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CHUGD – CHES Some common issues and challenges for the future?. Historical perspective CHUGD & CHPGD were separate Larger number of smaller Geology Departments Very strong subject-specific focus Active membership Current position CHUGD/CHPGD merged
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CHUGD – CHES Some common issues and challenges for the future? • Historical perspective • CHUGD & CHPGD were separate • Larger number of smaller Geology Departments • Very strong subject-specific focus • Active membership • Current position • CHUGD/CHPGD merged • Fewer, larger and more broadly-based Schools • Issues of concern often cross-disciplinary • Attendance at meetings more variable
CHUGD – CHES Some common issues and challenges for the future? • Issues for the future? • Geology → Geoscience → Earth Sciences → ? • Disparity in membership; big (i.e. research intensive) and smaller (i.e. teaching focussed) departments • More demands on HoDs time from their HEIs • Other groups/organisation may better serve interests of sub-groups of CHUGD members • How can we be more effective in promoting the interests of our members? • Would closer links with CHES help ?