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World Cities Day: the geological story of our cities

31/10/2025

Understanding the rocks that underlie our towns and cities, the risks they can present and how they influence urban planning and redevelopment.

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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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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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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.

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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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Phosphorus in caves: a new methodological development being pioneered at Poole’s Cavern with the help of BGS

30/09/2021

Alistair Morgan is exploring how phosphorous enters cave systems and if stalagmites could be used to unravel past temperatures.

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Wildlife and biodiversity gains at BGS

27/09/2021

Our rewilding scheme is already encouraging more diverse fauna onto our Keyworth site.

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Glaciers retreat; soils emerge – summer fieldwork at 79°N

14/09/2021

Studying the evolution of newly emerging soils uncovered by retreating glaciers on the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean.

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BGS climate action lecture series
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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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Climate change impacts on the UK

01/09/2021

Watch a special lecture by BGS geoscientists where they discuss our modelling projections and showcase our adaptation and mitigation research in the UK

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