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Global Warming & Your Grandchildren’s World

Event type: Study Day
Date: Friday 20th March 2026
Time: 9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: Yehudi Menuhin School
Cost: £12, £15 for non-members
Booking: Note that booking is required.


Presented by Dr Colin Summerhayes & Prof Jan Zalasiewicz, leading geoscientists who have collaborated on the concept of the Anthropocene, a potential new geological time unit. Summerhayes is a marine geochemist and oceanographer known for his work on climate change and the Anthropocene, and Zalasiewicz is a Professor of Palaeobiology at the University of Leicester who also works on the Anthropocene. They co-edited the book "The Anthropocene as a Geological Time Unit: A Guide to the Scientific Evidence and Current Debate" and are prominent members of the Anthropocene Working Group.