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Dr Marie Cowan
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Dr Marie Cowan awarded the Energy Group Medal by the Geological Society

18/05/2023

This award is presented annually to individuals with a geoscience background who have made an outstanding contribution to the energy industry

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Exterior image of the James Hutton Building, BGS Keyworth. BGS © UKRI
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BGS appoints new members to Science Advisory Committee

17/05/2023

Four new members’ three-year terms begin in June 2023.

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Andy McKenzie presenting at the groundwater education event. BGS © UKRI.
BGS blogs

Island groundwater management in the Philippines: part two — Bacolod

23/05/2023

In the second part of their Philippines update, BGS’s Andy Barkwith and Andy McKenzie meet up with other BGS staff members to continue their outreach work.

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River bank reinforcement. © Copyright Roger Whittleston and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
BGS events
GeoScour dataset launch event

Event on 08/09/2022

BGS Product Development invites you to the launch of our newly updated dataset, GeoScour.

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Variometer hut at the Lerwick Magnetic Observatory, designed in 1921
BGS blogs
Observing magnetic fields: 100 years of data

02/08/2022

Marking the centenary of the Lerwick Geophysical Observatory.

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An array of solar panels in a field
BGS news
UK’s geomagnetic blind spots tackled with new observatories

28/07/2022

Three new geomagnetic observatories have been installed across the UK to fill in the country’s 'blind spots' and tackle the risk posed by space weather.

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artist's impression of Auroralumina attenboroughii
BGS news
560-million-year-old fossil is first animal predator

25/07/2022

The specimen is the first of its kind to be found and is related to the group that includes modern corals, jellyfish and anemones.

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Two white men are standing in front of a low, sandy cliff
BGS blogs
Zambia: the copper mining powerhouse looking towards a safer, low-carbon future

25/07/2022

BGS scientists Clive Mitchell (industrial minerals geologist) and Elliott Hamilton (environmental chemist) report on their recent visit to the Copperbelt Province in Zambia.

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Preparation of lake carbonate samples with acid in order to analyse carbon and oxygen isotopes.
BGS blogs
Training in stable isotope analysis as a PhD student from Croatia

20/07/2022

Recently, Ivona Ivkić Filipović visited BGS to undertake a placement at the Stable Isotope Facility. Here, she tells us a little about her experience and how it will contribute to her PhD research.

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Dorset coastline
BGS news
Increased risk to the public from rockfalls as a result of the forecasted heatwave

15/07/2022

Take notice of warning signs and avoid going directly under or on top of cliffs, no matter how tempting it might be.

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SA BGS staff member working in one of the laboratories at our Keyworth HQ.
BGS blogs
BGS receives silver LEAF accreditation for sustainable practices

12/07/2022

The accreditation is a standard awarded to laboratories that can demonstrate practical steps towards improved efficiency and sustainability.

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