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Interactive exhibition highlighting multi-hazard research opens in Indonesia

01/11/2026

The exhibition, part of a collaborative effort co-led by BGS, invites the public to consider how communities adapt to dynamic landscapes shaped by natural hazards.

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New research demonstrates stability of phosphate oxygen isotope in lake sediments

29/10/2026

The discovery could boost research into past environmental conditions, tracking nutrient pollution and examining the impacts of freshwater management.

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Improving bioaccessibility testing for contaminated soils

15/10/2026

BGS has been trialling a novel bioaccessibility tracing technique to ascertain if it offers more analytical precision over traditional methods of detecting chemicals in contaminated soils.

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UK 2024 Criticality Assessment published

28/11/2024

The latest UK Criticality Assessment, produced by the UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre, shows that growing diversification brings an increasing vulnerability in terms of disruption to supply.

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Brighid Ó Dochartaigh honoured with prestigious Geological Society award

27/11/2024

A recently retired BGS employee has been honoured for her contribution to the hydrogeological community.

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Aerial view of Tantallon Castle, with its distinctive red sandstone curtain wall. © Historic Environment Scotland.
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How can Scotland re-establish its building stone industry?

14/11/2024

British Geological Survey research, commissioned by Historic Environment Scotland, reveals an opportunity to re-establish the Scottish building stone market in order to maintain the country’s historic buildings.

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A wooden bridge crosses the Naboay river, Panay Philippines. Andrew Barkwith, BGS © UKRI.
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UK–Philippine partnership to help tackle the challenges of future water security in the Philippines

07/11/2024

New ‘hydrological hub’ to foster research and provide essential national water management datasets and tools.

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Next stage of funding awarded for project on hydrogen storage potential in the East Midlands

17/10/2024

BGS will conduct essential studies on hydrogen behaviour in the subsurface to predict, measure and monitor underground hydrogen storage.

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BGS chemists involved in new project developing early detection test for bladder cancer

15/10/2024

BGS is combining its expertise with researchers from Queen’s University Belfast, the University of Dhaka and the International Agency for Research on Cancer to further develop a urine-based early detection test.

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What lies beneath Liverpool?

11/10/2024

The geological secrets lying under the surface of Liverpool and Warrington have been unveiled for the first time in BGS’s 3D interactive tool.

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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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World-class facility creates new opportunities for geothermal energy in Cheshire

10/10/2024

The £8.3 million underground observatory will enhance the UK’s knowledge on the clean energy required to decarbonise heating.

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