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Funding awarded to map the stocks and flows of technology metals in everyday electronic devices
12/02/2026
A new BGS project has been awarded Circular Electricals funding from Material Focus to investigate the use of technology metals in everyday electrical items.
New UK/Chile partnership prioritises sustainable practices around critical raw materials
09/02/2026
BGS and Chile’s Servicio Nacional de Geología y Minería have signed a bilateral scientific partnership to support research into critical raw materials and sustainable practices.
Hole-y c*@p! How bat excrement is sculpting Borneo’s hidden caves
23/12/2025
BGS researchers have delved into Borneo’s underworld to learn more about how guano deposited by bats and cave-dwelling birds is shaping the subsurface.
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Scientists analyse lime resources in the UK
25/10/2021
A study by BGS scientists could help to improve soil magnesium concentrations and pH in grassland areas of England and Wales, with benefits for UK agriculture and farming.
Making recommendations for the management of carbon dioxide storage and unconventional hydrocarbon extraction sites
04/10/2021
The safe operation of geoenergy and subsurface storage sites is required to help meet net zero carbon ambitions.
Unlocking the deep geothermal energy potential of the Carboniferous Limestone Supergroup
28/06/2021
How understanding the subsurface beneath our towns and cities may allow us to access geothermal energy for heating homes and powering the UK.
Improving water security in the Philippines
10/06/2021
Water supplies in parts of the Philippines are frequently scarce and supplies are often shut down. Intermittent water supply in parts of the country presents serious consequences to health.
Could measuring lightning strikes help to predict powerful El Niño events?
28/04/2021
Insights into the ‘missing link’ of how copper ore deposits form
26/03/2021
Porphyry deposits provide around 75 per cent of the world’s copper, which is in increasing demand as a major raw material in power infrastructure and green technologies.
Funding for a new type of mass spectrometer to aid net zero research
25/03/2021
This new instrument will be used to characterise the geochemistry of microscopic, solid-rock materials.
iGeology: enhancing the visibility of BGS map data and reports
24/03/2021
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