Postgraduate students from Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest exploring CSM’s own Holman’s Test Mine.
Postgraduates from Hungary visit CSM for Knowledge Exchange Field Meeting
Mining postgraduates from Hungary are spending a week at the Camborne School of Mines, where they’re participating in research talks and fieldwork.
When Dora Kavecsanszki started her PhD at the Camborne School of Mines last October, her former colleagues decided to accompany her to this famous geological area in Cornwall.
From March 24 to 29, a group of 13 postgraduate students from Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary are taking a field trip to Cornwall, which is hosted by Dora and her colleagues. The Knowledge Exchange Field Meeting is funded by the Society of Economic Geologists.
The students spent their first day at the University and toured the analytical laboratories. Dr Robin Shail presented lecture on the geology of Cornwall, and the group participated in research talks by 10 visiting and hosting research students.
“The workshop provided an excellent opportunity for PhD students to present and discuss their research,” said Dr Kathryn Moore, Dora’s PhD supervisor.
The following days are all scheduled for fieldwork, including some classic exposures of granite and its mineralization. The hands-on experience introduces the students to the Lizard ophiolit, Geevor mine museum and CSM’s own Holman’s Test Mine.
“I am delighted to welcome our Hungarian visitors to Cornwall,” said Professor Frances Wall, Head of the Camborne School of Mines. “Eötvös Loránd University has well respected research on geology and mineralogy and I am sure there will be lively discussions and new friendships and collaborations.”
Date: 28 March 2013
