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New research could help provide a more reliable water supply for millions in rural Africa

24/03/2026

A new BGS-led study has revealed crucial insights into the longstanding challenges affecting the reliability and performance of rural water supply infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Call for new members and Chair to join the NERC facilities steering committees

25/02/2026

New members are needed to join the committees over the next four years.

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PhD adventures in Copenhagen, Denmark: revealing past recovery processes of tropical forest systems through ancient environmental DNA 

12/03/2026

PhD student Chris Bengt visited the University of Copenhagen to carry out very delicate extraction of aeDNA from lake-sediment cores, in the hopes of unlocking the secrets of past volcanic eruptions.

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