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Interactive exhibition highlighting multi-hazard research opens in Indonesia

01/11/2026

The exhibition, part of a collaborative effort co-led by BGS, invites the public to consider how communities adapt to dynamic landscapes shaped by natural hazards.

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New research demonstrates stability of phosphate oxygen isotope in lake sediments

29/10/2026

The discovery could boost research into past environmental conditions, tracking nutrient pollution and examining the impacts of freshwater management.

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Improving bioaccessibility testing for contaminated soils

15/10/2026

BGS has been trialling a novel bioaccessibility tracing technique to ascertain if it offers more analytical precision over traditional methods of detecting chemicals in contaminated soils.

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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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A new suite of AGS file utilities and public API

24/11/2021

BGS has released an online AGS file utilities tool validator.

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New tool provides users with free access to geological models for three major UK cities

18/11/2021

A new tool providing free user access to 3D geological models has been added to the GeoIndex.

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Stuck in the mud: the long-term accumulation and dispersal of microplastics across urban catchments

18/11/2021

Investigating how salt marshes store and interact with plastics and explaining the key processes that control their accumulation and release.

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Prof Dame Ottoline Leyser visits Glasgow underground observatory

12/11/2021

The Glasgow Observatory provides unprecedented access to the subsurface and will fill in the knowledge gaps around geothermal energy. 

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Can geophysics help feed people in a changing climate?

09/11/2021

Conservation agriculture and electrical resistivity tomography could help combat the factors affecting food security in southern Africa.

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BGS welcomes Glasgow’s new Hope Sculpture at Cunningar Loop

08/11/2021

BGS has welcomed an exciting new public art sculpture by Steuart Padwick, serving as a beacon of hope and positivity for the city.

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Climate and geology: considering future potential for river scour

05/11/2021

A trial BGS data product takes the temporal component of potential future increased amount and intensity of rainfall on river scour into account.

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