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Funding awarded to map the stocks and flows of technology metals in everyday electronic devices

12/02/2026

A new BGS project has been awarded Circular Electricals funding from Material Focus to investigate the use of technology metals in everyday electrical items.

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Mauricio Lorca, acting director of Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería, and Maggy Heintz, director of BGS International Geoscience, sign the UK/Chile partnership.
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New UK/Chile partnership prioritises sustainable practices around critical raw materials

09/02/2026

BGS and Chile’s Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería have signed a bilateral scientific partnership to support research into critical raw materials and sustainable practices.

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Primary science teacher CPD sessions

Event on 04/03/2026

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MARC Conference 2025: highlighting the importance of conferences to PhD students

16/02/2026

BGS and University of Nottingham PhD student Paulina Baranowska shares her experience presenting her research on nuclear forensics at her first international conference.

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MARC Conference 2025: highlighting the importance of conferences to PhD students

16/02/2026

BGS and University of Nottingham PhD student Paulina Baranowska shares her experience presenting her research on nuclear forensics at her first international conference.

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Funding awarded to map the stocks and flows of technology metals in everyday electronic devices

12/02/2026

A new BGS project has been awarded Circular Electricals funding from Material Focus to investigate the use of technology metals in everyday electrical items.

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Mauricio Lorca, acting director of Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería, and Maggy Heintz, director of BGS International Geoscience, sign the UK/Chile partnership.
BGS news
New UK/Chile partnership prioritises sustainable practices around critical raw materials

09/02/2026

BGS and Chile’s Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería have signed a bilateral scientific partnership to support research into critical raw materials and sustainable practices.

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Extensive freshened water confirmed beneath the ocean floor off the coast of New England for the first time

09/02/2026

BGS is part of the international team that has discovered the first detailed evidence of long-suspected, hidden, freshwater aquifers.

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Funding secured to help mitigate ground risk in UK construction sector

05/02/2026

The BGS Common Ground project has been awarded new funding to help unlock the value of ground investigation data.

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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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Can sandstones under the North Sea unlock the UK’s carbon storage potential?

02/02/2026

For the UK to reach its ambitious target of storing 170 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year by 2050, it will need to look beyond the current well-studied geographical areas.

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