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Simon Harris, collections conservation and digitisation manager at BGS, and Louise Neep, collections management technician at BGS, with a piece of onshore core in the National Geological Repository. BGS © UKRI
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BGS research facility gains international recognition

11/11/2026

The National Geological Repository has been recognised as an International Geo-Collection, highlighting its importance in supporting industry, academia and Government policy.

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Thermal energy recovery from abandoned mines

09/11/2026

New research at the UK Geoenergy Observatories is assessing the efficiency of UK geology for thermal energy recovery.

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UK CMIC webinar - improving the circularity of the UK economy
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Improving the circularity of the UK economy – UK CMIC webinar

Event on 23/11/2026

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Improving bioaccessibility testing for contaminated soils

15/10/2026

BGS has been trialling a novel bioaccessibility tracing technique to ascertain if it offers more analytical precision over traditional methods of detecting chemicals in contaminated soils.

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Frodsham wind farm at dusk. ©Peter Corcoran.
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Cheshire lays foundations for a sustainable future with green light given for world-class geoenergy research site

02/07/2019

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Research institute Akvaplan-niva visits the Lyell Centre

13/06/2019

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BGS’s Professor Melanie Leng awarded MBE

10/06/2019

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New NERC funding for Centre for Observation and Modelling of Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Tectonics

07/06/2019

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Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science visits the Lyell Centre

28/05/2019

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The BGS signs Memoranda of Understanding with top Indian research institute

23/05/2019

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BGS delves into Deep Earth at Edinburgh Science Festival

11/04/2019

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The cataclysmic eruption at 18:56 (local time), 22nd Dec 2018, which resulted in the volcanic landslide and tsunami (Andersen, O.L. 2018. Krakatau volcano: Witnessing the eruption, tsunami and the aftermath 22-23th December 2018. Accessed on December 26, 2018. http://www.oysteinlundandersen.com/ krakatau-volcano-witnessing-the-eruption-tsunami-22december2018/
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Child of Krakatoa – why the 2018 eruption caused a tsunami

09/04/2019

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