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BGS announces new director of its international geoscience programme
17/03/2025
Experienced international development research leader joins the organisation.
Future projections for mineral demand highlight vulnerabilities in UK supply chain
13/03/2025
New Government-commissioned studies reveal that the UK may require as much as 40 per cent of the global lithium supply to meet anticipated demand by 2030.
Could underground disposal of carbon dioxide help to reduce India’s emissions?
28/01/2025
BGS geologists have partnered with research institutes in India to explore the potential for carbon capture and storage, with an emphasis on storage.
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Could underground disposal of carbon dioxide help to reduce India’s emissions?
28/01/2025
BGS geologists have partnered with research institutes in India to explore the potential for carbon capture and storage, with an emphasis on storage.
Carbon and oxygen isotope analysis of carbonates and the development of new reference materials
18/12/2024
Dr Charlotte Hipkiss and Kotryna Savickaite explore the importance of standard analysis when testing carbon and oxygen samples.
Studying oxygen isotopes in sediments from Rutland Water Nature Reserve
20/11/2024
Chris Bengt visited Rutland Water as part of a project to determine human impact and environmental change in lake sediments.
Celebrating 25 years of technical excellence at the BGS Inorganic Geochemistry Facility
08/11/2024
The ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation is evidence of technical excellence and reliability, and a mark of quality assurance.
Electromagnetic geophysics in Japan: a conference experience
23/10/2024
Juliane Huebert took in the fascinating sights of Beppu, Japan, while at a geophysics conference that uses electromagnetic fields to look deep into the Earth and beyond.
Exploring the role of stable isotope geochemistry in nuclear forensics
09/10/2024
Paulina Baranowska introduces her PhD research investigating the use of oxygen isotopes as a nuclear forensic signature.
BGS collaborates with Icelandic colleagues to assess windfarm suitability
03/10/2024
Iceland’s offshore geology, geomorphology and climate present all the elements required for renewable energy resources.
Mining sand sustainably in The Gambia
17/09/2024
BGS geologists Tom Bide and Clive Mitchell travelled to The Gambia as part of our ongoing work aiming to reduce the impact of sand mining.