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New NERC-funded project empowers young people to engage with environmental science

23/07/2026

BGS is part of a new, collaborative project, funded through NERC’s ‘Opening up the environment’ programme, helping the environmental research community become more accessible.

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Delving deep into mountains for future water security

16/07/2026

A BGS-led project is using new water-tracing investigation methods, geophysics and modelling to understand how water moves from mountains to the lowlands, helping to improve water security for billions of people.

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Building Europe’s geological future

20/07/2026

BGS scientists are contributing to a continent-wide initiative that is strengthening collaboration across borders to tackle shared subsurface challenges and unlock new opportunities.

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New NERC-funded project empowers young people to engage with environmental science

23/07/2026

BGS is part of a new, collaborative project, funded through NERC’s ‘Opening up the environment’ programme, helping the environmental research community become more accessible.

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Geo-Explorers – after-school kids’ clubs

Event from 07/09/2026 to 07/12/2026

An after school club for junior geology enthusiasts

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BGS blogs
Building Europe’s geological future

20/07/2026

BGS scientists are contributing to a continent-wide initiative that is strengthening collaboration across borders to tackle shared subsurface challenges and unlock new opportunities.

Show more
the-highest-peak-in-taiwan
BGS news
Delving deep into mountains for future water security

16/07/2026

A BGS-led project is using new water-tracing investigation methods, geophysics and modelling to understand how water moves from mountains to the lowlands, helping to improve water security for billions of people.

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View of a pebbly beach, with cliffs in teh background and waves breaking on the shore. Some people are walking in the shoreline in the distance, others are sitting on the pebbles. BGS © UKRI
BGS blogs
Collecting beach pebbles: fun hobby but is it legal?

14/07/2026

The UK coastline will be inundated with keen holidaymakers this summer, many of whom will take a memento of their trip home in the shape of a pebble or two — but is it legal?

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Updated national 3D model will determine the depth to the solid bedrock beneath our feet

13/07/2026

The BGS Superficial Deposit Thickness Model now includes an elevation model of geological rockhead for the first time, providing important data for civil engineers, geoscientists and environmental scientists.

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National Research Organisations Group launch with Science Minister Patrick Vallance.
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UK’s world-class research organisations launch new collective

10/07/2026

The launch of the National Research Organisations Group brings together more than 100 science leaders to provide an authorativive voice on science, research policy and long-term investment.

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Aerial view of the UK Geoenergy Observatory in Cheshire. BGS © UKRI.
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Cheshire Geoenergy Observatory releases key geological datasets for UK thermal energy storage scheme design

09/07/2026

A new report and data packs from BGS will provide a unique resource for scientists working on the geology and hydrogeology of the Sherwood Sandstone Formation, an important aquifer and reservoir rock.

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