Studying the structural and compositional characterisation of rocks and their constituent parts at all scales.
Research in these laboratories focuses on understanding fluid (water, gas and solutes) movement and rock deformation in the subsurface.
The BGS is involved in research to understand eruptive processes and implications for tsunami initiation at Krakatau.
Identifying communities that are particularly vulnerable to future earthquake hazards.
Since the 1960s, the BGS has amassed considerable geochemical data holdings and developed significant expertise in applied geochemistry.
BUFI is the home of doctoral research at the BGS, which is one of the UK’s largest providers of postgraduate research training in geoscience.
Recently there has been a trend towards the collection of ever-more quantitative data, as exemplified by the Tellus projects.
Dam and slope failures can lead to the wide-scale destruction of property and, in some cases, catastrophic loss of life.
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