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BGS engineering geologist elected to CCOP
29/04/2026
Marcus Dobbs has been elected as vice-chair of the advisory group for the Coordinating Committee for Geoscience Programmes in East and Southeast Asia.
UK Minerals Yearbook 2025 now available
21/04/2026
The annual publication provides essential information about the production, consumption and trade of UK minerals up to 2025.
Strengthening capacity through partnership: a critical minerals perspective
28/04/2026
BGS has been working in partnership with the Geological Survey Department of Zambia (GSD) to build national capacity, improve data accessibility and support long-term, sustainable development.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Geoscience and climate change with Karen Hanghøj
17/12/2020
On the first edition of the BGS podcast, Director Dr Karen Hanghøj discusses critical Earth materials, climate change and COP26, due to be held in Glasgow in 2021.