One of the Library’s main objectives is to provide a hub for academic studies on the geology of the UK, promoting research through the provision of seismic data and supplemental resource.

William ‘Strata’ Smith

The Strata Smith website is a free-to-all educational resource celebrating the life and achievements of William Smith and has been funded by the UK Onshore Geophysical Library. The Library continues to sponsor and maintain the ‘William Smith Interactive Map’ site as part of a wider educational reach to promote geology to broader audience.

Beneath Britain

Beneath Britain is joint UKOGL/academia initiative which aims to broaden the use of UKOGL’s database in academic research and teaching, and particularly to encourage new research on any aspect of the subsurface geology of Britain. Final arrangements are now being made to transfer the hosting of Beneath Britain to Aberdeen University, which understands the value of using legacy oil and gas data on the path to Net Zero. Publications produced by the Beneath Britain researchers can be found here and under the ‘Publications’ tab on the UKOGL home page.

The Schools Project

Developed in conjunction with the University of Derby and funded by the UK Onshore Geophysical Library, the Schools Project provides informative resource materials for the teaching of the principles of seismic interpretation and sub-surface mapping to A-Level students and first-year undergraduates.

The Sub-Surf Rocks website has been developed to best deliver this project and features videos, detailed case-studies, downloadable worksheets and seismic sections to help students learn and practice seismic interpretation.

As a supplement to this project, the University of Derby have now developed a new educational and teaching resource ‘Maps and Map Interpretation – An Introduction for Geoscientists’. This is available either as a powerpoint presentation or as a PDF document with embedded ‘Presenter’ comments and can also be downloaded from the ‘Publications’ tab on the UKOGL home page.