Geology is often framed as objective, neutral, and apolitical, but its history is deeply tied to extraction, colonialism, and the control of land, labour, and resources. This blog explores why geology collections are not as neutral as they seem, how exclusion still shapes the discipline today, and what repair, accountability, and more inclusive futures could look like across museums, geoscience, and education.

This critique confronts the ethics of museum data, digitisation, and collections databases, exposing how efficiency, ownership, and authority are repeatedly prioritised over humanity. Through reflections on human remains, open access, and colonial legacies, it calls for slower, more intentional practices that centre care, dignity, consent, and community authority. It asks what happens when systems remember collectors, but silence people!

As we step into 2025, it’s clear that adaptation is the name of the game. With evolving political, social, and technological landscapes,...

The Museums Association’s definition of an Anti-Racist museum is an institution that comprehends the complexities of racism, both...