BGS News

Collect your Open Day Photo Booth photos

Sat, 08 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT

We hope you enjoyed your visit to the BGS Open Day. Please tell us about your visit so we can improve it for next time.

We d like you to share the BGS Photobooth pictures on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, but please acknowledge as #BGSOpenDay2013.

Find your Photo Booth pictures here.

Interactive map of the BGS Keyworth Geological Walk

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT

The Geological Walk at BGS Keyworth celebrates the diverse geology of Britain and Northern Ireland through a display of impressive boulder-scale specimens and natural stone paving.

You can now browse interactive maps to learn more about the rocks on the Geological Walk. A mobile version is also available.

Come walk with dinosaurs at the BGS | Open Day Sat 8 June

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:00:00 GMT

An adventure-filled time awaits those visiting the British Geological Survey for its Open Day at their headquarters in Nottingham this Saturday 8th June. World-leading scientists and support staff from the BGS are inviting the public to explore the past, present and future through a packed programme of tours, talks and hands-on demonstrations.

Kids of all ages will experience a unique glimpse into real Jurassic Parks , tsunami, space weather, energy and many other fields of exciting science. With our family friendly hands-on demos, guests can make their own dinosaur footprints, take part in green-screen photo shoots, pan for gold and even drive a remote controlled underwater vehicle in our 12 ft pool! The day also includes a special guest appearance from TV s Professor Iain Stewart.

BGS wins Best Conference Presentation at Esri UK Conference 2013

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 16:00:00 GMT

The Esri UK Annual Conference 2013, held on May 21st, attracted over 1000 delegates from across the UK.
The Understanding Our World awards honoured exceptional and innovative projects with Esri GIS.
Patrick Bell, representing the BGS smartphone development team, was awarded ‘Best Conference Presentation’ for his talk in the mobile track entitled ‘Geology apps, maps and augmented reality’.
The presentation discussed how BGS are developing smartphone apps, underpinned by web services, to provide access to mapping and other geological information in the field. iGeology (available for iPhone and Android), iGeology 3D, its augmented reality companion product, and mySoil were demonstrated.

Fully-funded PhD in development of a UAV-based landslide monitoring system

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT

Landslides present a significant hazard to infrastructure, property and human life. Underlying processes are often poorly understood, and can be difficult to predict. UAV platforms offer exciting new opportunities to capture surface processes at high spatial resolution, on-demand and at low-cost. This research will explore the potential of a mini-UAV for landslide assessment, and will integrate resultant surface observations with sub-surface datasets to provide an enhanced environment for interpretation of landslide behaviour.

Applications should be made directly through www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/apply/. Please ensure you include a CV and transcript of grades. For further details or informal discussion, contact Dr Pauline Miller or by phone: 0191 222 3660) or Dr Jon Chambers.

Petrological thin section images

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:00:00 GMT

The petrological thin sections (microscope slides) are being imaged (plane and cross polarized light) and progressively linked to the BGS Rock Collections, mineralogy and petrology collection, database. Currently about 100 000 Scottish thin sections are available (S & N registration series). 75 000 English and Welsh thin sections (E registration series) will be added in due course.

A vision for the BGS Environmental Modelling Platform

Thu, 30 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT

The concept of an Environment Modelling Platform (EMP) was a radical change for BGS when it was included as a goal in 2009 - 2014 strategy. It highlighted the necessity for making all BGS science and data accessible both internally in BGS and to the users of our science. Such a platform would make BGS research, knowledge and data more relevant to a world desperate to solve problems of environmental conflict, mitigate hazards, adapt to change and develop resources sustainably.

Risk reduction research promotes development of multi-user CO₂ storage sites beneath UK North Sea

Thu, 30 May 2013 09:00:00 GMT

Experts from academia, government and industry have signed a collaborative research agreement that will provide invaluable knowledge to reduce risk and guide the development of commercial multi-user offshore storage sites for carbon dioxide.