| Description | Students' Field-Workshop to the Basement and Basins of Western of Ireland, 1-10 September 1986. Comprises: typescript itinerary with maps, including a list of attendees at the back; memorandum from President C H Holland inviting heads of university departments to nominate their most meritorious students to attend, 12 March 1986, to which is attached a brief memorandum to Sara-Jane Hunt from Professor John Knill informing her of the nomination, 25 April 1986; brief typescript introduction of the trip; design for a t-shirt worn by participants; group photograph of the participants, [September 1986]. |
| Administrative History | The Students' Field-Workshop was an attempt to revive the earlier annual Student Instructional Tours and similarly the most promising students from British university geology departments were nominated to attend. The funding was provided by: Esso Exploration and Production Ltd; Conoco (UK) Ltd; London and Scottish Marine Oil PLC; Ultramar Exploration Ltd; Amoco (UK) Exploration Company; Clyde Petroleum PLC. This trip was the first of what was planned to be known as the 'Geological Society-Oil Industry Student Workshops', however it was not repeated. |