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Kieran Parker, Geohazards Geologist at GSNI / BGS, Levent Gorgu, Research Scientist from the School of Computer Science at University College Dublin and Rui Gomes, the AGEO Project Coordinator based at the University of Lisbon. BGS © UKRI
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GSNI project wins multiple awards at RegioStars event

17/10/2025

The AGEO project enjoyed a double success at the RegioStars awards, hosted at the European Commission in Brussels.

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Gower Peninsula, South Wales (P663757). BGS © UKRI
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Extended seabed geology map of the Bristol Channel published

07/10/2025

BGS has released significantly extended high-resolution maps that will support offshore green-energy initiatives in the area.

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Fieldwork setting up the Abergavenny geomagnetic repeat station BGS © UKRI.
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NERC Tech Forum 2025

Event on 03/06/2025

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Fuego volcano with frequent activity that we could observe. This long exposure image shows how material is deposited on the high flanks of the volcano. BGS © UKRI.
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Fieldwork on Volcán de Fuego

13/10/2025

Understanding how one of the world’s most active volcanoes builds up material, and how they collapse to feed hot flows

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Damage caused in Thailand by the Indian Ocean tsunami of 26 December 2004. BGS © UKRI.
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Twenty years on: the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

26/12/2024

Boxing Day 2024 marks 20 years since the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. Prof David Tappin reflects on the disaster and discusses what we have learnt since 2004.

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Aerial view of the UK Geoenergy Observatory in Cheshire, located in the University of Chester’s Thornton Science Park. BGS © UKRI.
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Webinar: underground thermal energy storage (UTES): uncertainties and benefits

Event on 15/01/2025

Join us for a special webinar that will introduce underground thermal aquifer storage and offer all interested parties the opportunity to participate in a workshop to be held in spring 2025.

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Loading samples into the small carbonates mass spectrometer at the BGS Stable Isotope Facility. BGS © UKRI.
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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.

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Magnetic declination (the angle between magnetic and geographic north) in 2025 according to WMM2025. Red is magnetic north to east of geographic north; blue is to west. BGS © UKRI and © Wessel, P., and W. H. F. Smith (1996), A global, self-consistent, hierarchical, high-resolution shoreline database, J. Geophys. Res., 101(B4), 8741–8743, doi:10.1029/96JB00104 (v2.3.6)
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Airlines, shipping companies and sleigh drivers rush to update crucial navigation systems ahead of Christmas rush

17/12/2024

Release of major upgrade to a new model tracking magnetic north prompts global reset of satellite tracking systems across trade and passenger transport routes.

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BGS awarded Athena SWAN Silver status

12/12/2024

BGS are delighted to have been awarded Athena SWAN Silver status in recognition of our ongoing commitment to gender equality

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Hemerdon mine, Devon. BGS © UKRI.
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BGS makes significant advance in mineral data accessibility

10/12/2024

A new public application programming interface for the BGS World Mineral Statistics Database will revolutionise how users interact with critical data.

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Nandi, Victoria Basin. BGS © UKRI.
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Dynamics of land-to-lake transfers in the Lake Victoria Basin

09/12/2024

In June 2024, a UK/Kenya research team shared research findings from a collaborative, four-year field and experimental programme within Kenya.

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The Mercia Mudstone Group rock cores being scanned and analysed at BGS’s Core Scanning Facility (CSF). BGS © UKRI.
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Prehistoric power: 250-million-year-old rocks could contain secrets to net zero future

05/12/2024

BGS has completed a comprehensive scan of Mercia Mudstone rocks that could hold geological secrets of the UK’s past and provide a boost for net zero.

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