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British and French geological surveys strengthen collaboration through new agreement

14/10/2026

Two of Europe’s leading geological surveys have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration on key geoscientific challenges.

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Historic watercolour unearthed on back of Dryburgh geological field map

05/10/2026

A 150-year-old painting of Dryburgh Suspension Bridge and the River Tweed offers an insight into the Scottish Borders landmark shortly after it was built in the 1870s.

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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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EMODnet data ingestion service

02/06/2018

The European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) consists of more than 160 organisations that together work on assembling, harmonising and making marine data, products and metadata more available.

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Mapping a geomagnetic storm with Raspberry Pi magnetometers

02/06/2018

In September 2017, one of the largest geomagnetic storms of the current solar cycle hit the Earth after a coronal mass ejection left the Sun.

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Risks from fracking to be studied by top UK research team

02/06/2018

A BGS-led research team is setting out to define the combined environmental and health risks over the whole life cycle of shale gas operations in the UK.

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Community water management for a liveable London

02/06/2018

A research consortium including BGS will collaborate with partners and stakeholders within London to address sustainable management of the city's water within the context of required housing growth and the environment.

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