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The British Geological Survey (BGS) has been the custodian of the UK Continental Shelf core and records collections at Gilmerton (Edinburgh) for a number of years on behalf of the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and predecessor departments. Under a Memorandum of Understanding with DECC the BGS provides access to the collections for the oil and gas industry and academic community in the UK and abroad. The dual-purpose Loanhead (Edinburgh) facility is used for the storage of UK shallow marine cores, records and magnetic tapes (not used by the oil and gas industry), and also houses the BGS's marine operations facilities.

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.

Teams of young scientists and engineers will compete in an environmental science challenge (Energy Resources and Land Use Conflict) from the 6th to the 8th of July 2009 at the British Geological Survey, Nottingham.

The largest wooden-framed open plan office building in the UK will be opened by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal on 25th June 2009 at the British Geological Survey (BGS) in Keyworth, Nottingham. The William Smith Building is the newest addition to the BGS headquarters.

A renowned network of walking trails in the US and Canada could soon cross the Atlantic to include Scotland. The British Geological Survey (BGS) and Lochaber Geopark will host council members from the International Appalachian Trail (IAT) on a visit to Scotland from 30th May until 10th June. The vision is to extend the existing 1350 miles of IAT trails in the US and Canada with several hundred miles of trails in Scotland.