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BGS strengthens scientific links with Icelandic partners through Research and Innovation Scotland initiative

06/08/2026

BGS researchers recently visited Iceland as part of a project developing international partnerships and identifying opportunities for future collaborative research.

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New NERC-funded project empowers young people to engage with environmental science

23/07/2026

BGS is part of a new, collaborative project, funded through NERC’s ‘Opening up the environment’ programme, helping the environmental research community become more accessible.

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Truncated drumlins offshore the Ayrshire coast, approximately between Girvan and Lendalfoot. The MBES bathymetry data in this figure were collected for the UK's Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP), managed by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency's (MCA) and delivered in partnership with the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO). The onshore DEM is NEXTMap Britain elevation data provided courtesy of Intermap Technologies..
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Coastal retreat in the past: the legacy of truncated drumlins

07/08/2026

The UK's coasts have been responding to changing sea levels for thousands of years, but some of the best evidence of those changes now lies hidden beneath the waves.

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Geo-Explorers – after-school kids’ clubs

Event from 07/09/2026 to 07/12/2026

An after school club for junior geology enthusiasts

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Extractive Industry Geology (EIG) Conference 2026

Event from 08/09/2026 to 11/09/2026

University of Liverpool

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BGS science teacher CPD sessions - plate tectonics, volcanoes and earthquakes
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Primary science teacher CPD sessions

Event from 18/06/2026 to 02/07/2026

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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

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UK CMIC Showcase 2026
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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.

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BGS science teacher CPD sessions - plate tectonics, volcanoes and earthquakes
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Primary science teacher CPD sessions

Event from 04/03/2026 to 17/03/2026

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After-school kids’ clubs

Event from 25/02/2026 to 25/03/2026

An after school club for junior geology enthusiasts

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Fieldwork setting up the Abergavenny geomagnetic repeat station BGS © UKRI.
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NERC Tech Forum 2025

Event from 03/06/2025 to 05/06/2025

The primary aim of the meeting is networking within technology areas in NERC and related research centres.

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