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BGS artificial ground data: what do you need from a geological survey?

28/08/2025

BGS is seeking user feedback on artificial ground data: how you use it, what information you consider, and what we can do to improve our offering.

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Wild grasses and pond with a path and the old Broad Marsh in the background.
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New research published on brownfield land

27/08/2025

National Brownfield Forum research on the interactions of policies affecting the planning and development of brownfield land has been published.

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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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Gemini: a new stable isotope tool

21/08/2025

BGS’s Stable Isotope Facility has new mass spectrometer equipment for analysing carbon and oxygen isotopes from carbonates and water.

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Sample map view of earthquakes recorded during hydraulic fracturing at the Preston New Road unconventional shale gas site. BGS © UKRI
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Scientists test a new model to understand and forecast seismicity induced by hydraulic fracturing operations

02/07/2021

Encouraging new research could bring scientists a step closer to being able to forecast earthquakes induced by human activity.

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People on the steps at Regent's Canal, Granary Square, King's Cross, London. Source: VVShots/iStock 2020.
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BGS collaborates on new £1 million EPSRC-funded digital research project to help make urban growth more sustainable

28/06/2021

Novel research to develop a digital service for future water management and support efforts to make urban growth more sustainable.

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BGS Digital data review 2021–22

18/06/2021

BGS has undertaken a comprehensive understanding of the data ecosystem in which we operate, providing a detailed assessment of our current operating models and the options for our target operating model over the next 10 years.

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BGS preparing fluid samples for noble gas testing at the Geoenergy Test Bed (GTB) Sutton Bonington BGS © UKRI 2020
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BGS part of successful Energy Research Accelerator to put Midlands region on the road to net zero

08/06/2021

The consortium of internationally-recognised research institutions will bring together expertise in energy research to help the UK to meet its ambitious net zero targets

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'Intensities within’. ©Nicole Manley, 2017
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BGS announced as Midlothian Climate Beacon partner for COP26

03/06/2021

The National Mining Museum Scotland, in partnership with the British Geological Survey, has been selected as the Midlothian Climate Beacon for COP26.

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CO2 storage testbed: working with the industrial clusters

28/05/2021

Carbon capture, usage and storage will play a significant role in the UK achieving national emissions reduction targets

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Scientists reveal the submarine cause of the Anak Krakatau volcanic tsunami of December 2018

21/05/2021

Scientists have been able to study the marine deposits of a deadly volcanic island landslide-tsunami at Anak Krakatau, Indonesia, using modern hydroacoustic equipment.

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Crack in a wall of a house caused by subsidence
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Maps show the real threat of climate-related subsidence to British homes and properties

19/05/2021

New maps launched by BGS reveal how climate change is likely to drive an increase in subsidence-related issues for British homes and properties over the next 50 years.

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