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New research highlights significant earthquake potential in Indonesia’s capital city

04/11/2025

Research reveals that a fault cutting through the subsurface of Jakarta could generate a damaging earthquake of high magnitude.

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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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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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Cobalt resources in Europe and the potential for new discoveries

26/01/2021

There is considerable interest in Europe in understanding the availability of cobalt from indigenous resources to help the transition to a low-carbon economy.

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BGS Virtual Stakeholder Event 2021
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BGS Virtual Stakeholder Event

Event on 11/02/2021

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Mine Water Heating and Cooling: A 21st Century Resource for Decarbonisation

Event from 10/03/2021 to 11/03/2021

Join BGS, IEA Geothermal and BEIS for a symposium on mine water geothermal energy.

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BGS PRIME: an early warning system for slope failure

13/01/2021

Dam and slope failures can lead to the wide-scale destruction of property and, in some cases, catastrophic loss of life.

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BGS welcomes Patrick Gray , Head of Digital Products, Ideation and Enterprise

11/01/2021

Patrick comes with a wealth of data, product and partnership management experience across a variety of commercial markets.

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Robots and autonomous systems, such as drones, have a large range of potential applications. Source: Unsplash / @jeisblack
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BGS joins international research into robotic revolution

08/01/2021

International research illustrates the opportunities and challenges that robots and autonomous systems, could bring for urban biodiversity and ecosystems in the future.

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BGS podcast on Sustainable Development Goals
BGS Podcasts
Sustainable Development Goals with Dr Joel Gill

08/01/2021

Dr Joel Gill discusses the role geoscience plays in achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the ethics of storytelling.

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Dr Alison Monaghan awarded MBE

30/12/2020

Dr Alison Monaghan has been recognised in the 2021 Queen’s New Year Honours List for her outstanding contribution to geology.

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