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Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine Yehor Perelyhin meeting with representatives of the British Geological Survey.
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BGS agrees to establish collaboration framework with Ukrainian government

11/12/2025

The partnership will focus on joint research and data exchange opportunities with Ukrainian colleagues.

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BGS William Smith Building. © Alexander Rotton.
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Making research matter: BGS joins leading research organisations in new national initiative

10/12/2025

A new alliance of 35 organisations has been formed that is dedicated to advancing science for the benefit of people, communities, the economy and national priorities.

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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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Valley and rock islands at Carlops. The telephone poles help emphasise the scale of the valley and serve as a useful analogue for the general spacing of ground-truth sites offshore, which often miss the variability of geological conditions. Offshore valleys formed by meltwater can be up to ten times larger than the one shown here, reaching several hundreds of metres in depth. BGS © UKRI.
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How the geology on our doorstep can help inform offshore infrastructure design

19/11/2025

BGS is part of a new collaboration using onshore field work to contextualise offshore data and update baseline geological models which can inform the sustainable use of marine resources.

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Parts of UK listed among world’s most important geological sites

25/10/2022

Parts of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have been named among 100 of the world’s most important geological sites by UNESCO and international scientists.

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Volcán Nevado del Ruiz model from 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption film series
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Film trilogy wins award and shares experiences of 1985 Nevado del Ruiz eruption

24/10/2022

A collaborative film trilogy co-directed by BGS Volcanologist, Dr Anna Hicks, has won the overall 'Dynamic Earth' Theme Award at the Earth Futures Festival 2022.

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KD2 Pro thermal properties sensor. BGS © UKRI
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BGS joins European Geothermal Congress to highlight UK’s geothermal potential

21/10/2022

The European Geothermal Congress will discuss how the geothermal sector can help with the energy crisis.

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Tracking nitrate and ammonium in the environment

20/10/2022

Newly developed methodologies are improving our understanding of nitrogen cycling.

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Threats to groundwater quality. BGS © UKRI
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The question of quality: how data science is tackling threats to our groundwater

14/10/2022

An improved understanding of groundwater quality threats could help better manage groundwater resources and mitigate threats to global water supplies.

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The town of Plymouth, the capital of Montserrat in the Lesser Antilles, has been buried by repeated pyroclastic density current and tephra fall events from the Soufrière Hills Volcano (in the background). Repeated pyroclastic density currents and lahars (volcanic mudflows) have extended the land, creating a new coastline. BGS © UKRI.
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Disaster risk reduction through geoscience

13/10/2022

Exploring hazard research at BGS helps us to understand hazard risks and reduce vulnerability to disasters across the globe.

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My role as a stable isotope research assistant

11/10/2022

Dr Harvey Pickard gives us an insight into his new role analysing stable isotopes and getting to grips with some of the laboratory equipment at BGS.

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