Addressing issues related to the sustainability of water resources and quality, and the effects of environmental change on the water cycle, natural hazards, and human health.
Download our free colour-in geology map of the UK and Ireland.
We recognise the important role we has in managing the impact of our day-to-day operations on the environment and in promoting the principles of sustainability in all of our activities.
The BGS is a data-rich organisation. Our data science and data infrastructure are fundamental to our future research and underpin our strategic challenges.
Geothermal energy is available across the UK in different geological settings. It can be used to produce thermal (and in some places electrical) energy for a wide range of uses.
Make a volcano model or work through some classroom activities that introduce P- and S- waves, earthquake seismology and marsquakes.
How the different types of volcano are formed and the relationship with plate tectonics.
The UK Geoenergy Observatories team took part in Evidence Week 2020 to talk to parliamentarians about the essential role of geoenergy in the energy mix to meet net zero.
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