Fossils of the East of England

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change AR6 report, ‘it’s a long time since it’s been this warm.’

Join geoscientist Matthew Staitis for a fascinating look at climate change through the lens of local fossils and minerals from the past 66 million years.

Explore how exotic plants and animals have helped scientists reconstruct past worlds and discover the surprising role that East of England’s fossil records have played in revealing crucial insights about our planet's history and its future.

Free

Recommended for adults and ages 12+

The Auditorium, The Forum

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This event is fully booked, but you are welcome to come along and if at 5 minutes before the start of the event there are spaces available, they will be allocated on a first case basis.

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About Matthew Staitis

Matthew is a geoscientist who investigates how life and environments have changed in response to past climate events in the geological record. He graduated with a BSc Honours in Geology from the University of Glasgow, before undertaking a MSc by Research in Palaeontology and Geobiology at the University of Edinburgh. He is currently undertaking his PhD, based within the School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia.