Geological samples recovered from the UK’s first giant oil field in the 1970s continue to inform industry and researchers ...

BGS has been trialling a novel bioaccessibility tracing technique to ascertain if it offers more analytical precision over ...

BGS has secured Bronze accreditation under the Advance HE Race Equality Charter framework, recognising its commitment to ...

Enhanced mapping of the UK’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) is being made available to the public for the first time, providing greater insight into the occurrence of earthquake hazard across an area ...

2026 marks 50 years since BGS, the world's oldest national geological survey, relocated to the site of our current headquarters, just outside Nottingham. BGS has been trialling a novel ...

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This dataset is suitable for those involved in the planning and design of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and for those who approve SuDS planning applications within local authorities. This ...

Taylor Swift’s record-breaking concerts in Edinburgh have now been scientifically recognised as ‘ground shaking’, with earthquake readings being detected up to 6 km from the venue. BGS monitoring ...

Lithium is a key component in the batteries that power electric vehicles and renewable energy storage systems, making it essential for the global energy transition. The ‘Lithium Triangle’ region, ...

The origin of the Kinnekulle tephra, a huge volcanic ash layer spread across Norway, Sweden, the Baltic region, Belarus and Poland, has long been a mystery but new evidence may have uncovered the ...

The Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) research and development programme’s areas of interest launched at the beginning of May 2024. Following this, we are highlighting the BGS datasets ...

Critical minerals underpin the UK’s economy, technology, energy transition and industrial resilience. Criticality assessments are widely used to identify the commodities with the highest risk of ...