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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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Damage in Palu, Indonesia following the devastating 2018 magnitude 7.5 earthquake. BGS © UKRI.
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New report sets pathway to reduce the impacts of geohazards in one of the world’s most hazard-prone nations

30/09/2025

A new White Paper, co-developed by Indonesian and UK hazard experts, presents a strategic roadmap to significantly reduce the impacts of geological hazards in Indonesia.

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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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ECORD IODP3 Expedition 501 science team on board Liftboat Robert. Source: ECORD IODP
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IODP³-NSF Expedition 501: successful offshore operations launches onshore phase

06/08/2025

Scientists have managed to take water and sediment samples from beneath the ocean on the New England Shelf for the first time, with the intention of understanding this offshore aquifer system.

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New tool helps identify coal mine gas risk for housing developments in Scotland

05/08/2025

Scientists have co-developed a new tool for North Lanarkshire Council to help screen coal mine gas emissions prior to the development of new houses and buildings.

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Seismogram of Kamchatka earthquake on 29 July 2025
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Kamchatka earthquake highlights the advances in tsunami early warning systems

31/07/2025

The response to the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia has emphasised how far scientific understanding of tsunamis has come over the last two decades, and the improved mitigation measures that are now in place.

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New journal article reveals snapshot of forever chemicals in shallow English soils

31/07/2025

Data on the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance concentrations in English soils has been released.

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Indian delegates and BGS staff outside BGS’s headquarters in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire. BGS © UKRI.
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BGS hosts India for ‘deep dive’ on carbon capture and storage

30/07/2025

Some of India’s top scientists visited BGS to explore the UK’s carbon dioxide storage research potential.

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Sand coloured stone with clear grey specles of graphite.
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Zambia’s first critical minerals guide supports the country’s potential in global clean energy transition

18/07/2025

A new guide to Zambia’s critical minerals highlights the country’s current and potential critical mineral resources, including cobalt and lithium.

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Day one of fieldwork on the EGRET project, heading to the Fraser Lakes REE-enriched pegmatites on a float plane from La Ronge.
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Funding awarded to UK/Canadian critical mineral research projects

08/07/2025

BGS is part of a groundbreaking science partnership aiming to improve critical minerals mining and supply chains.

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AI and Earth observation: BGS visits the European Space Agency

02/07/2025

The newest artificial intelligence for earth science: how ESA and NASA are using AI to understand our planet.

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