BGS News Summary October 2010
Research News and Awards
BGS has been awarded a NERC research grant (in partnership with University of Sussex) under its Technologies Proof of Concept Call. »» more »» 03-11-2010
BGS has conducted a study of the UK's onshore unconventional hydrocarbon prospectivity, which is continuing. Interim results were ...
»» more »» 27-10-2010
The data held by NERC consists of historical records accumulated over decades that provide a valuable resource to support research ...
»» more »» 14-10-2010
The Medical Geology Team at BGS is using the latest bioaccessibility methods and research tools to study risks to our health from contaminated land.»» more »» 06-10-2010
Recent publications
Clark, Nicola; Williams, Mark; Okamura, Beth; Smellie, John; Nelson, Anna; Knowles, Tanya; Taylor, Paul; Leng, Melanie; Zalasiew ...
»» more »» 11-11-2010
Carney, J.N.. 2010 Guide to the geology of Mount St. Bernard, Charnwood Lodge, Warren Hills and Bardon Hill, Charnwood Forest. B ...
»» more »» 10-11-2010
Chambers, J.E.; Wilkinson, P.B.; Wealthall, G.P.; Loke, M.H.; Dearden, R.; Wilson, R.; Allen, D.; Ogilvy, R.D.. 2010 Hydrogeophy ...
»» more »» 09-11-2010
Rivett, Michael; Dearden, Rachel; Wealthall, Gary. 2010 Streamtube project overview : longitudinal transect assessment of the SA ...
»» more »» 09-11-2010
Dearden, Rachel; Chambers, Jonathan; Allen, Debbie; Wealthall, Gary. 2010 Site investigation techniques for DNAPL source and plu ...
»» more »» 08-11-2010
British Geological Survey. 2010 Ascension Observatory Monthly Magnetic Bulletin: October 2010. British Geological Survey, 28pp. ...
»» more »» 08-11-2010
British Geological Survey. 2010 Lerwick Observatory Monthly Magnetic Bulletin: October 2010. British Geological Survey, 32pp. (M ...
»» more »» 08-11-2010
British Geological Survey. 2010 Eskdalemuir Observatory Monthly Magnetic Bulletin: October 2010. British Geological Survey, 32pp ...
»» more »» 08-11-2010
British Geological Survey. 2010 Hartland Observatory Monthly Magnetic Bulletin: October 2010. British Geological Survey, 32pp. ( ...
»» more »» 08-11-2010
British Geological Survey. 2010 Port Stanley Observatory Monthly Magnetic Bulletin: October 2010. British Geological Survey, 28p ...
»» more »» 08-11-2010
What's new on the website
BGSSIGMAmobile 2010 is the 2nd release of the BGS digital field data capture system designed to run on rugged tablet PCs with int ...
»» more »» 09-11-2010
Scottish Hydrocarbons Teaching Collection and Gilmerton core sample collection, Keyworth transfer methodology (including trial res ...
»» more »» 05-11-2010
The Iceland Meteorological Office reports that meltwater began flooding from the Grmsvtn glacial lake in Iceland on 29 October a ...
»» more »» 03-11-2010
Rare earth elements play a vital and increasing role in a wide range of consumer electronics, in environmental technologies and in ...
»» more »» 03-11-2010
BGS Events diary
Engaging with Geodiversity: Why it matters? is a one day conference exploring the concept, its relationship to ...
»» more »» 01-12-2010
'Challenged by Carbon: The Oil Industry and Climate Change' by Bryan Lovell, President of the Geological Society.
The lecture will ...
»» more »» 06-12-2010
Archean to Anthropocene - the past is the key to the future
Minneapolis Convention Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
Topica ...
»» more »» 09-10-2011
BGS News Releases
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
The links between the Stonehenge area and the Mediterranean have been debated for years. Recent research by the British Geological ...
»» more »» 27-09-2010
Scientists at the British Geological Survey (BGS) have found evidence in the UK of large ash particles from the Icelandic volcanic ...
»» more »» 27-09-2010
Recent news reports which suggest that the world is running out of certain essential metals are just scaremongering say scientists ...
»» more »» 27-09-2010
2010 marks the 175th birthday of the British Geological Survey. To mark this event, the BGS Edinburgh office at Murchison House is ...
»» more »» 20-09-2010
BGS in the media
DMCii-led project exploits satellites to strengthen UK disaster response...
»» more »» 12-11-2010
Volcanic ash clouds tend to settle in the atmosphere at an altitude of 11,000 metres, which is an aeroplanes normal cruising heig ...
»» more »» 08-11-2010
POLLUTION expert Prof Paul Younger flew out from the North East yesterday..
»» more »» 05-11-2010
By Michael MontgomeryExclusive to Rare Earth Investing News After weeks of heightened scrutiny over rare earth policy, Chinese o ...
»» more »» 04-11-2010
Volcanic eruptions with the potential to cause airline problems are likely to be on the increase, a parliamentary committee heard ...
»» more »» 03-11-2010
RAS AL KHAIMAH // Dressed in khaki shorts and resembling a wiry school teacher, Clive Mitchell bounds enthusiastically across the ...
»» more »» 30-10-2010
Local councils are to get extra funding if they give the go-ahead to new...
»» more »» 28-10-2010
It is not clear what Wordsworth would have made of it, but the "bliss and..
»» more »» 28-10-2010
Englands largest national park has the potential to host a nuclear waste dump, according to a study for the government that aims ...
»» more »» 28-10-2010
West Cumbria is still in the running as a location to store nuclear waste,.
»» more »» 28-10-2010
Indonesia is dealing with three natural disasters after an earthquake, a...
»» more »» 27-10-2010
Indonesia is dealing with three natural disasters after an earthquake, a...
»» more »» 26-10-2010
