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Isotopes and science: my student placement at BGS

08/04/2026

Industrial placements at BGS for undergraduate students give real-life experience of working in laboratories and learning different analytical techniques.

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Seabed geology 1:10 000 map, offshore Yorkshire. BGS @ UKRI 2025
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Updated geological assessment of the Southern North Sea set to underpin future offshore infrastructure development

25/03/2026

The first regional assessment for 30 years will support offshore marine and subsurface planning for the UK’s low-carbon energy infrastructure, including the 2030 target of 45 to 50 GW generated through offshore wind.

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PhD adventures in Copenhagen, Denmark: revealing past recovery processes of tropical forest systems through ancient environmental DNA 

12/03/2026

PhD student Chris Bengt visited the University of Copenhagen to carry out very delicate extraction of aeDNA from lake-sediment cores, in the hopes of unlocking the secrets of past volcanic eruptions.

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Critical Mineral Intelligence Centre hosts second conference

28/02/2025

The Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre conference took place at BGS’s headquarters in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire.

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Dr Kathryn Goodenough honoured with prestigious award from The Geological Society 

27/02/2025

Dr Kathryn Goodenough has been awarded the Coke Medal, which recognises those who have made a significant contribution to science.

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Call for new members and Chair to join the NERC facilities steering committees

18/02/2025

New members are needed to join the committees over the next four years.

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Jonathan Ford
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BGS announces new director of BGS National Geoscience

12/02/2025

BGS announces its new director of BGS National Geoscience.

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

Event from 03/06/2025 to 05/06/2025

The primary aim of the meeting is networking within technology areas in NERC and related research centres.

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Machine learning algorithms track the evolving seismicity crisis on the island of Santorini in Greece (Segou et al., in prep.). As expected, machine learning earthquake detection uncovers 10 times more earthquakes (in red) than standard seismic catalogues from the National Observatory of Athens (in grey). This is the first high-resolution image of the complex volcanic/seismic system (30 November 2024 to 8 February 2025). Prepared by Margarita Segou, Rajat Choudhary, Wayne Shelley, Foteini Dervisi and Brian Baptie. BGS © UKRI 2025.
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Artificial intelligence is proving a game changer in tracking the Santorini earthquake swarm

07/02/2025

Scientists are harnessing the power of machine learning to help residents and tourists by detecting thousands of seismic events.

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Excess rainwater on agricultural land near West Ilsley, next to the A34. BGS © UKRI.
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Pioneering tool expanding to analyse agricultural pollution and support water-quality interventions

06/02/2025

An online tool that shows which roads are most likely to cause river pollution is being expanded to incorporate methods to assess pollution from agricultural areas.

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Vacancy: Chair of the BGS Board

04/02/2025

The Chair of the BGS Board's role is crucial in guiding BGS and advancing its work in geoscience, ensuring strong governance and delivering public value.

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