Understanding and quantifying the hazard earthquakes pose to the built environment in the UK.
This laboratory is used to study chemical reactions between fluids and rocks under conditions found in the top few kilometres of the Earth's crust.
Groundwater flooding accounts for an estimated £530 million in damages per year; geoscientific data can help to minimise its impact.
Collaboration between scientists is vital in today's interconnected world to further scientific progress. In environmental research, issues such as soil erosion demand collaboration on an international scale.
We worked in a cross-disciplinary doctoral training network to understand soil geochemical processes to support policies in agriculture and public health in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The BGS Drilling Facility performs shallow drilling operations and tests to support BGS research.
BGS geologists Tom Bide and Clive Mitchell travelled to The Gambia as part of our ongoing work aiming to reduce the impact of sand mining.
BGS and University of Nottingham PhD student Paulina Baranowska shares her experience presenting her research on nuclear forensics at her first international conference.
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