Holloway Award Bursaries – record of recipients
Institution | Description | Value | Recipient | Application date |
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Birmingham University | Examination of the late Caledonian Ben Loyal syenite intrusion (426Ma), one of three bodies making up the Loch Loyal Syenite intrusions. | £300 | Thomas Barrett | October 2012 |
Birmingham University | Seasonal and spatial variation in water and sediment contamination as a result of abandoned non-coal mines in S Wales | £300 | Rosie Mackay | November 2013 |
Birmingham University | Seasonal and spatial variation in water and sediment contamination as a result of abandoned non-coal mines in S Wales | £300 | Neil McClure | November 2013 |
Birmingham University | Analysis of extrabasinal, granitic clasts from Irish glacigenic sediments of famous Port Askaig Tillite Formation and identify their original source terrain | £300 | Marcin Latas | November 2013 |
Birmingham University | Mapping project | £200 | Megan Withers | May 2015 |
Birmingham University | Mapping project | £200 | Sarah Bainbridge | May 2015 |
Birmingham University | Mapping project | £200 | Richard Cubitt | May 2015 |
Birmingham University | Mapping project | £200 | Emmanuel Turinimama | May 2015 |
Birmingham University | Mapping project | £200 | Ellen Robson | May 2015 |
University of Leicester - outreach | Joint project “Geology Rocks!” - an introductory geology programme for Year 3 school students. | 3 x £400 | Rosie Haworth, and Courtney Hudson (2nd year) | 2015 |
University of Leicester - outreach | Pilot project “The Ediacaran Enigma: Leicestershire’s weird wonders” to develop outreach material aimed at Year 9/10 school students. | £400 | Thomas Hearing (PhD student) | 2015 |
British Gypsum | Overview of the geological services in the gypsum mining industry; exploration drilling, core logging, core sampling and sample preparation, borehole location surveying, analysis, log preparation, water level measurements, old data assimilation and preparation of plans/maps. Gypsum | £250 | Ross Collin | July 2014 |
British Gypsum | Work experience at British Gypsum including core logging | £350 | Chloe Mitchell | April 2015 |
British Gypsum | The work experience will involve applied geology of core logging, reserve assessment and exploration target identification | £400 | Jenny Kirk | April 2015 |
Sibelco | Technique of reverse air circulation in drilling | £800 | Mike Yaxley | May 2014 |
Sibelco | To gain valuable insight into business processes and expanding her skill set to an industry standard level - to understand how a company works and what it means to be part of a team striving for the same goal - to understand the process of quarry development from geological assessment through to the operational phase - to gain experience of quarry techniques - including extraction and mineral processing | £800 | Buffy Willis, 4th yr Plymouth Geology | June 2015 |
Camborne School of Mines (CSoM) | Mapping project - second year | £200 | Vladimir Simov | June 2015 |
Camborne School of Mines (CSoM) | Mapping project - second year | £200 | Niall Richards | June 2015 |
Camborne School of Mines (CSoM) | Mapping project - second year | £200 | James Baxter | June 2015 |
Camborne School of Mines (CSoM) | Mapping project - second year | £200 | Brandon James | June 2015 |
Camborne School of Mines (CSoM) | Mapping project - second year | £200 | Nathan Joseph | June 2015 |
Camborne School of Mines (CSoM) | School mine visits | £150 | Helston School, 2nd yr 12 students | 2015 |
BGS/CSoM | Characterising the fluids associated with the tungsten-bismuth critical metal association in south-west England Keyworth BGS Projects for Camborne students | £750 | Ashley Dace | May 2014 |
BGS/CSoM | Use recently acquired G-base geochemical data from the South Devon and Tavy basins and mineral analyses of new samples in the Herodsfoot area (Liskeard High) to examine enrichment of antimony in SW England bedrock. | £750 | Humphrey Knight | May 2015 |
BGS/CSoM | Distinguishing hydrothermal and magmatic processes in the formation of rare earth element deposits in the Ditrau Alkaline Complex (Romania) as a case study. | £750 | Victoria Honour | May 2015 |
One off bursaries | The MSc in Applied and Petroleum Micropalaeontology, B'ham University | £2,500 | Jen Clayton WGCG member | August 2013 |
One off bursaries | MSc Mining Geology at Camborne School of Mines, Exeter University | £2,500 | George Guice WGCG Member | September 2014 |
One off bursaries | Brandon Wall | £1,000 | December 2014 | |
One off donations | Lapworth Museum redevelopment | £10,000 | ||
Schools | Burton Dassett visit | £235 | Ettington | June 2014 |
Schools | Burton Dassett visit | St John's | June 2015 | |
Schools | Burton Dassett visit | Ettington | June 2015 | |
Schools | Burton Dassett visit | Barby | June 2016 | |
Schools | Burton Dassett visit | Shrublands | June 2016 | |