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Call for new members and Chair to join the NERC facilities steering committees
25/02/2026
New members are needed to join the committees over the next four years.
Your views wanted – developing a ‘Geothermal energy subsurface data portfolio’
24/02/2026
BGS is aiming to support the growth of the sector by providing the best-available, location-specific geothermal and ground source heat information as an accessible product or service.
PhD adventures in Copenhagen, Denmark: revealing past recovery processes of tropical forest systems through ancient environmental DNA
12/03/2026
PhD student Chris Bengt visited the University of Copenhagen to carry out very delicate extraction of aeDNA from lake-sediment cores, in the hopes of unlocking the secrets of past volcanic eruptions.
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Engineers invited to take part in survey to improve understanding of cost estimates for UK brownfield sites
07/07/2021
Quantity surveyors and civil engineers have until the end of July to take part in a survey that will help to improve the accuracy of indicative cost estimates for UK brownfield sites.
Using satellite imagery for emergency disaster response
06/07/2021
BGS has a long history of assisting relief efforts by providing satellite maps, data and interpretation to those affected by disasters, helping to identify hazardous areas to avoid.
Core Store solar project supports BGS net zero targets
02/07/2021
A large new solar panel array on the roof of the BGS Core Store is expected to result in a significant reduction in our carbon footprint.
Scientists test a new model to understand and forecast seismicity induced by hydraulic fracturing operations
02/07/2021
Encouraging new research could bring scientists a step closer to being able to forecast earthquakes induced by human activity.
Critical raw materials podcast
01/07/2021
In this episode we discuss critical raw materials and the crucial role they will play as we move to a low-to-zero carbon economy
Unlocking the deep geothermal energy potential of the Carboniferous Limestone Supergroup
28/06/2021
How understanding the subsurface beneath our towns and cities may allow us to access geothermal energy for heating homes and powering the UK.
BGS collaborates on new £1 million EPSRC-funded digital research project to help make urban growth more sustainable
28/06/2021
Novel research to develop a digital service for future water management and support efforts to make urban growth more sustainable.
Climate change and human migration out of Africa
23/06/2021
An international team of scientists have shown how climate change could have enabled the migration of Homo sapiens around 60 000 years ago.