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New NERC-funded project empowers young people to engage with environmental science

23/07/2026

BGS is part of a new, collaborative project, funded through NERC’s ‘Opening up the environment’ programme, helping the environmental research community become more accessible.

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Delving deep into mountains for future water security

16/07/2026

A BGS-led project is using new water-tracing investigation methods, geophysics and modelling to understand how water moves from mountains to the lowlands, helping to improve water security for billions of people.

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Building Europe’s geological future

20/07/2026

BGS scientists are contributing to a continent-wide initiative that is strengthening collaboration across borders to tackle shared subsurface challenges and unlock new opportunities.

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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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Standardised framework provides assessment of carbon dioxide storage site readiness

28/10/2021

Geoscientists have developed a practical framework for assessing the degree of ’readiness’ of a prospective carbon dioxide storage site.

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BGS partners with leading artists in COP26 project to bring climate change science to life through poetry

28/10/2021

BGS is part of an inspiring new project designed to bring science and poetry together to imagine a more prosperous, sustainable planet.

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New method offers rapid monitoring of contamination in drinking water

20/10/2021

Scientists have developed an innovative new method to monitor the risk of contamination in drinking water with immediate results, enabling global communities to respond rapidly and help reduce exposure to deadly diarrhoeal diseases.

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UKRI Chief Executive, Prof Dame Ottoline Leyser, visits BGS

08/10/2021

Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser visited BGS in a special tour of the East Midlands’ science and technology hubs.

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BGS evaluation stakeholder feedback survey

30/09/2021

As part of our governance relationship with NERC, we are undergoing an evaluation of our service provision and performance as a geological survey over the last five years.

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BGS highlights the importance of geoscience for climate action in series of virtual lectures

01/09/2021

As part of BGS’s Geoscience Solutions for Net Zero campaign, the lectures will feature a range of topics delivered by experts in geoscience.

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Chasing carbon

01/09/2021

BGS geoscientists discuss our latest research which is helping to provide geoscience solutions in the transition to net zero.

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