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UK bidding to host the International Geological Congress 2028

18/03/2024

BGS has partnered with the Geological Society of London and the Scottish Geology Trust to develop a bid to host the 38th International Geological Congress in Glasgow in 2028.

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BGS staff sampling a chalk spring for microplastics in 2024. BGS © UKRI.
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BGS to lead a new research project on microplastic occurrence in springs

06/03/2024

BGS has been awarded a two-year research project to undertake the first assessment of microplastic occurrence in springs in the UK.

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BGS Open Day 2024

Event on 08/06/2024

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Rebecca Mumpansha, a GSD librarian, with the sales stock of geological maps. © Rachel Talbot. 
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Unlocking key mineral archives at the Zambian Geological Survey Department 

23/02/2024

Rachel Talbot recounts a recent visit by BGS Records staff to the Zambian Geological Survey Department, to assist in critical mineral data management.

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BGS to deliver three-year groundwater flood forecasting service to support emergency response to flooding

29/11/2021

BGS is delivering a national-scale early warning system for groundwater flooding, alongside the Environment Agency and the Met Office.

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Edd Lewis presenting at the Annual AGS Conference
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A new suite of AGS file utilities and public API

24/11/2021

BGS has released an online AGS file utilities tool validator.

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New tool provides users with free access to geological models for three major UK cities

18/11/2021

A new tool providing free user access to 3D geological models has been added to the GeoIndex.

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Stuck in the mud: the long-term accumulation and dispersal of microplastics across urban catchments

18/11/2021

Investigating how salt marshes store and interact with plastics and explaining the key processes that control their accumulation and release.

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Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser visits the Glasgow Observatory
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Prof Dame Ottoline Leyser visits Glasgow underground observatory

12/11/2021

The Glasgow Observatory provides unprecedented access to the subsurface and will fill in the knowledge gaps around geothermal energy. 

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Can geophysics help feed people in a changing climate?

09/11/2021

Conservation agriculture and electrical resistivity tomography could help combat the factors affecting food security in southern Africa.

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BGS welcomes Glasgow’s new Hope Sculpture at Cunningar Loop

08/11/2021

BGS has welcomed an exciting new public art sculpture by Steuart Padwick, serving as a beacon of hope and positivity for the city.

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Henllan Bridge on River Tivey
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Climate and geology: considering future potential for river scour

05/11/2021

A trial BGS data product takes the temporal component of potential future increased amount and intensity of rainfall on river scour into account.

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