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Professor Alan MacDonald presented with Presidents’ Award at 2026 World Groundwater Congress

21/09/2026

The BGS Head of Groundwater has been recognised with this prestigious award by the International Association of Hydrogeologists for his extensive contributions to groundwater science.

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Mystery of one of the earliest recorded space weather impacts solved

17/09/2026

BGS scientists were part of an international team that has solved a 178-year-old mystery surrounding one of the earliest recorded examples of space weather affecting technology.

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Bunter Sandstone core from the Cleethorpes 1 well.
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MaxStoreUK hydrogen geological storage policy roundtable

Event on 08/10/2026

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Measuring the environmental impacts of carbon fibre:  life cycle assessment

01/09/2026

Undergraduate student Phoebe Brown visited BGS to understand the life cycle of carbon fibre, from primary production to recycling.

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US and UK geoscientists at the end of a two-day workshop at the University of Colorado’s Renewable and Sutainable Energy Institute, exploring shared research interests and capabilities in geoenergy and geoengineering.
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UK and US geoscientists forge special relationship to tackle world’s energy challenge

12/02/2019

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The North Wales geological visualisation model.
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Exploring the world beneath your feet

04/02/2019

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Reducing disaster risk for the poorest citizens in tomorrow’s cities

28/01/2019

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Dr Tracy Shimmield appointed as Lyell Centre Director

08/01/2019

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Drillers pulling up core samples at the Glasgow observatory. BGS©UKRI
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The BGS submits planning application for UK Geoenergy Observatory in Cheshire

21/12/2018

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Cunnigar Loop sites for UK Geoenergy Observatory in Glasgow.
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Glasgow geothermal project heats up with first borehole

07/12/2018

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Geochemistry and ‘sea elephants’

02/11/2018

'Sea elephants' are very tiny swimming snails that are called elephants because they have a type of trunk.

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Fig. 1. An example of a development in the Tower Hamlets area at Canary Wharf. The dock is being modified in advance of construction. The development will require large quantities of aggregates; to fill the dock and in the manufacture of concrete.
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Humans overtake nature as the biggest contributors to landscape evolution

02/11/2018

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