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Water conservation research for sustainable farming in Africa
Leading experts from the UK and developing countries across the world are joining forces to tackle some of the most serious global challenges in a new multi-disciplinary research programme launched today.
21 July 2017
The British Geological Survey (BGS), in collaboration with Quarrylab, will be hosting an exhibition of artworks to coincide with the BGS 2017 Open Day. Quarrylab is rural based artist development project that was founded by artist Roy Pickering. The exhibition will showcase work of Quarrylab artists alongside materials and artefacts from the British Geological Survey archives. Impossible Views draws parallels between art and science. It explores how research and experimentation in both fields can be mutually beneficial.
29 June 2017
A team of scientists from the British Geology Survey (BGS) has won Team of the Year at the Praxis Unico Impact Awards 2017 aimed at recognizing knowledge exchange and commercialization professionals. The award was received by BGS’s GeoAnalytics and Modelling Directorate as a result of their consistent excellence in adding value to the vast datasets held by the BGS in addition to building relationships and overcoming challenges.
20 June 2017
The British Geological Survey (BGS) and the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) are pleased to announce the release of the 21st Century Exploration Roadmap (21CXRM) Palaeozoic Project, aiming to improve the knowledge and data from the underexplored Palaeozoic petroleum systems of the North Sea and Greater Irish Sea.
18 April 2017
Some of the world’s leading volcanologists and geothermal engineers have signed up to a US$100m magma drilling project in a bid to help protect millions of people, towns and cities across the world from volcano disasters; and to make a strategic step in scaling up the use of geothermal energy.
7 April 2017
A seismologist from the British Geological Survey (BGS) and another from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy (INGV) met with Prince Charles in Amatrice today. The scientists were among the international team that updated him on the on-going collaboration and reconstruction efforts since the earthquake struck in August last year.
4 April 2017
The British Geological Survey, in partnership with African Union Commission (AUC) and the Uganda Chamber of Mines and Petroleum (UCMP), organised a two-day workshop at the Imperial Resort Beach Hotel, Entebbe, Uganda, under the theme, “A New Beginning: a collaborative partnering approach towards African geodata”. The workshop attracted key stakeholders from across Africa in order to examine innovative ways in which geoscientific data (geodata) can be generated, managed and used to contribute to social and economic structural transformation, wealth creation, and poverty reduction.
30 March 2017
Scientists from the British Geological Survey and NRM Laboratories have found a novel way of using soil data to assess soil fertility. Maps show that the pattern of more acidic soils — which can reduce soil fertility — increasingly reflect geology and typical rainfall patterns across England and Wales. In recent years, less agricultural lime has been added to farmers’ fields to neutralise soil acidity.
10 March 2017
The UK has had less rainfall than usual over the winter, and the south and south-east have been particularly dry meaning that the risk of a drought is increased. New maps published by the British Geological Survey (BGS) illustrate that people in the south and south-east of England are especially reliant on groundwater for their water supply and this provides some resilience to drought. However, groundwater levels are much lower than normal for this time of year and so the importance of managing and protecting groundwater is becoming critical.
7 March 2017
Scientists from the British Geological Survey (BGS) and University of Southampton have published a seamless onshore-offshore bedrock geology map of the eastern half of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site.
1 February 2017
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