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Cliffs of white chalk rock topped with green grass jut out into the sea. There are radio masts at the edge of the cliff and a lighthouse slightly inland. You can see rocks on the sea bed offshore from the beach at the bottom of the cliffs.
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New seabed geology maps for offshore Yorkshire

14/03/2023

Offshore Yorkshire is the latest map to be released in BGS's series of fine-scale digital seabed maps.

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A person wearing a green hat and a blue coat standing on ground covered in leaves in front of a deep hole.
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New BGS karst report released for Hampshire and Wiltshire

10/03/2023

The report details the evidence for karst processes in areas of soluble rocks that have not previously been considered karstic.

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Below the bonnie banks: mapping Loch Lomond’s underwater landslides

07/03/2023

Using high-resolution, multibeam bathymetry and shallow seismic imaging, BGS’s marine geoscience and landslides teams are mapping historic landslides under the waters of Loch Lomond.

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Bicycle in the Scottish Borders
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Geology and cycling: the rocks behind the race

08/09/2022

The UK’s biggest and most prestigious bike race would not be what it is today, without a nod to the humble rock.

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Garry Baker, BGS Director of Informatics
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Garry Baker appointed BGS Director of Informatics

07/09/2022

Garry Baker has been appointed by the British Geological Survey (BGS) to be its new Director of Informatics.

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BGS Keyworth Geological Walk
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Join the BGS Board

05/09/2022

BGS is looking to appoint two non-executive directors to join our board.

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BGS GeoScour Tier 3 catchment data for Conwy
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BGS GeoScour: bridging the river erosion data gap

31/08/2022

The geological properties of bedrock and superficial deposits that make up riverbeds and banks are fundamental controls on the susceptibility of any given river reach to scouring.

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Landslide debris, which has fallen from the top of a cliff covered in grass to a sandy beach below. A broken tarmac road can be seen to the left, with two people in high visibility jackets looking down towards the rubble
BGS blogs
Citizen science: become part of a real-time Global Landslide Detector

29/08/2022

BGS and partners are trialling a new social media tool that detects worldwide landslides in real time.

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BGS Seafloor 10k Bristol Channel Map
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BGS joins the UK Centre for Seabed Mapping to raise data and mapping standards

25/08/2022

BGS is the latest UK Government organisation to join the newly unveiled UK Centre for Seabed Mapping, helping to boost marine data and mapping standards.

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A dry riverbed made up of grey stones running through a wood
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Groundwater’s role in the current drought

15/08/2022

Groundwater can play a vital part in keeping the UK’s water supply flowing, but we need to ensure that we monitor levels and rates of extraction during dry spells.

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PhD student Megan Trusler (University of Nottingham) looking pleased to have recovered the first sediment core of the fieldtrip. Photo by Chris Vane. BGS © UKRI.
BGS blogs
Sampling salt marsh sediments: a Thames microplastics fieldtrip

15/08/2022

Megan Trusler gives an overview of her PhD project, which studies the role salt marshes play in the accumulation and transport of microplastics.

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