# Mineralogical Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 233706
- **Other names:** MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, MIN SOC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 6, 1964
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=233706


## Contact

- **Address:** 12 Baylis Mews, TWICKENHAM
- **Postcode:** TW1 3HQ
- **Phone:** 020 8891 6600
- **Email:** kevin@minersoc.org
- **Website:** www.minersoc.org



## Activities

**Objects:** To advance the education of the public in general (and particularly amongst scientists) on the subject of mineralogy and all related disciplines and to promote research for the public benefit in all aspects of that subject and to publish the useful results.

**Activities:** The Mineralogical Society of the United Kingdom and Ireland, also known as the MinSoc, is an international society for all those working in the mineral sciences (mineralogy, crystallography, petrology and geochemistry). The Society aims to advance the knowledge of those sciences, and promotes them through scientific meetings and the publication of two scientific journals, both available online.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Dr Samuel Shaw** | Chair | Nov. 7, 2024 |
| Dr Alfred Wilson-Spencer |  | Nov. 7, 2024 |
| Dr Barbara Eva Kunz |  | Nov. 7, 2024 |
| Dr Chun Hui Zhou |  | Jan. 1, 2022 |
| Dr Claire Nichols |  | Jan. 1, 2026 |
| Dr Hannah Elms |  | Jan. 1, 2024 |
| Dr Jagannath Biswakarma |  | Jan. 1, 2026 |
| Dr James Byrne |  | Nov. 11, 2020 |
| Dr Jenni Barclay |  | Jan. 9, 2025 |
| Dr John Moreau |  | July 6, 2022 |
| Dr Karrie Weber |  | April 23, 2026 |
| Dr Kathryn Goodenough |  | Jan. 1, 2026 |
| Dr Laura Kelly |  | Jan. 1, 2023 |
| Dr Luke Townsend |  | April 10, 2024 |
| Dr Martin Peter Smith |  | Jan. 27, 2022 |
| Dr Matthew David Thomas Streets |  | Jan. 1, 2026 |
| Dr Nicholas Gardiner |  | Jan. 1, 2026 |
| Dr Paul Savage |  | April 10, 2024 |
| Dr ROGER MITCHELL |  | March 7, 2012 |
| Dr Ralf Gertisser |  | Jan. 1, 2024 |
| Dr Richard Palin |  | May 15, 2025 |
| Dr Samantha Hammond |  | Nov. 11, 2021 |
| Dr Stuart Mills |  | March 12, 2015 |
| Eimear Deady |  | April 28, 2023 |
| Helen Aleksandra Pendlowski |  | April 25, 2024 |
| Prof George Christidis |  | Jan. 13, 2014 |
| Prof. Hilary Downes |  | Nov. 10, 2022 |
| Professor Jonathan Lloyd |  | Jan. 1, 2024 |
| Professor Mahesh Anand |  | Jan. 1, 2024 |



## Linked charities

- MIERS-SPENCER MEMORIAL FUND (233706-1)



