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Funding awarded to map the stocks and flows of technology metals in everyday electronic devices

12/02/2026

A new BGS project has been awarded Circular Electricals funding from Material Focus to investigate the use of technology metals in everyday electrical items.

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Mauricio Lorca, acting director of Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería, and Maggy Heintz, director of BGS International Geoscience, sign the UK/Chile partnership.
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New UK/Chile partnership prioritises sustainable practices around critical raw materials

09/02/2026

BGS and Chile’s Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería have signed a bilateral scientific partnership to support research into critical raw materials and sustainable practices.

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Primary science teacher CPD sessions

Event on 04/03/2026

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MARC Conference 2025: highlighting the importance of conferences to PhD students

16/02/2026

BGS and University of Nottingham PhD student Paulina Baranowska shares her experience presenting her research on nuclear forensics at her first international conference.

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Update released for BGS open-source database software, ETL Helper

09/07/2024

The software tool helps simplify the process of data transfer into and out of databases.

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Screenshot of the AGS4 file utilities tool and API with map markers over the UK.
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Update to BGS’s AGS file utilities tool released

19/06/2024

BGS has released significant updates to its online tool for validating geotechnical data held as AGS files. The update includes improvements to the tool’s user interface and the ability to convert AGS data into MS Excel files.

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Quake it off: Taylor Swift concerts shake Edinburgh

13/06/2024

Seismometers around Edinburgh were triggered by the rapturous Murrayfield crowds over the weekend.

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BGS opens its doors to visitors at its Open Day in Keyworth

12/06/2024

BGS hosted its bi-annual Open Day on 8 June 2024, welcoming more than 1000 visitors to its headquarters in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire.

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BGS to update geological maps of Strathmore

10/06/2024

A three-year project has begun to revise geological maps of Strathmore, which were last surveyed nearly 100 years ago.

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BGS’s National Geoscience Data Centre releases over 8000 technical reports

05/06/2024

The technical reports, covering the full spectrum of BGS activities and subjects, were produced between 1950 and 2000.

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UK Minerals Yearbook 2023 now available to download

04/06/2024

The latest edition provides essential information about the production, consumption and trade of UK minerals up to 2022.

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BGS announces collaboration with Ordnance Survey

29/05/2024

Ordnance Survey and BGS have teamed up to add a range of geological data products to the OS Data Hub, making it easier for users to access and use geospatial data.

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