Research News and Awards
<strong>Scheduling of cores and samples currently being used for academic research</strong>
The transfer of UKC ...
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MBE New Year Honours for David Ovadia, Director of International, for services to science.
David said I am delighted - it is an h ...
»» more »» 31-12-2010
A team of four from the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (GSNI) — Paul Wilson, Melanie Wrigley, Claire McGinn and ...
»» more »» 20-12-2010
Scientists' union <a href= http://www.prospect.org.uk/ class="bodyLink" title="Prospect union" target=&qu ...
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Recent publications
Watts, M.J.; O'Reilly, J.; Maricelli, A.; Coleman, A.; Ander, E.L.;
Ward, N.I.. 2010 A snapshot of environmental iodine and sele ...
»» more »» 05-01-2011
Horak, Jana M.; Evans, Jane A.. 2011 Early Neoproterozoic limestones from the Gwna Group, Anglesey. Geological Magazine, 148 (1) ...
»» more »» 05-01-2011
Jones, Neil S.; Holliday, Douglas W.; McKervey, John A.. 2011 Warwickshire Group (Pennsylvanian) red-beds of the Canonbie Coalfi ...
»» more »» 05-01-2011
Chew, David M.; Fallon, Nicola; Kennelly, Christine; Crowley, Quentin; Pointon, Michael. 2009 Basic volcanism contemporaneous wi ...
»» more »» 05-01-2011
Kimbell, G.S.; Young, B.; Millward, D.; Crowley, Q.G.. 2010 The North Pennine batholith (Weardale Granite) of northern England : ...
»» more »» 05-01-2011
Maurice, L.; Atkinson, T.C.; Barker, J.A.; Williams, A.T.; Farrant, A.; Gallagher, A.. 2010 Tracer investigations of the nature ...
»» more »» 04-01-2011
Jordan, Colm; Pennington, Catherine. 2011 Digital field system for landslides research. Geoconnexion UK, Jan/Feb. 4, pp.
»» more »» 04-01-2011
Breesch, L.; Sweenen, R.; Vincent, B.; Ellison, R.; Dewever, B.. 2010 Dolomite cementation and recrystallisation of sedimentary ...
»» more »» 04-01-2011
Ottemoller, L.; Sargeant, S.. 2010 Ground-motion difference between two moderate-size intraplate earthquakes in the United Kingd ...
»» more »» 04-01-2011
Scheib, Cathy; Beamish, David. 2010 High spatial resolution observations of 137Cs in northern Britain and Ireland from airborne ...
»» more »» 04-01-2011
What's new on the website
The BGS Delivery Plan to 2014 describes the priority science and information activities through which BGS will address the six cha ...
»» more »» 22-12-2010
Rock salt grit is vital for keeping our road traffic moving in icy weather. It is composed of the mineral halite (sodium chlori ...
»» more »» 07-12-2010
DiGMapGB-Plus provides a wide range of value-added geological data and information based ...
»» more »» 26-11-2010
The BGS is actively involved in flood research and data provision for the UK. We have two programmes focusing on river ...
»» more »» 17-11-2010
BGS Events diary
Professor Mike Stephenson, BGS Head of Energy...
»» more »» 14-01-2011
FREE technical seminar | Developing Unconventional Gas and Oil Resources ...
»» more »» 19-01-2011
BGS Fossil and Rock Roadshow at the KE7 Innovation Centre, Melton Mowbray.
More details to follow.
»» more »» 14-03-2011
BGS News Releases
Depth 6km; Lat/Long 54.167 North,1.655 West;
»» more »» 02-01-2011
Depth 14km; Lat/Long 54.39 North,3.095 West; did you feel this earthquake?
»» more »» 21-12-2010
Rock salt 'grit' is vital for keeping our road traffic moving in icy weather. What is it made of? Where does it come from? And, ho ...
»» more »» 29-11-2010
Scientists from 23 countries are meeting in Rome today to establish new systems for the exchange of Earth science data throughout ...
»» more »» 24-11-2010
The British Geological Survey have completed an aerial survey to assess the full extent and impact of the floods and landslides in ...
»» more »» 18-11-2010
OneGeology-Europe, the first ever multilingual and digital geological map of Europe, is on-line.
The new portal provides a c ...
»» more »» 28-10-2010
BGS in the media
A small earthquake has hit northern England, scientists
have confirmed.
»» more »» 04-01-2011
Tremor's epicentre was in the Yorkshire Dales near Ripon but damage unlikely
»» more »» 03-01-2011
Scientists are investigating reports of a small earthquake in northern England.
»» more »» 03-01-2011
An earthquake of local magnitude 3.6 has hit Cumbria, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire acording to the British Geological Survey ...
»» more »» 03-01-2011
The UK is not associated with earthquakes. However, between 20 to 30 are felt each year, and
»» more »» 23-12-2010
Buildings wobbled and the ground rumbled after an earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale shook neighbouring coun
»» more »» 22-12-2010
An earthquake measuring 3.5 on the Richter scale has hit England.
»» more »» 22-12-2010
A small earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale has hit Cumbria and surrounding counties.
»» more »» 22-12-2010
The UK and Iceland sign an agreement to share information on volcanic eruptions Acting on behalf
»» more »» 15-12-2010
The latest addition to the award-winning British Mountain Map series covers the Southern Highlands of Scot
»» more »» 08-12-2010
Research will examine feasibility of capture and storage.
»» more »» 02-12-2010
Investors should be wary about investing in companies developing rare earth mines after a recent price surge in the sec
»» more »» 01-12-2010