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Angela Lamb. BGS © UKRI.
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Dr Angela Lamb appointed as honorary professor by the University of Nottingham

02/10/2025

Dr Lamb will take up the position of honorary professor of environmental geochemistry, with a focus on collaborative research.

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Damage in Palu, Indonesia following the devastating 2018 magnitude 7.5 earthquake. BGS © UKRI.
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New report sets pathway to reduce the impacts of geohazards in one of the world’s most hazard-prone nations

30/09/2025

A new White Paper, co-developed by Indonesian and UK hazard experts, presents a strategic roadmap to significantly reduce the impacts of geological hazards in Indonesia.

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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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Esthwaite Water looking beautiful in early summer sunshine. UKCEH and its partners have been sampling and monitoring many of the lakes in the English Lake District, including Esthwaite Water, for several decades. BGS © UKRI.
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Esthwaite Water: applying novel approaches to understand lake-water nutrient pollution

19/09/2025

Andi Smith (BGS) and Savannah Worne (Loughborough University) embarked on fieldwork in the Lake District, applying a novel stable isotope method for tracing phosphorus sources.

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Team UK at the International Geography Olympiad. Source: Jo Bayham & Jen Lomas
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The Geography Olympiad: Bandung, Indonesia

22/12/2023

School student Dion Thompson joined Team UK at this year’s International Geology Olympiad in Indonesia. We hear from Dion’s mentor Anna Hicks, before Dion reports on the Olympiad itself.

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Mineral specimen of linarite, Leadhills, Lanarkshire. BGS © UKRI.
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CMIC: critical minerals research review

21/12/2023

Matthew Reeves of Innovate UK provides an overview of the Critical Minerals Strategy, which sets out how the UK will go about securing its supply of critical minerals.

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Charlotte Hopkins working in the National Environmental Isotope Facility (NEIF). BGS © UKRI.
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My role as a stable isotope research assistant 

19/12/2023

Charlotte Hipkiss has recently taken up a new position in the National Environmental Isotope Facility at BGS and gives us a little insight into her new position.

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Thousand-Island Lake in the Central Mountain Range of Taiwan. The lake provides the public water supply for Taiwan’s capital city Taipei. © John Bloomfield
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Groundwater in Taiwan under a changing environment

15/12/2023

BGS’s groundwater team is part of a project to develop the first groundwater forecasts for Taiwan.

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Rhys and Catriona with members of the AIG conservation team following setup of the survey equipment on board AIG boat Moray. ©AIG/Lorna.
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In photos: marine surveying a remote volcanic island

14/12/2023

A photo blog by members of the BGS Marine Survey team, who recently completed marine surveys around Ascension Island in the South Atlantic Ocean.

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The team on the boat in the shallow waters surrounding Ascension Island. BGS © UKRI.
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BGS completes first mapping expedition to Ascension Island

11/12/2023

BGS marine geoscientists travelled to Ascension Island to support its government with an ongoing, conservation-driven mapping programme.

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BGS to lead new research project on barrier systems to support more sustainable coastal management

06/12/2023

Scientists at BGS will lead a new four-year project that will enhance our understanding of gravel barrier systems across the coastlines of the UK.

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Dry River Pang, Hampstead Norreys, Berkshire, during the drought of 2022. BGS © UKRI.
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BGS publication included in Environment Agency’s review of drought in the UK

05/12/2023

A BGS essay on groundwater and drought has been included in the Environment Agency’s review of the research and scientific understanding of drought.

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