Last day of #SIMSUG2024, thanks to Ian Bull for agreeing to host SIMSUG2026 in OGU Bristol

Congratulations to all our students for their prize winning presentations! #SIMSUG2024

Thank you very much British Geological Survey Prof Melanie Leng Andi Smith and others for having us! The organisation of #SIMSUG2024 was amazing! Looking forward to welcoming you in Bristol for #SIMSUG2026.

Thanks to our sponsors #SIMSUG2024

Sad to see Sarah Nice leave British Geological Survey - best wishes in your new role! 🥂💐

Interested in working for a world-leading geological survey? we have a number of live vacancies including: 🔬 Instrumentation support technician 💧 Hydrogeologists 📈 Project accountant 🌊 Coastal Geomorphologist For more information please visit: bgs.ac.uk/about-bgs/work…

📢3.5 year PDRA opportunity with Dr Zoë Thomas and me at University of Southampton📢 Involves developing new proxies of wind strength and temperature from South Atlantic peat deposits during global climate tipping points! Deadline 17.07.24. Please share widely! tinyurl.com/47bxyj4z

For the first time in 25 years, new geological data has been used to create an offshore East Anglia fine-scale map. It will help in the hunt for new renewable energy opportunities whilst protecting delicate marine ecosystems. Learn more: bgs.ac.uk/news/new-resea…

On 10th -11th September, Elementar IRMS are hosting a #usermeeting for anyone working with #stableisotopes. The meeting will take place in Manchester, UK, providing a forum for #IRMS users to discuss their work and share their experiences. Find out more: utm.guru/ugU8z

⚠️To all geosciences departments running fieldtrips to the Eifel volcanic field❗️Did you or one of your students lose a fieldbook (black Moleskin) at the outcrop „Schwarze Wand“, last entry from July 13th? Let me know and I can connect you with the finder! Please share!

GGRiP 2025 – SAVE THE DATE! We are excited to announce that the next Geochemistry Group Research in Progress (GGRiP) meeting will take place in Birmingham on the 8-10th of April 2025. More to follow soon! #geochemistry #conference #research

Congratulations to Canon Professor Michael Snape and Professor Janet Montgomery who have been elected to the The British Academy Read more 👉 brnw.ch/21wLmEB Durham Archaeology

Happy retirement John Rees British Geological Survey 38 years service 🥂🥂🥂

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'The solar pump revolution could bring water to millions of Africans but it must be sustainable and fair' In today's The Guardian, Prof Alan MacDonald, BGS head of groundwater, explores the potential for solar power to transform water security in Africa👇 theguardian.com/global-develop…

Today, Andi Smith from the British Geological Survey kicked off day two of our IRMS User Meeting. He talked us through how they use their (eight!) Elementar IRMS systems and peripherals, highlighting the modifications and novel techniques they use.

Another litter picking lunch! Collecting inadvertently displaced litter from British Geological Survey Keyworth. Thanks to the band of litter wombles, another 200 litres removed 😃👍

Macmillan coffee morning British Geological Survey 🧁🍰☕️

BGS has released 40 years of topsoil data for the UK, the most in-depth and exhaustive of its kind available globally. The data will help to focus further research into the effects the soil chemical environment may have on human and ecosystem health. bgs.ac.uk/news/40-years-…

Great kick off RICHeS (Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science) at Daresbury Laboratory - thankyou to Arts and Humanities Research Council UK Research and Innovation