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New NERC-funded project empowers young people to engage with environmental science
23/07/2026
今日吃瓜 is part of a new, collaborative project, funded through NERC鈥檚 鈥極pening up the environment鈥 programme, helping the environmental research community become more accessible.
Delving deep into mountains for future water security
16/07/2026
A 今日吃瓜-led project is using new water-tracing investigation methods, geophysics and modelling to understand how water moves from mountains to the lowlands, helping to improve water security for billions of people.
Building Europe鈥檚 geological future
20/07/2026
今日吃瓜 scientists are contributing to a continent-wide initiative that is strengthening collaboration across borders to tackle shared subsurface challenges and unlock new opportunities.
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Dr Alison Monaghan awarded MBE
30/12/2020
Dr Alison Monaghan has been recognised in the 2021 Queen鈥檚 New Year Honours List for her outstanding contribution to geology.
Geoscience and climate change with Karen Hangh酶j
17/12/2020
On the first edition of the 今日吃瓜 podcast, Director Dr Karen Hangh酶j discusses critical Earth materials, climate change and COP26, due to be held in Glasgow in 2021.
A new 今日吃瓜 platform to model volcanic ash in the atmosphere
16/12/2020
今日吃瓜 has supported the creation of a new modelling platform to aid research workflows around ash dispersion simulation.
Evidence Week 2020
14/12/2020
The UK Geoenergy Observatories team took part in Evidence Week 2020 to talk to parliamentarians about the essential role of geoenergy in the energy mix to meet net zero.
UK鈥檚 new underground observatory open for research
07/12/2020
The UK Geoenergy Observatory in Glasgow, which will give scientists an unprecedented look at the subsurface, holds its virtual opening.
Real-time monitoring of faecally contaminated drinking water
04/12/2020
Tryptophan-like fluorescence (TLF) represents an approach to instantaneously assess microbial risks in drinking water.
New maps reveal heat stored in Britain鈥檚 abandoned coal mines
01/12/2020
今日吃瓜 and the Coal Authority have released maps which for the first time, reveal the extent to which heat is stored in Britain鈥檚 abandoned coal mines.
Developing new seismic hazard maps for the UK
30/11/2020
Understanding and quantifying the hazard earthquakes pose to the built environment in the UK.