It’s great to see Nho’s paper published on the identification of the dominant moisture sources, the development of a framework for characterizing precip, & evalu of the hydrological processes & anthropogenic influences / using water isotopes from the Red River. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Happy birthday Sir David, here you are in 2017 when you visited the NEIF labs at @BGS for ‘Attenborough and the giant elephant’ documentary…🐘

Happy century Sir David, we planted an oak tree at British Geological Survey to celebrate all you do in championing the natural world…

Happy 100th birthday to Sir David Attenborough! 🌱🦕 Here's a flashback to 2015 when Sir David unveiled a plaque to commemorate the bicentenary of William Smith. In recognition of a lifetime championing the natural world, a new oak tree has been planted at our BGS Keyworth site.

Stunning bathymetry data captured during the UK CSM seabed mapping survey off the UK's south-west coastline. 🗺️ The footage shows incredible detail, including igneous intrusions, sedimentary rock ridges, glacial moraines and even shipwrecks! www.bgs.ac.uk/news/uk-scie...

From lake sediments to tropical soils 🌱 Chris recently took a break from his PhD research with Envision DTP at Lancaster University and British Geological Survey to spend three months as a placement student in West Java, Indonesia. @isotopesuk.bsky.social

Well done @charhipkiss.bsky.social - another PhD paper 👏👏👏

Well done @charhipkiss.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A week ago, marine geoscientists Dayton Dove and Duncan Stevens set sail to explore and map the seabed along the UK’s south-west coastline 🗺️ Throughout the 4-week survey, a team of 26 scientists from across the field of maritime research will collect hydrographic, geological and environmental data.

Understanding the distribution of iceberg-derived meltwater is critical to evaluating how icebergs influence local nutrients & associated productivity. Freshwater provenance was assessed in this study using sea water salinity & oxygen isotope composition, measured at British Geological Survey. 🌊🔬

The impact of giant iceberg melting on Southern Ocean productivity… www.nature.com/articles/s43...

The isle of Lundy is found off the coast of Devon. Its oldest exposed rocks are the Morte Slates Formation, of Upper Devonian age, which overlie an older shallow-water succession of shales, siltstones, sandstones & rare limestones of the Ilfracombe Slates Formation. webapps.bgs.ac.uk/Memoirs/docs...

Industrial placements at BGS for undergraduate students give real-life experience of working in laboratories and learning different analytical techniques. Here, Dorontina Domi tells us about her industrial placement in BGS' stable isotope facility: www.bgs.ac.uk/news/isotope...

New research could help provide a more reliable water supply for millions in rural Africa. A new BGS-led study has revealed crucial insights into the challenges affecting the reliability and performance of rural water supply infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/new-res...

UK scientists from across maritime research are uniting to map the seabed along the UK’s south‑west coastline. Data gathered through the survey will support a range of activities, helping to build a more complete & authoritative picture of the UK’s marine environment. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/uk-scie...

A 30 minute wilding lunchtime @BritGeoSurvey - clearing the pond, adding wood chip and logs to paths… Thanks to all the staff volunteers and Estates team for the materials and new benches 🐝🦋🐌🐞🪲🦟

The cavity dwelling solitary bees 🐝 @bgs.ac.uk

BGS has released a new shallow subsurface geological synthesis of the Southern North Sea in the first formal review of this region since the 1990s. Read more: www.bgs.ac.uk/news/new-geo...

Had an excellent time attending UKAS 2026 in Bristol this past week. Heard a lot about new isotope work within archaeological science and presented some of my modelling work. Looking forward to the next meeting in 2028! @charhipkiss.bsky.social

Scarborough is a favourite seaside destination for many reasons but for a rock lover, its geology is fascinating. Here, BGS' @meljleng.bsky.social takes us on a whistlestop tour of the local rocks, as well as some other fascinating sites in the area. www.bgs.ac.uk/discovering-...

Three nodes of NEIF (Bristol, BGS and Oxford) are at the UK Archaeological Science conference. Great to see so many isotope and organic residue talks and posters! @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social

New paper!

New paper!

@bgs.ac.uk Environmental Sustainability Report 2024/2025 www.bgs.ac.uk/download/env...

Congratulations to Sir Keith O’Nions on his retirement as Chair of the British Geological Survey Board, thanks for your 8 years of service… Keith was presented by Karen Hanghøj with a garnet laser engraved by Matthew Horstwood in the NEIF National Environmental Isotope Facility

Formed from over 40,000 interlocking columns of basalt, the Giant’s Causeway has fascinated visitors for centuries. This black-and-white photograph dates back to the 1930s. Explore this image and thousands more historic and newer photos of geological landmarks in our archive: bgs.assetbank.app

I am co-convening a meeting at the Royal Society later this year, with @krhendry.bsky.social and other very excellent polar science colleagues. If you have interests relating to Antarctica and the impacts of climate change, please consider participating!

BGS stakeholder event, held in the Churchill Rooms, House of Commons. BGS show cased Geology for: National Resilience, Decarbonisation & Economic Growth Thanks to all our stakeholders and James Naish MP for Rushcliffe, Rupert LEWIS Deputy EC NERC & Karen Hanghøj Director BGS for opening comments

Lovely to see the cinnabar moth caterpillar feeding on the ragwort at BGS. The moth is named after the red mineral cinnabar because of the red patches on its predominantly black wings.

An excellent visit from our incoming British Geological Survey Board Chair Paul Monks including a tour of the the National Geological Repository (NGR) - the largest collection of geoscience samples in the UK. lnkd.in/eGwAZvNA

We're looking for a senior research grants manager to join our team 📝 You'll be identifying & publicising relevant and innovative grant opportunities to BGS, and will work with staff to create funding applications. Apply now: fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Wild flower season Heriot-Watt University / British Geological Survey Scotland office (Lyell Center) 🐝

🔍 We're Hiring: Principal /senior Hydrogeologist An exciting opportunity has arisen at the British Geological Survey (BGS) for a Principal Hydrogeologist to lead science and project management within the Groundwater team. www.careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-careers...

Wild flower season British Geological Survey Keyworth 🌸🌺🌻🌼

New research published by BGS. Modern pesticides used in agriculture and veterinary medicines have been found for the first time in English rivers and could pose a risk to aquatic life. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/modern-...

The Guardian have featured British Geological Survey pesticide research in an article this morning: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

🔍 We're Hiring: Principal /senior Hydrogeologist An exciting opportunity has arisen at the British Geological Survey (BGS) for a Principal Hydrogeologist to lead science and project management within the Groundwater team. www.careersportal.co.uk/UKRI-careers...

An excellent visit by British Geological Survey staff to the University of Nottingham’s Manufacturing Metrology Team (MMT). Their research enables next-generation surface texture/topography down to nano scale observations and measurement solutions. Thanks to Chris Tompkins 👏

🧬 Professor Melanie Leng delivered the 2025 Battarbee Lecture on stable isotope analysis in diatoms, insects, and lake sediments—continuing her impactful work with @ucl.ac.uk Geography. More: tinyurl.com/ucl-leng #UCLGeography #StableIsotopes #BattarbeeLecture #EnvironmentalResearch

Isotopes in Palaeoenvironmental Research - update Published 1.6.25. This is an update on the 2004 QSR issue on “Isotopes in Quaternary Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction”.The last 2 decades have seen huge advances in methods and interpretation… www.sciencedirect.com/journal/quat...

Micronutrient Action Policy Support (MAPS) Thanks Andy Bean for your work (with Louise Ander and others) on the co-created web-hosted tool to estimate micronutrient deficiencies and explore pathways to improve nutrition across Africa @britgeosurvey.bsky.social @uonresearch.bsky.social

Learn how some plants are adapted to certain conditions...I hope it helps people choose plants better suited to changing local climates....out now! www.hachette.co.uk/titles/amand...