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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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Angela Lamb. BGS © UKRI.
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Dr Angela Lamb appointed as honorary professor by the University of Nottingham

02/10/2025

Dr Lamb will take up the position of honorary professor of environmental geochemistry, with a focus on collaborative research.

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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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Isle of Arran announced as UNESCO Global Geopark

17/04/2025

The Isle of Arran has officially been named as the tenth UNESCO Global Geopark in the UK.

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Coastal erosion at Mappleton, south of Bridlington, East Yorkshire coast. BGS © UKRI.
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What does the next generation of coastal environmental models look like?

15/04/2025

A new tool is now available that has been designed to help coastal engineers and practitioners better manage the compound risk of coastal erosion and flooding.

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Underground hydrogen storage is a promising solution for large-scale, long-duration energy storage. This image shows four potential methods of storing hydrogen: lined rock caverns; salt caverns; saline aquifers, and depleted gas fields. The inset highlights the storage mechanism in saline aquifers and depleted gas fields, where hydrogen is stored within the rock’s pore spaces. BGS © UKRI 2025.
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Making the case for underground hydrogen storage in the UK

03/04/2025

A new BGS science briefing note focuses on the potential of hydrogen storage to support the UK energy transition.

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Extraction of Fuller's Earth from Steetley Minerals Fuller's Earth Quarry, Woburn Sands, Bedfordshire. BGS © UKRI
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New data reveals latest mineral workings around Great Britain and Northern Ireland

01/04/2025

The newest release of BGS BritPits provides information on an additional 6500 surface and underground mineral workings.

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Section of the BGS 1:50 000 Geomorphology map of the seabed around Ascension Island. BGS © UKRI. © Crown Copyright and/or database rights. Reproduced by permission of The Keeper of Public Records and the UK Hydrographic Office
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New seabed geology maps to enable long term conservation around Ascension Island

01/04/2025

BGS deliver the first marine geology and habitat maps for one of the world’s largest marine protected areas.

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Nodule-covered seafloor in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone visited during the SMARTEX project. © NERC, SMARTEX Project, Isis ROV.
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New study reveals long-term effects of deep-sea mining and first signs of biological recovery

27/03/2025

BGS geologists were involved in new study revealing the long-term effects of seabed mining tracks, 44 years after deep-sea trials in the Pacific Ocean.

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Maggy Heintz. © Maggy Heintz 2025.
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BGS announces new director of its international geoscience programme

17/03/2025

Experienced international development research leader joins the organisation.

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Spodumene, a commercially important source of lithium. BGS © UKRI 2025.
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Future projections for mineral demand highlight vulnerabilities in UK supply chain

13/03/2025

New Government-commissioned studies reveal that the UK may require as much as 40 per cent of the global lithium supply to meet anticipated demand by 2030.

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