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Kieran Parker, Geohazards Geologist at GSNI / BGS, Levent Gorgu, Research Scientist from the School of Computer Science at University College Dublin and Rui Gomes, the AGEO Project Coordinator based at the University of Lisbon. BGS © UKRI
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GSNI project wins multiple awards at RegioStars event

17/10/2025

The AGEO project enjoyed a double success at the RegioStars awards, hosted at the European Commission in Brussels

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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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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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Fuego volcano with frequent activity that we could observe. This long exposure image shows how material is deposited on the high flanks of the volcano. BGS © UKRI.
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Fieldwork on Volcán de Fuego

13/10/2025

Understanding how one of the world’s most active volcanoes builds up material, and how they collapse to feed hot flows

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S amll cave in a white chalk cliff that has bands of flint pebbles.
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New research reveals fresh insights into the role of karst in the Chalk aquifer

20/12/2021

New research has thrown fresh light on what scientists understand about the role of karst in the Chalk aquifer, which provides public water supplies to millions of people, agriculture and industry, and sustains vital habitats.

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BGS Geothermal team at Evidence Week
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Evidence Week 2021

15/12/2021

Representatives from BGS took part in Evidence Week 2021 to talk to parliamentarians about unlocking the potential of geothermal energy in the UK.

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Accessing open source BGS software through GitHub

15/12/2021

BGS is increasingly utilising GitHub to make its software available as open source and encourage collaboration with partners and the wider community.

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Photograph of drill core from Metherhills 1
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Secure your digital datasets — by letting a data centre look after them!

10/12/2021

Mark Fellgett discusses why data centres should be the de facto option for the storage of geoscience data.  

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The field teams collecting soils in west Kenya.
BGS blogs
Geochemical predictive mapping in western Kenya

05/12/2021

To mark World Soil Day, Olivier Humphrey highlights the soil-related activities of the BGS Inorganic Geochemistry Facility and its partners in western Kenya.

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River Tone at sunset
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Evaluating contamination in sediment, waters and fish from two contrasting catchments in England

02/12/2021

Calum Ramage's PhD project sets out to assess the impacts of pesticides and trace metals on British rivers.

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Midlothian Climate Beacon Exhibition launches at NMMS
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New climate change art and science exhibition opens at the National Mining Museum Scotland

29/11/2021

The exhibition will take viewers on a journey through a series of geoscience themes, showcasing how climate change affects our urban and natural environment.

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A flooded road and field
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BGS to deliver three-year groundwater flood forecasting service to support emergency response to flooding

29/11/2021

BGS is delivering a national-scale early warning system for groundwater flooding, alongside the Environment Agency and the Met Office.

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