@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...

Congratulations NERC on 60 yrs of leadership in environmental science. In celebration NERC published its new 10-year vision, launched at the Royal Society. The Forward Look for Environment Science www.ukri.org/publications...

Andi Smith and Chris Bengt (BGS) travelled to the Philippines for Chris’s PhD fieldwork at Lake Bulusan, Sorsogon Province. The core material will shed light on phosphorus dynamics and the role volcanic eruptions play in fertilising the surrounding forests.

Congratulations to Emrys Phillips (retired British Geological Survey) on his contribution to a text book on Micromorphology published by the QRA 📖

Made it! Vienna - Frankfurt - Brussels - London - Nottingham #EGU25

Made it to Frankfurt, back to grey…

Last metro across the Danube till next year #EGU25

At the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) isotope labs today learning about their GloWALL network (Global WAter Analysis Laboratory Network) Thanks to Jhenelle Williams for the tour!

Another glorious day @egu.eu #EGU25

A couple of great mass spec companies we work with here at #EGU25 Sercon and Elemtex (catch them in the exhibitors hall this week)

Angela’s talk today at #EGU25 on the palaeoecology of wolves 👏👏👏 @angelalamb.bsky.social @britgeosurvey.bsky.social

Trains, buses, metros… travelling overland to #EGU2025 Nottingham, London, Paris, Zurich, Otztsl, Vienna…

This issue of Quaternary Science Reviews comprises reviews on stable isotopes in different types of records. This is an update of the 2004 issue on “Isotopes in Quaternary Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction (ISOPAL)”, volume 23, issue 7–8, pages 739–992. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

This issue of Quaternary Science Reviews comprises reviews on stable isotopes in different types of records. This is an update of the 2004 issue on “Isotopes in Quaternary Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction (ISOPAL)”, volume 23, issue 7–8, pages 739–992. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

It’s arrived! Our new Elementar isoprime precisION with iso DUAL INLET and iso MULTI PREP - aka Gemini (the bright twin stars representing its dual purpose)… for extremely high precision water d18O and micro carbonate d18O and d13C analysis…🐚🦪🐣💦🌊💧

Stable isotopes: Small atoms, big discoveries! From ancient climates to modern ecosystems, stable isotopes reveal hidden stories in nature. Want to learn more? Join Professor @meljleng.bsky.social for the Battarbee Lecture 2025 on 8 May. 🕔 5–6 PM | Free event

We are delighted to announce that Dr Maggy Heintz has been appointed Director, BGS International Geoscience. She will lead a global team with a track record of projects across Europe, Africa, South-east Asia and Latin America, to support the objectives of the UK Government.

Oh so sorry to see this, I worked briefly with Richard on trilobite eyes 👀 RIP 🙁 www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Hosted on our custom learning platform GAEA.ac.uk, this course is free to any academic email address worldwide. There is a quiz to test your own understanding, and a completion certificate worth 5 hours of CPD. 2/4

Join our growing community at GAEA, where you can already explore Argon Geochronology, in a long format course. We are now in the final stages of preparing the courses covering stable isotopes in ecology, and cosmogenic nuclide geochronology, both available summer 2025. 4/4

The course is suitable for anyone planning to use stable isotopes in ecology, geology, carbonates or waters, and provides an excellent foundation, or reminder of key principles. 3/4

NEIF has launched an online course developed by our stable isotope teams at BGS and SUERC covering the fundamentals of stable isotopes. Through these 5 videos, covering basic terminology, notations, essential equations, and potential applications of stable isotopes. vimeo.com/1067017318?s... 1/3

For UK-based ecologists submitting a #stableisotopeecology application to the National Environmental Isotope Facility, please get in touch with your ideas - stableisotopelab.com/people The next deadline will be 26th March 2025. More details see www.isotopesuk.org/apply.html

Dr Saurav Dutta of British Antarctic Survey is working with us this week sampling shells for oxygen isotopes to look at millions of years of temperature change in the Southern Ocean @sauravdutta.bsky.social @bas.ac.uk

🔬 Exciting news! Join us on 8 May for the Battarbee Lecture 2025, featuring @meljleng.bsky.social on the power of stable isotopes in environmental science. 🔗 Register now! #UCLGeography #ScienceTalks

A reminder that the deadline for the next application round to access NEIF facilities is the 26th March 2025. Applicants must discuss projects with the relevant NEIF laboratory prior to submission. Applications are submitted online via the NEIF Application Portal - www.isotopesuk.org/apply.html

#ICP15 announces #invited #plenary #speakers on past climate state reconstructions from #proxies and #models Alex Farnsworth Lukas Jonkars @marumunibremen.bsky.social Johann allege @awi.de And Pam Vervoort @unibirmingham.bsky.social Complete line of theme speakers: www.icp15.com/themes

Fairwell to our lovely friend and colleague Diksha Bista - off to Boston College to head their isotope labs. Our loss and their gain! Good luck Diksha, hope to see you soon 💐💐💐 British Geological Survey

Geological valentine 🩶🐚