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New NERC-funded project empowers young people to engage with environmental science
BGS is part of a new, collaborative project, funded through NERC’s ‘Opening up the environment’ programme, helping the environmental research community become more accessible.
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Geo-Explorers – after-school kids’ clubs
An after school club for junior geology enthusiasts
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Building Europe’s geological future
BGS scientists are contributing to a continent-wide initiative that is strengthening collaboration across borders to tackle shared subsurface challenges and unlock new opportunities.
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Delving deep into mountains for future water security
A BGS-led project is using new water-tracing investigation methods, geophysics and modelling to understand how water moves from mountains to the lowlands, helping to improve water security for billions of people.
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Collecting beach pebbles: fun hobby but is it legal?
The UK coastline will be inundated with keen holidaymakers this summer, many of whom will take a memento of their trip home in the shape of a pebble or two — but is it legal?
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Updated national 3D model will determine the depth to the solid bedrock beneath our feet
The BGS Superficial Deposit Thickness Model now includes an elevation model of geological rockhead for the first time, providing important data for civil engineers, geoscientists and environmental scientists.
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UK’s world-class research organisations launch new collective
The launch of the National Research Organisations Group brings together more than 100 science leaders to provide an authorativive voice on science, research policy and long-term investment.
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Cheshire Geoenergy Observatory releases key geological datasets for UK thermal energy storage scheme design
A new report and data packs from BGS will provide a unique resource for scientists working on the geology and hydrogeology of the Sherwood Sandstone Formation, an important aquifer and reservoir rock.
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