noc.soton.ac.uk
University of St Andrews	Dr P Cawood	pac20@st-andrews.ac.uk
University of St Andrews	Dr A Finch	adrian.finch@st-andrews.ac.uk
British Geological Survey	Prof J Ludden	jludden@bgs.ac.uk
The Geological Society	Dr S Monro	stuart.monro@dynamicearth.co.uk

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Officers:

Office bearers of CHUGD (the CHUGD Executive) currently comprise Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary (with the support of an administrative secretary), treasurer, applied geology representative and large departments representative. Where possible, the makeup of the CHUGD Executive should reflect the broad diversity of institutional type and location and so remains flexible. Membership of the CHUGD Executive is normally drawn from present or past heads of department and is confirmed by election at a full meeting of CHUGD. Travel expenses are normally available to CHUGD office bearers.

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The present Executive Committee of CHUGD is:

Chair:	Prof Mike Lovell	Leicester	mtl@leicester.ac.uk

Vice Chair:	Prof Mary Fowler	Royal Holloway	m.fowler@rhul.ac.uk

Exec Secretary:	Dr Mark Anderson	Plymouth	manderson@plymouth.ac.uk

Treasurer/member:	Prof Richard Pattrick	Manchester	richard.pattrick@man.ac.uk


Member:	Dr Ian Alsop	Aberdeen	ian.alsop@abdn.ac.uk
Member:	Prof Jon Davidson	Durham	j.p.davidson@durham.ac.uk
Member:	Prof Hugh Rollinson	Derby	H.Rollinson@derby.ac.uk
Member:	Prof M Paul Smith	Oxford	paul.smith@oum.ox.ac.uk

Admin Secretary:	Wendy Sinha	Southampton	wca@noc.soton.ac.uk

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Past Chairs of CHUGD include:

Prof Malcom B Hart (University of Plymouth) 1996 - 1999

Dr Gordon Walkden (University of Aberdeen) 2000 - 2001

Dr Andrew Parker (University of Reading) 2001 - 2003

Prof Kathy Whaler (University of Edinburgh) 2003-2005

Professor Andy Rankin (University of Kingston) 2005-2007

Prof Jon Davidson (University of Durham) 2008 - 2010

Prof Mary Fowler (Royal Holloway) 2010 - 2012

Meetings:

Meetings of CHUGD are normally held twice a year, in spring and autumn. We aim to alternate the venue between Burlington House in London, and a university campus somewhere outside London. Additional meetings can be called at any time, and the CHUGD Executive may meet more frequently. It is the responsibility of the Executive, through the Chairman and Secretary, to ensure that agendas are completed and circulated well in advance of meetings.

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Minutes & Correspondence:

Minutes are taken during meetings, and these are circulated to all departmental/school heads and executive members as soon as possible thereafter. Correspondence to or from CHUGD is through the Chairman and/or the Executive Secretary. Important items of correspondence are circulated between the two. Minutes of the meetings can be downloaded by clicking here.

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Useful Links:

Earth Science Education Forum for England and Wales

Scottish Earth Science Education Forum

The Geological Society

Geological Survey of Ireland

Earth Science Teachers' Association

Earth Science Education Unit

Higher Education Funding Council for England

Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

Scottish Funding Council

British Geological Survey

Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

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The Geological Society

The Geological Society was founded in 1807 and is the oldest geological society in the world. It received its Royal Charter in 1825 for the purposes of "investigating the mineral structure of the Earth". It is Britain's national learned society for geology and its membership both in the UK and overseas totals more than 9,000. It is responsible for all aspects of the geological sciences including professional matters. The Society has its own publishing house which produces international journals, books and maps and which acts as the European distributor for publications of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and the Geological Society of America.

Fellowship is open to those holding a recognised honours degree in geology or a cognate subject and who have at least two years relevant postgraduate experience, or have not less than six years relevant experience in geology or a cognate subject. A fellow who has not less than five years relevant postgraduate experience in the practice of geology may apply for validation as a Chartered Geologist, and subject to approval will be able to use the designatory letters of C Geol.

Further information is available from the Membership Manager, The Geological Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1V 0JU, UK.

The Geological Society's website is www.geolsoc.org.uk

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