Research News and Awards
The University of Ulster's Geophysics Research Group, in partnership with Concern Worldwide and British Geological Survey, has bee ...
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Latest reports indicate that at least 85 people have been killed and another 150 injured in Samoa and American Samoa by
a tsunami ...
»» more »» 30-09-2009
Dr Mike Stephenson, Head of Energy at BGS, gave a talk on <em>The North Sea: a store for Europe's future CO2 emissions</e ...
»» more »» 08-09-2009
On 2 Sept 1859 magnetometers at Greenwich and Kew started to record wild deviations in compass direction. These variations persist ...
»» more »» 02-09-2009
Recent publications
Thomson, Christine A.; Wilkinson, Ian P.. 2009 Robert Kidston (1852-1924) : a biography of a Scottish palaeobotanist. Scottish J ...
»» more »» 04-11-2009
Stoker, Martyn; Bradwell, Tom. 2009 Neotectonic deformation in a Scottish fjord, Loch Broom, NW Scotland. Scottish Journal of Ge ...
»» more »» 04-11-2009
MacDonald, Alan M.; Calow, Roger C.; Macdonald, David M.J.; Darling, W. George; O Dochartaigh, Brighid E.. 2009 What impact will ...
»» more »» 04-11-2009
Smith, D.J.; Petterson, M.G.; Saunders, A.D.; Millar, I.L.; Jenkin, G.R.T.; Toba, T.; Naden, J.; Cook, J.M.. 2009 The petrogenes ...
»» more »» 04-11-2009
MacDonald, A.M.; Calow, R.C.. 2009 Developing groundwater for secure rural water supplies in Africa. Desalination, 248 (1-3). 54 ...
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Hodgson, Dominic; Verleyen, Elie; Vyyerman, Wim; Sabbe, Koen; Leng, Melanie J.; Pickering, Matthew D.; Keely, Brendan J.. 2009 A ...
»» more »» 03-11-2009
Jonsson, Christina E.; Leng, Melanie J.; Rosqvist, Gunhild C.; Seibert, Jan; Arrowsmith, Carol. 2009 Stable oxygen and hydrogen ...
»» more »» 03-11-2009
Watts, Michael; Mitchell, Clive. 2009 A pilot study on iodine in soils of Greater Kabul and Nangarhar provinces of Afghanistan. ...
»» more »» 02-11-2009
Dare, S.A.S.; Pearce, Julian; McDonald, I.; Styles, Michael. 2009 Tectonic discrimination of peridotites using fO2-Cr# and Ga-Ti ...
»» more »» 02-11-2009
Streule, Michael; Phillips, R.J.; Searle, M.P.; Waters, D.J.; Horstwood, Matthew. 2009 Evolution and chronology of the Pangong M ...
»» more »» 02-11-2009
What's new on the website
What is carbon capture and storage (CCS)? How can CO2 be stored? Future CCS options.
»» more »» 22-10-2009
The British Geological Survey was founded in 1835 as the Ordnance Geological Survey...
»» more »» 27-10-2009
The Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment (G-BASE) is a major BGS project and has an annual campaign...
»» more »» 14-10-2009
Recent data collected by the British Geological Survey, part of a long-term monitoring study at the ...
»» more »» 15-10-2009
BGS Events diary
Carbon Capture and Storage with Dr Chris Rochelle (BGS) ...
»» more »» 10-11-2009
BUFI (BGS University Funding Initiative) are holding a Science Festival to enable students,.
F ...
»» more »» 12-11-2009
We are running free guided tours for the public at Keyworth on <strong>Saturday 5 December 2009</strong> in support of ...
»» more »» 05-12-2009
BGS is pleased to attend PROSPEX 2009 at the the Business Development Centre, Islington, London...
»» more »» 09-12-2009
BGS in the media
Copyright: Business Wire Source: Business Wire Wordcount: LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Willis Research Network (WRN), part of ...
»» more »» 03-11-2009
Free radon tests are to be offered to residents in areas known to have high levels of the gas. Radon is a naturally occurring rad ...
»» more »» 29-10-2009
Engineers at Loughborough University have received funding to investigate the development of an early-warning acoustic sensor for ...
»» more »» 22-10-2009
A NEW CD-Rom designed by the University of Derby aims to bring geology to life for sixth-formers. Students are being encouraged t ...
»» more »» 21-10-2009
Archaeologists from across the Midlands are celebrating today (Wednesday 16 March) as they reach the final stage of Trent Valley 2 ...
»» more »» 20-10-2009
A recent study, commissioned by Christian Aid and written by researchers from the Universities of Surrey and Edinburgh, reveals th ...
»» more »» 19-10-2009
SCHOOL science classes are set to be transformed into earth-shattering learning experiences as the University of Plymouth introduc ...
»» more »» 16-10-2009
Norwegian and British authorities are working together in the so-called One North Sea Project to identify suitable formations unde ...
»» more »» 15-10-2009
Digg It Stumble it! Newsvine Del.icio.us Technorati Reddit Facebook The Energy Technologies Institute has launched a project whic ...
»» more »» 13-10-2009
The last decade has seen Ethiopia earn $540.5 million (342.9 million) from the business of exporting gold, new figures have shown ...
»» more »» 13-10-2009
A CAMBRIDGE energy consultancy will take part in a 3.5m scheme to assess the UK's ability to capture toxic carbon emissions. Ele ...
»» more »» 13-10-2009
Burning coal underground could be one of the next breakthroughs to increase the world's energy supply, say some experts...
»» more »» 06-10-2009
BGS News Releases
Historic buildings in Britain are increasingly at risk from damage due to the effects of climate change and a lack of suitable building stone for conservation, repair and new build. The work of the British Geological Survey (BGS) on building stones will be the focus of the symposium ‘Building a future for stone’ in London on 1st Oct 2009. This coincides with the decision to transfer, on long-term loan, the UK building stone collection from the Natural History Museum to the BGS headquarters in Nottingham...
»» more »» 28-09-2009
The British Geological Survey’s Edinburgh Headquarters, Murchison House, is opening its doors to the public from 10.00 to 17.00 on Saturday 26th September as part of Edinburgh’s “Doors Open Day”. Amongst the exhibits, demonstrations and experiments at the BGS will be rocks collected by Charles Darwin from the Galapagos during his voyage on HMS Beagle...
»» more »» 24-09-2009