British Geological Survey

British Geological Survey
Abbreviation	BGS
Formation	1835
Legal status	Government organisation
Purpose	Geoscience
Location	Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England;
Region served	United Kingdom
Director	Karen Hanghøj
Parent organisation	UK Research and Innovation (via NERC)
Budget	£57m; around 50% from the Science Budget
Website	www.bgs.ac.uk

The British Geological Survey (BGS) is a partly publicly funded body which aims to advance geoscientific knowledge of the United Kingdom landmass and its continental shelf by means of systematic surveying, monitoring and research.

The BGS headquarters are in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, England. Its other centres are located in Edinburgh, Wallingford, Cardiff and London. The current tagline of the BGS is: Understanding our Earth.

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