Research News and Awards
The team behind GeoVisionary are adding functionality and features as sales escalate around the world. GeoVisionary 3D landscape v ...
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Four teams of budding scientists, engineers and business students competed at the British Geological Survey in Nottingham from 6-8 ...
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Dr Richard Ogilvy, BGS <a href= "http://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/tomography/home.html" class= bodyLink >Geophysica ...
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The British Science Association judged the BGS as a finalist for its National Science and Engineering (NSEW) event 'Fossil and Roc ...
»» more »» 12-05-2009
Recent publications
Musson, R.M.W.. 2009 Ground motion and probabilistic hazard. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 7 (3). 575-589. 10.1007/s10518- ...
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Golledge, Nicholas R.; Hubbard, Alun L.; Sugden, David E.. 2009 Mass balance, flow and subglacial processes of a modelled Younge ...
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Wilkinson, Mark; Haszeldine, R. Stuart; Fallick, Anthony E.; Odling, Nicolas; Stoker, Sue; Gatliff, Robert. 2009 CO2 : mineral r ...
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Banks, Vanessa J.; Gunn, J.; Lowe, David J.. 2009 Stratigraphical influences on the limestone hydrogeology of the Wye catchment, ...
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Rogers, C.D.F.; Chapman, D.N.; Entwisle, D.; Jones, L.; Kessler, H.; Metje, N.; Mica, L.; Morey, M.; Pospisil, P.; Price, S.; Ra ...
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Robins, N.S.; Rose, E.P.F.. 2009 Military uses of groundwater : a driver of innovation. Hydrogeology Journal, 17 (5). 1275-1287. ...
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Giles, Jerry; Waters, Robin; Walker, Rob. 2009 How INSPIREd is NERC? In: GSDI 11 World Conference - Spatial Data Infrastructure ...
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Lapworth, D.J.; Gooddy, D.C.; Allen, D.; Old, G.H.. 2009 Understanding groundwater, surface water and hyporheic zone biogeochemi ...
»» more »» 31-07-2009
Hannis, S.D.; Brown, T.J.. 2009 Minerals safeguarding areas for Warwickshire. Nottingham, UK, British Geological Survey, 42pp. ( ...
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Lusty, P.A.J.; McDonnell, P.M.; Gunn, A.G.; Chacksfield, B.C.; Cooper, M.. 2009 Gold potential of the Dalradian rocks of north-w ...
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What's new on the website
A BGS team has led an offshore survey to East Rockall Bank and Anton Dohrn Seamount discovering deep-water cold-water coral reefs ...
»» more »» 10-07-2009
BGS undertakes a range of national good activities on behalf of Government. A Panel has been set up through which senior represent ...
»» more »» 21-07-2009
We have an internationally recognised capability in all aspects of groundwater quality, including inorganic chemistry, organic com ...
»» more »» 10-07-2009
bgschannel is the British Geological Survey s YouTube channel.
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BGS Events diary
BUFI (BGS University Funding Initiative) are holding a Science Festival to enable students, currently researching under the scheme ...
»» more »» 12-11-2009
From Volcanoes to Vineyards: Living with Dynamic Landscapes; from 18-21 October, Portland, Oregon USA
We wil ...
»» more »» 18-10-2009
The school will cover geological and engineering aspects of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and is aimed at PhD students with an ...
»» more »» 12-10-2009
Come along and bring the kids. Stands include gold panning, make your own fossil replica and make an earthquake... »» more »» 26-09-2009
BGS News Releases
Teams of young scientists and engineers will compete in an environmental science challenge (Energy Resources and Land Use Conflict ...
»» more »» 06-07-2009
Minerals are essential materials needed to build our homes, schools, hospitals and work places; and the minerals industry is an im ...
»» more »» 01-07-2009
The largest wooden-framed open plan office building in the UK will be opened by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal on 25th June ...
»» more »» 18-06-2009
Scientists take to the skies to study the geology and environment of Anglesey and north west Gwynedd.
»» more »» 03-06-2009
BGS in the media
GeoVisionary 3D landscape visualising software, developed jointly by, virtual reality and advanced visualisation company, Virtalis ...
»» more »» 05-08-2009
Villagers living near the possible site of a new nuclear power station near Bristol staged a five-hour protest to prevent contract ...
»» more »» 04-08-2009
BRILLIANT pinks, purples, yellows and reds shine out from the dark. Shoals of brightly coloured fish dart in and out of reefs rich ...
»» more »» 02-08-2009
The Middle Miocene Climatic Optimum (16 to 14 million years ago), considered generally to be the warmest period in Earth's histo ...
»» more »» 01-08-2009
The modern study of geology was founded in Britain based on the work of James Hutton, Charles Lyell, Charles Darwin, William Smith, and others...
»» more »» 29-07-2009
Thames Water has pressed the case for its 2bn London Tideway Tunnels project ahead of Fridays draft price determination from wat ...
»» more »» 23-07-2009
Photo (c) Department of Mineral Resources DIRECTOR OF MINERAL RESOURCES UPDATES COMMITTEE ON EXPLORATION PROCESS By J. Brock (FI ...
»» more »» 22-07-2009
Since 1995 British Geological Survey researchers have been monitoring an explosive volcano on the Caribbean island of Montserrat.
»» more »» 16-07-2009
When I was a child in Bristol, you could catch a bus to the shadow factory. The name intrigued me - what kind of company made shad ...
»» more »» 16-07-2009
7:00A - AFC Fuel Cell Technology to b print mail a friend more announcements TRADE HERE RNS Number : 6809V AFC Energy Plc 15 July ...
»» more »» 15-07-2009
TEAMS of young scientists and engineers have been taking on an environmental science challenge at the British Geological Survey in ...
»» more »» 12-07-2009
Ever since Britain regained control of the Falkland Islands in 1982, Argentina has done its best to restrict travel to the island. ...
»» more »» 10-07-2009