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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jul 17

@bgs.ac.uk Environmental Sustainability Report 2024/2025

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Environmental Sustainability Report 2024/2025 - British Geological Survey

Our Environmental Sustainability Report includes highlights on waste management, sustainable IT and biodiversity gains accross our sites.

www.bgs.ac.uk

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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jul 15

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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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · Jul 13

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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Prof Michael Meredith 🌊🧪🥼❄️ @oceanandice.bsky.social · Jul 12

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!

Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · Jul 11

Are you a scientist with an interest in #ClimateChange and Antarctica? This September, join a team of leading oceanographers & climate scientists from @bas.ac.uk for a scientific meeting at the Royal Society: royalsociety.org/science-even... @oceanandice.bsky.social @krhendry.bsky.social

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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jul 2

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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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jul 1

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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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jul 1

www.bgs.ac.uk/news/modern-...

Modern pesticides found in UK rivers could pose risk to aquatic life - British Geological Survey

New research shows that modern pesticides used in agriculture and veterinary medicines have been found for the first time in English rivers.

www.bgs.ac.uk

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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jul 1

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What is the impact of drought on temperate soils? - British Geological Survey

A BGS review pulls together key information on the impact of drought on temperate soils and the further research needed to fully understand it.

www.bgs.ac.uk

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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jul 1

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Goldilocks zones: ‘geological super regions’ set to drive annual £40 billion investment in jobs and economic growth - British Geological Survey

Regions identified as ‘just right’ in terms of geological conditions to drive the country’s net zero energy ambitions.

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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jun 27

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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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · Jun 27

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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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jun 25

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

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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jun 17

🔍 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...

Principal Hydrogeologist in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

We are looking for a highly experienced and motivated hydrogeologist with extensive experience of UK hydrogeology and of managing large complex...

www.careersportal.co.uk

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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jun 17

Wild flower season British Geological Survey Keyworth 🌸🌺🌻🌼

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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jun 17

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-...

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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jun 17

The Guardian have featured British Geological Survey pesticide research in an article this morning:

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Dangerous pesticides and pet flea treatment detected in English rivers for first time

Exclusive: Wensum and Tone found to have high concentrations of chemicals that are toxic to aquatic life

www.theguardian.com

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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jun 17

🔍 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...

Principal Hydrogeologist in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England

We are looking for a highly experienced and motivated hydrogeologist with extensive experience of UK hydrogeology and of managing large complex...

www.careersportal.co.uk

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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jun 16

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 👏

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UCL Department of Geography @uclgeography.bsky.social · May 20

🧬 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

The Battarbee Lecture 2025: Recent Advances in the Use of Stable Isotopes in Environmental Science

This year’s Battarbee Lecture was delivered by Professor Melanie Leng, Science Director of the NERC Stable Isotope Facility at the British Geological Survey, Keyworth.

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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jun 15

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…
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Quaternary Science Reviews | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by ElsevierScienceDirect

Read the latest articles of Quaternary Science Reviews at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature

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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jun 13

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
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Amanda Rasmussen @razda5.bsky.social · Apr 24

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...

RHS What to Grow for a Climate Resilient Garden

As the world's climate changes, this timely book from plant expert, Dr Amanda Rasmussen, explains what we should be planting in our outdoor spaces. What t...

www.hachette.co.uk

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Melanie Leng @meljleng.bsky.social · Jun 3

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...

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NEIF National Environmental Isotope Facility @isotopesuk.bsky.social · May 27

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.

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