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BGS one of the UK’s first specialist research institutes to receive Race Equality award
20/10/2026
BGS has secured Bronze accreditation under the Advance HE Race Equality Charter framework, recognising its commitment to identifying and addressing race equality issues in the geosciences.
British and French geological surveys strengthen collaboration through new agreement
14/10/2026
Two of Europe’s leading geological surveys have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration on key geoscientific challenges.
Improving bioaccessibility testing for contaminated soils
15/10/2026
BGS has been trialling a novel bioaccessibility tracing technique to ascertain if it offers more analytical precision over traditional methods of detecting chemicals in contaminated soils.
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MaxStoreUK hydrogen geological storage policy roundtable
Event on 08/10/2026
Storage operators, regulators, licensor and Government stakeholders are invited to join our roundtable discussion of hydrogen geological storage policy.
Geo-Explorers – after-school kids’ clubs
Event from 07/09/2026 to 07/12/2026
An after school club for junior geology enthusiasts
Extractive Industry Geology (EIG) Conference 2026
Event from 08/09/2026 to 11/09/2026
University of Liverpool
BGS GeoClimate – dataset launch webinar
Event on 02/06/2026
The virtual launch of our new BGS GeoClimate dataset - helping mitigate the economic risk from shrink-swell subsidence. Event recording now available
UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre 2026 showcase
Event on 31/03/2026
A special live webinar with the team from the Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre showcasing the latest research from 2026 on copper, the future of digital, and what's next for the criticality assessment. A recording of the event is now available.
After-school kids’ clubs
Event from 25/02/2026 to 25/03/2026
An after school club for junior geology enthusiasts