BGS News Summary December 2009

Research News and Awards

Earth Sciences in the 21st century: A forward look

The Geological Society, London and the British Geological Survey are to co-ordinate a forward look or horizon scanning exercise to ...
»» more »» 12-11-2009

The White Ribbon

The BGS have recently taken delivery of a new survey vessel, the 'White Ribbon', for work in nearshore and freshwater environments ...
»» more »» 15-12-2009

3D Modelling in Urban Environments

Ricky Terrington and Helen Burke were commended for innovation and best practice at the Association of Geographical Information An ...
»» more »» 03-12-2009

YGS Phillips Medal 2009

Dr Dave Millward was presented with the Yorkshire Geological Society's (YGS) John Phillips Medal for 2009 by YGS president Paul Wi ...
»» more »» 01-12-2009

Recent publications

Accuracy of BGS legacy digital geological map data

Smith, Alan. 2009 Accuracy of BGS legacy digital geological map data. British Geological Survey, 24pp. (OR/09/064) (Unpublished) ...
»» more »» 10-12-2009

Darwin & the Geological Survey : an unlikely collaboration?

Howe, Mike. 2009 Darwin & the Geological Survey : an unlikely collaboration? [Lecture] In: Darwin in the field : collecting, ...
»» more »» 09-12-2009

Lerwick Observatory Monthly Magnetic Bulletin: November 2009

British Geological Survey. 2009 Lerwick Observatory Monthly Magnetic Bulletin: November 2009. British Geological Survey, 31pp. ( ...
»» more »» 09-12-2009

Eskdalemuir Observatory Monthly Magnetic Bulletin: November 2009

British Geological Survey. 2009 Eskdalemuir Observatory Monthly Magnetic Bulletin: November 2009. British Geological Survey, 31p ...
»» more »» 09-12-2009

Mapping groundwater development costs for the transboundary Western Aquifer Basin, Pa ...

MacDonald, A.M.; Dochartaigh, B.E.O.; Calow, R.C.; Shalabi, Y.; Selah, K.; Merrett, S.. 2009 Mapping groundwater development cos ...
»» more »» 08-12-2009

Eskdalemuir Observatory Monthly Magnetic Bulletin: November 2009

British Geological Survey. 2009 Eskdalemuir Observatory Monthly Magnetic Bulletin: November 2009. British Geological Survey. (Mo ...
»» more »» 08-12-2009

Hartland Observatory Monthly Magnetic Bulletin: November 2009

British Geological Survey. 2009 Hartland Observatory Monthly Magnetic Bulletin: November 2009. British Geological Survey, 31pp. ...
»» more »» 08-12-2009

Lerwick Observatory Monthly Magnetic Bulletin: November 2009

British Geological Survey. 2009 Lerwick Observatory Monthly Magnetic Bulletin: November 2009. British Geological Survey, 31pp. ( ...
»» more »» 08-12-2009

Cobalt

Hannis, Sarah; Bide, Tom. 2009 Cobalt. British Geological Survey, 19pp. (Unpublished)
»» more »» 08-12-2009


What's new on the website

OpenGeoscience

New free service — View maps, download photographs, reports, data... ...
»» more »» 09-12-2009

2008-09 Annual report

Download the 2008-09 Annual report
»» more »» 07-12-2009

Geochemical baselines and medical geology

BGS is working towards providing comprehensive baseline data on the chemistry of the UK surface environment, thus improving our un ...
»» more »» 07-12-2009

Information Management Facilities Report

In late 2008 the BGS commissioned an independent review of all its facilities...
»» more »» 25-11-2009

OpenGeoscience - Free data! New free service — View maps, download photographs, reports, data... ... ... Geophysical tomography The Geophysical Tomography Team (GTT) provides leading-edge technology for the non-invasive geoelectrical imaging of the shallow s ... ... Extractive Industry Geology (EIG) 2010 The Extractive Industry Geology 2010 conference will be held at the University of Portsmouth from 8th to 11th September 2010. This ... ... BGS Christmas Lecture 2009: William Smith, the first modern geologist How did the son of a blacksmith produce the world's first geological map? The 2009 BGS Christmas Lecture will tell the story of th ... ...
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BGS Events diary

Extractive Industry Geology (EIG) 2010

The Extractive Industry Geology 2010 conference will be held at the University of Portsmouth from 8th to 11th September 2010. This ...
»» more »» 08-09-2010

BGS at IMA conference 29 March - 1 April 2010

Sixth IMA Conference on modelling permeable rocks with a special focus on C02 storage. BGS geologist Mike Brown will lead a half- ...
»» more »» 29-03-2010

Oceanology International 9-11 March 2010

Oceanology International is a major event for the marine science and technology community, which will take place at the ExCel con ...
»» more »» 09-03-2010

Free Christmas Lecture

William Smith (1769-1839) and the new art of mineral surveying by Hugh Torrens, Emeritus Professor, Keele University <br />B ...
»» more »» 16-12-2009


BGS News Releases

What's under your street?

Discover if you live on rocks from an extinct volcano, in the middle of an ancient river or deep under a Caribbean-like sea teemin ...
»» more »» 07-12-2009

BGS Christmas Lecture 2009: William Smith, the first modern geologist

How did the son of a blacksmith produce the world's first geological map? The 2009 BGS Christmas Lecture will tell the story of th ...
»» more »» 16-12-2009

A voyage of discovery at the British Geological Survey

The British Geological Survey (BGS) at Keyworth, Nottingham will be running free guided tours of its National Archive holdings on ...
»» more »» 05-12-2009

Professor Jon Gluyas, new chairman of the BGS board

Jon Gluyas, Professor in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Geo-Energy at Durham University, has been appointed chairman of the ...
»» more »» 04-12-2009

BGS in the media

Geological maps released online

Science reporter, BBC News Ever wondered if there was a volcano under your home? Well, now you can find out by using the British ...
»» more »» 08-12-2009

Buildings on Clay

The effects of geology, climate and vegetation on heave and settlement Derek Clarke and Joel Smethurst Trees are vital elements ...
»» more »» 14-12-2009

New Discoveries Could Improve Climate Projections

New discoveries about the deep oceans temperature variability and circulation system could help improve projections of future cli ...
»» more »» 11-12-2009

Statement from the UK science community

We, members of the UK science community, have the utmost confidence in the observational evidence for global warming and the scien ...
»» more »» 09-12-2009

What s under your street?

Discover if you live on rocks from an extinct volcano, in the middle of an ancient river or deep under a Caribbean-like sea teemin ...
»» more »» 07-12-2009

In pictures: British geology | GeoScenic National Archive of Geological Photographs

The British Geological Survey (BGS) has thrown open its image library. It is now searchable and free to use for non-commercial pur ...
»» more »» 07-12-2009

British geology maps now free to explore on website

Ever wondered if there was a volcano under your home? Ever wondered if there was a volcano under your home? Well, now you can fin ...
»» more »» 07-12-2009

OpenGeoscience - free BGS data!

Today, the BGS released their OpenGeoscience portal, a free service for non-commercial private study, research and educational act ...
»» more »» 07-12-2009

Volcanologist Visits Tristan da Cunha

Visit of Volcanologist to Tristan Tristan da Cunha is an active volcano and a future eruption is inevitable. Knowing when, where ...
»» more »» 06-12-2009

From Darwin to dinosaurs on display

The British Geological Survey at Keyworth opened its doors so the public could view some of its most precious artifacts this weeke ...
»» more »» 05-12-2009

New head for energy institute

AN academic has been appointed to research the future of green energy technologies such as clean coal and carbon capture. Jon Glu ...
»» more »» 04-12-2009