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Map of BGS BritPits showing the distribution of worked mineral commodities across the country

18/02/2026

BGS’s data scientists have generated a summary map of the most commonly extracted mineral commodities by local authority area, demonstrating the diverse nature of British mineral resources.

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Funding awarded to map the stocks and flows of technology metals in everyday electronic devices

12/02/2026

A new BGS project has been awarded Circular Electricals funding from Material Focus to investigate the use of technology metals in everyday electrical items.

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BGS science teacher CPD sessions - plate tectonics, volcanoes and earthquakes
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Primary science teacher CPD sessions

Event on 04/03/2026

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MARC Conference 2025: highlighting the importance of conferences to PhD students

16/02/2026

BGS and University of Nottingham PhD student Paulina Baranowska shares her experience presenting her research on nuclear forensics at her first international conference.

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Scientists report drop in Earth’s movement amid coronavirus lockdown

09/04/2020

A study in Brussels reported a drop in ambient seismic noise after the coronavirus lockdown started.

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BGS Virtual Open Day 2020
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Inside BGS — virtual Open Days

Event from 14/10/2020 to 17/10/2020

In October 2020 BGS held a series of mini virtual open days with talks, tours, interactive workshops and social media takeovers. We have saved some of this content so you can enjoy it later.

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The map gives an indication of the landslides currently reported and entered in the National Landslide Database following Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis to date.
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Landslides triggered by Storm Ciara and Storm Dennis in the UK

21/02/2020

On Sunday 9 February 2020, Storm Ciara hit the UK with very high winds and intense rainfall causing widespread disruption and flooding.

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