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Posts by Melanie Leng
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...
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A picture of Dorontina undertaking solvent treatment in the Geomicrobiology lab. She is in fully PPE and is looking towards the camera. Her hands are holding a small pot.
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...
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An aerial image of a group of individuals congregated around a well in the village of Quionga, Mozambique. Water is being pumped from the well and there are lots of brightly coloured buckets placed around the well.
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...
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The CEFAS Endeavour at harbour. The bottom of the boat is blue, and the name is written on the side in Comic Sans. In the background you can see machinery on the harbourside.
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...
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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
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The cavity dwelling solitary bees 🐝 @bgs.ac.uk
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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...
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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!
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Scarborough Castle headland in the distance, with the South Bay area including the Clock Café in the foreground. BGS © UKRI.
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-...
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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
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New paper!
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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
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An old photo of Giants Causeway
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
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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!
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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
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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.
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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.
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A graphic promoting the role of 'senior research grants manager', with the closing date of 13 July 2025. Top right is the BGS logo, and to the left is an image of the British coastline.
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:
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Wild flower season Heriot-Watt University / British Geological Survey Scotland office (Lyell Center) 🐝
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