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Gower Peninsula, South Wales (P663757). BGS © UKRI
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Extended seabed geology map of the Bristol Channel published

07/10/2025

BGS has released significantly extended high-resolution maps that will support offshore green-energy initiatives in the area.

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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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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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Join our consortium – de-risking underground thermal energy storage

25/08/2025

BGS is inviting interested parties to investigate how site-scale geological data can be used to optimise thermal storage scheme performance.

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Dr Kathryn Goodenough appointed as honorary professor by the University of Aberdeen

25/08/2025

Dr Goodenough will take up the position within the School of Geosciences with a focus on critical minerals and the energy transition.

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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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Mappleton landslide, 5 miles south of Bridlington, East Yorkshire.
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BGS scientists work with United Nations to update hazard profiles

21/08/2025

From tsunamis to sinkholes, the profiles provide a standardised, internationally agreed definition of hazards to support disaster risk management worldwide.

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Stonehenge. © Priyank V on Unsplash
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Scientists uncover secrets of Stonehenge’s mysterious cattle

20/08/2025

Cutting-edge analysis of a Neolithic cow tooth dating back to the construction of the famous landmark provides evidence of Welsh origins.

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BGS Core Store in Keyworth. Part of the National Geological Repository
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New study reveals geological facility’s value to UK economy

19/08/2025

For the first time, an economic valuation report has brought into focus the scale of the National Geological Repository’s impact on major infrastructure projects.

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Ferniehill, Gilmerton, Edinburgh. Limestone mine subsidence event, November 2000 to March 2001
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Is your region susceptible? Britain’s geohazard hotspots revealed

14/08/2025

From sinkholes to radon: new maps highlight the most geologically at-risk regions

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New platform highlights geothermal potential across the UK

11/08/2025

A new government-funded geothermal initiative, which includes an interactive map, has launched to help decision makers assess the geothermal potential across the UK.

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