{"id":584,"date":"2019-12-02T12:02:26","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T12:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?page_id=584"},"modified":"2024-06-28T10:23:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T10:23:35","slug":"welcome-to-bgs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to BGS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t\t<section class=\"home-hero-section hero-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Homepage-banner-P210800-1400x467.jpg');\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"circle-layer\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/circle.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Understanding our Earth<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"line\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We are a world-leading independent research organisation\r\nproviding objective, expert geoscientific data, information and knowledge.\r\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section  style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/News-events-scaled.jpg')\" id=\"latest-content-8037-block_5acbc359e70b1f1080066090437c1721\" class=\"cards-carousel-section  basic-background-1   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Latest news and events<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 owl-carousel carousel-primary-color owl-theme carousel-js\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/mining-sand-sustainably-in-the-gambia\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/P1038372.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Atlantic coastline from our hotel in The Gambia. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/P1038372.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/mining-sand-sustainably-in-the-gambia\/\">Mining sand sustainably in The Gambia<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>17\/09\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS geologists Tom Bide and Clive Mitchell   travelled to The Gambia as part of our ongoing work aiming to reduce the impact of sand mining.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/mining-sand-sustainably-in-the-gambia\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-hazard-maps-set-to-help-safeguard-uk-offshore-energy-industry\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/offshore-seismic-hazard-thumb.png\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sample of the new offshore seismic hazard map: peak ground acceleration (PGA) on rock for a 2475-year return period. BGS \u00a9 UKRI. Contains OS data \u00a9 Crown copyright and database right 2024.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/offshore-seismic-hazard-thumb.png\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-hazard-maps-set-to-help-safeguard-uk-offshore-energy-industry\/\">New hazard maps set to help safeguard UK offshore energy industry<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>12\/09\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Essential geological model detailing seismic hazard published as the pursuit of new renewable energy infrastructure intensifies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-hazard-maps-set-to-help-safeguard-uk-offshore-energy-industry\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-38-million-project-to-reduce-the-impact-of-floods-and-droughts\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P784143.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"A flooded field\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/P784143.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-38-million-project-to-reduce-the-impact-of-floods-and-droughts\/\">New \u00a338\u00a0million project to reduce the impact of floods and droughts<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>02\/09\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS will take a leading role in efforts to better predict the location and effects of extreme weather events. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-38-million-project-to-reduce-the-impact-of-floods-and-droughts\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-appointments-to-bgs-science-advisory-committee\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Prof_Neil_Hyatt.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Prof Neil Hyatt\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Prof_Neil_Hyatt.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-appointments-to-bgs-science-advisory-committee\/\">New appointments to BGS Science Advisory Committee<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>29\/08\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The appointments mark the latest step in the ongoing delivery of BGS\u2019s essential geological expertise.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/new-appointments-to-bgs-science-advisory-committee\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/visit-by-indonesian-embassy-representatives-to-bgs\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PXL_20240821_140839676-crop.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"A group of people standing outside BGS Keyworth reception\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/PXL_20240821_140839676-crop.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/visit-by-indonesian-embassy-representatives-to-bgs\/\">Visit by Indonesian Embassy representatives to BGS<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>27\/08\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Strengthening BGS\/Indonesia scientific research partnerships to address the complex challenges Indonesia faces from natural hazards and maximising opportunities from mineral resources and geothermal energy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/visit-by-indonesian-embassy-representatives-to-bgs\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/laboratory-life-my-work-experience-week-at-bgs\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/riveen-conducting-research-at-bgs-keyworth-laboratories.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Conducting research at the BGS Keyworth laboratories. \u00a9 Riveen Pehesara Kumanayaka\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/riveen-conducting-research-at-bgs-keyworth-laboratories.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/laboratory-life-my-work-experience-week-at-bgs\/\">Laboratory life: my work experience week at BGS<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>20\/08\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aspiring astrophysicist Riveen Pehesara Kumanayaka shares his experience following an A-level work placement with BGS.  <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/laboratory-life-my-work-experience-week-at-bgs\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/funding-awarded-for-study-on-hydrogen-storage-potential-in-the-east-midlands\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Quarry-at-Upper-Madeley-Farm.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Quarry at Upper Madeley Farm. Looking NE. Kidderminster Formation at Upper Madeley Farm. Sandstones high in the Kidderminster Formation, Sherwood Sandstone Group. Medium-grained, gently cross-bedded sandstones containing occasional beds of flattened mudstone clasts but devoid of &#039;Bunter&#039; pebbles. Thin glacial sandy gravel at top of face.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Quarry-at-Upper-Madeley-Farm.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/funding-awarded-for-study-on-hydrogen-storage-potential-in-the-east-midlands\/\">Funding awarded for study on hydrogen storage potential in the East Midlands<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>19\/08\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new study has been awarded funding to explore the underground hydrogen storage potential in the East Midlands.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/funding-awarded-for-study-on-hydrogen-storage-potential-in-the-east-midlands\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/unlocking-our-geothermal-potential-a-scottish-government-visit-to-the-glasgow-observatory\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bgs-at-the-glasgow-observatory.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ms Gillian Martin MSP (right) with Dr Alison Monaghan and Vanessa Starcher of BGS with at the Glasgow Observatory. BGS \u00a9 UKRI\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/bgs-at-the-glasgow-observatory.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/unlocking-our-geothermal-potential-a-scottish-government-visit-to-the-glasgow-observatory\/\">Unlocking our geothermal potential: a Scottish Government visit to the Glasgow Observatory<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>15\/08\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Gillian Martin MSP visits the UK Geoenergy Observatory in Glasgow to learn about geothermal energy and see the research being carried out at the facility.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/unlocking-our-geothermal-potential-a-scottish-government-visit-to-the-glasgow-observatory\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/extracting-formation-temperatures-from-stalagmites\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Matienzo-karst-depression-Spain.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"A landscape of mountains and depressions\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Matienzo-karst-depression-Spain.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/extracting-formation-temperatures-from-stalagmites\/\">Extracting formation temperatures from stalagmites\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>14\/08\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS\u2019s Andrew Smith explores the karstic depressions of northern Spain in the quest to create a palaeothermometer. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/extracting-formation-temperatures-from-stalagmites\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  bgs-blogs\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/responsible-extraction-in-south-americas-lithium-triangle\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Laguna-Tebinquiche-in-Salar-de-Atacama-with-andes-in-background-Chile.-From-a-previous-trip.-Rowan-Halkes-BGS.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"A dry, hot, flat desert with a lake and white salt flats in the foreground and mountains in the background.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Laguna-Tebinquiche-in-Salar-de-Atacama-with-andes-in-background-Chile.-From-a-previous-trip.-Rowan-Halkes-BGS.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS blogs<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/responsible-extraction-in-south-americas-lithium-triangle\/\">Responsible extraction in South America&#8217;s Lithium Triangle<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>02\/08\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A BGS team visited Argentina and Chile to investigate how to extract lithium more responsibly in the face of growing worldwide demand.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/responsible-extraction-in-south-americas-lithium-triangle\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  press-release\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/studying-multi-hazards-from-space\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/landslide-aftermath-timo-volz-unsplash.webp\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Landslide aftermath. \u00a9 Timo Volz, Unsplash\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/landslide-aftermath-timo-volz-unsplash.webp\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>BGS news<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/studying-multi-hazards-from-space\/\">Studying multi-hazards from space<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>25\/07\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A new European Space Agency-funded project will study the effect earthquakes have on occurrences of other natural hazards in the long-term.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/studying-multi-hazards-from-space\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item 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double number of droughts<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t<p>23\/07\/2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The agricultural and distilling sectors could face significant challenges after research finds the number of droughts in Scotland may double in the next 25 years. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/warnings-for-scottish-farmers-and-distillers-as-new-data-indicates-climate-change-may-double-number-of-droughts\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/news\/\"  class=\"button  primary-background button btn-icon-arrow-right-white before \">All news and events<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t<section id=\"challenge-section-7212-block_5de51cceeef16\" 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Looking north.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/National-Feature.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/national-geoscience\/\">National geoscience<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The National Geoscience programme is a forward-looking investment in UK geology that provides relevant, coherent and enriched geoscience knowledge for our stakeholders.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/national-geoscience\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/digital-geoscience\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot_2024-09-10_14-00-50-thumb.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Screenshot_2024-09-10_14-00-50-thumb\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot_2024-09-10_14-00-50-thumb.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/digital-geoscience\/\">Digital geoscience<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The BGS is a data-rich organisation. Our data science and data infrastructure are fundamental to our future research and underpin our strategic challenges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/digital-geoscience\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 accordion-wrap-js cards-over-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Data-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Image from BGS Geology of Britain Map\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Data-960x497.jpg\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards cards  cards-find-more \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tData\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The BGS is a data-rich organisation with over 400 datasets in its care, including environmental monitoring data, digital databases, physical collections (borehole core, rocks, minerals and fossils), records and archives. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tData \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"accordion-2\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#accordion-2\" class=\"scroll-js down button secondary-background open-accordion open-accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Highlights<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 owl-carousel carousel-basic-2-color owl-theme carousel-js\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/datasets\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/feature_250kSample-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"BGS Geology 250k sample\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/feature_250kSample.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/datasets\/\">Datasets<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have a wide range of  licensed geoscience data. The datasets range from the geological data family (BGS Geology) to offshore data, ground stability datasets and 3D models.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/datasets\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/map-viewers\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/scanmapsicon_feature-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"BGS Maps Portal\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/scanmapsicon_feature.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/map-viewers\/\">Map viewers<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Data published through map viewers allowing you to reveal more about the ground beneath your feet.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/map-viewers\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/technologies\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/igeology3D-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"igeology3D\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/igeology3D.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a 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class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/opengeoscience\/\">OpenGeoscience<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>OpenGeoscience is a free service where you can view maps, download data, scans, photos and other information. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/opengeoscience\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/digital-geoscience\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot_2024-09-10_14-00-50-thumb.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Screenshot_2024-09-10_14-00-50-thumb\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Screenshot_2024-09-10_14-00-50-thumb.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/digital-geoscience\/\">Digital geoscience<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The BGS is a data-rich organisation. Our data science and data infrastructure are fundamental to our future research and underpin our strategic challenges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-research\/digital-geoscience\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/information-hub\/licensing\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/feature_aeromagnetic-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aeromagnetic surveys\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/feature_aeromagnetic.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div>Geoscience information<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a 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more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 accordion-wrap-js cards-over-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Discover-Geology-150x150.png\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Discover Geology\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Discover-Geology.png\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cards cards  cards-find-more \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Explore these pages to discover the fascinating processes and properties that shape our dynamic planet.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discover-geology\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore Discovering Geology \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span id=\"accordion-3\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#accordion-3\" class=\"scroll-js down button secondary-background open-accordion open-accordion-js\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Highlights<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 owl-carousel carousel-basic-2-color owl-theme carousel-js\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/rocks-and-minerals\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/feature_rocks_minerals-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"feature_rocks_minerals\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/feature_rocks_minerals.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/rocks-and-minerals\/\">Rocks and minerals<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Find out more about the differences between rocks and minerals and how they are formed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/rocks-and-minerals\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/climate-change\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/feature_climate_P912184-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"Iceberg P912184\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/feature_climate_P912184.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/climate-change\/\">Discovering Geology: climate change<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What is the difference between weather and climate? what causes the Earth&#8217;s climate to change and what are the impacts? Find out more with our Discovery Geology climate change resources.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/climate-change\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/earth-hazards\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/feature_hazards_pexels_235807-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"lava flow - Pexels \/ Pixabay\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/feature_hazards_pexels_235807.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/earth-hazards\/\">Earth hazards<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Earth beneath our feet is constantly shifting and moving,  and violently with catastrophic and immediate results. Find out more about earth hazards.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/earth-hazards\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P572430-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"A waterfall in Iceland\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/P572430.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/\">Geological processes<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Planet Earth is dynamic with a surface that is always changing. Find out about the processes that cause these changes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/geological-processes\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item cards  cards-find-more  \">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/fossils-and-geological-time\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/fishThroughTime-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"fishThroughTime\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/fishThroughTime.jpg\" \/>\t<\/a>\n\t\t<div class=\"info-wrap\">\n\t\t<div class=\"info\">\n\t\t\t<div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/fossils-and-geological-time\/\">Fossils and geological time<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Take a look at the history of the Earth, from its formation over four and a half billion years ago to present times.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/discovering-geology\/fossils-and-geological-time\/\">Show more<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 accordion-wrap-js cards-over-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/rp.liu233w.com:443\/https\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/AboutUs-P662370-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"View up Glen Rosa towards Cir Mhor, Arran. 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