University of Hull - Centre for Lifelong Learning

Tutor - Mike Horne FGS

Final Projects in Geology.

To achieve the University Foundation Award from the University of Hull students are required to attend at least five UFA 10 Credit courses and produce a "final piece of work" worth ten credits. I am happy to supervise students who wish wish to choose geology as a subject for their "final piece". In particular I encourage them to base their work on local fieldwork or material already in the University's collections.

When you register to carry out your "final price" you will be able to use many of the facilities at the University for the project that are normally available to full-time undergraduates.

It is also a good opportunity to be able to pursue a research interest at greater depth than you would normally be able to. There is also the possibility of getting your research published.

Some of the projects that I have supervised include -

• Aspects of Boulder Clay Sedimentology along the Yorkshire Coast.
• A study of the erratics found in the Boulder Clay along the Holderness Coast.
• A study of the sedimentary layers of Boulder Clay at Mappleton, near Hornsea.
• Crystal healing - fact or fiction?
• Do the 'end of time' predictions in the Holy Bible have an origin in the areas geological history?
• Granites in thin section.
• Is there evidence for a glacial lake at Lea Green, Wharfdale?
• The coastal exposures of boulder clay erratics in Holderness.
• The possible effects of a tsunami on the east coast of England.
• The stratigraphy of the Red Chalk Formation at South Ferriby and the evolution of Neohibolites.
• Were the Dinosaurs warm bloodied?

Other group research projects have come out of the fieldwork of students on the courses -

• Palaeokarst features at South Newbald
• The Quaternary geology of Flamborough Head
• The Geology of Skipsea Withow Mere.

And of course - once you have completed your "final project" you can use your University Foundation Award to enter Higher Education or just continue attending the courses!

If you are interested please get in touch

There will be some meetings undertaking geology project in October 2012 to provide help with study skills.