The Rock Mechanics and Physics Laboratory researches the properties and behaviour of rocks and geomaterials at near-surface to shallow crustal depth.
BGS is part of a joint UK-Kenyan international project that aims to blend data and information with local stakeholder input to explore the sustainable supply of sand and aggregates in Kenya.
The team are actively researching and developing new modelling and data analysis methods in geophysical tomography.
Discovering Geology introduces a range of geoscience topics to school-age students and learners of all ages.
An insight into the origin and early practice of systematic geological mapping by the Geological Survey; the application of hand-colouring; why the constant need for revision?
The Samburu-Marsabit Geological Mapping and Mineral Exploration Project was a joint Kenyan and British technical co-operation project.
During the period 1967 to 1971 a team of geoscientists carried out a programme of regional geological mapping in parts of Peru.
BGS will be attending the European Geosciences Union’s annual General Assembly, giving a number of talks and presentations throughout the week.
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