The UK's deep underground science facility, based 1.1km beneath the surface in the North East of England.

Joined June 2013
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Congratulations to Beth, one of Boulby’s Lab Laboratory Technician Apprentices, who was just awarded the Outreach Award at the @STFC_Matters Apprentice Awards evening! 🥳🎉
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We wouldn’t be able to operate our deep underground #cleanrooms if it weren’t for the people who make it possible – Maria, our Soft Services Manager, being one of them! Check out this article from Mitie in which Maria talks about maintaining cleanrooms 1.1km underground! 👇👀
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Boulby Underground Laboratory retweeted
Going underground (again). On Tuesday we were delighted to host members of the @UKRI_News Board at @STFC_Matters @BoulbyLab in the North East of England. Discussed the search for Dark Matter and the wide range of multi-disciplinary science opportunities at 1.1 km underground.
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Getting FOMO for our Dark Matter Day live link? 😥 Well worry no more! You can catch the whole lab tour, plus the Dark Matter Mask crafting session and QnA, on our YouTube channel... 🎥📺 Click the link below to be virtually transported 1.1km underground and into our lab 👇⬇️
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Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting a visit from @IFLScience - a popular internet publication covering nature, science, technology, and more 🧪🪐 We’ll be sharing any content that gets published, so keep an eye out for some familiar faces from the Boulby team! 👀
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Boulby Underground Laboratory retweeted
Going 1.1km underground: great to host John Sarrao, director of the SLAC Linear Accelerator Centre, at @STFC_Matters @BoulbyLab in North Yorkshire. We saw the impressive progress with excavation of a space for a very large new facility. Talked about Dark Matter and much more...
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For the past few weeks, Jonny has been polling the team through a series of fun, fridge-mounted surveys... 🥪📋 In the lead up to #Halloween, the team was asked, “What is the scariest thing that you can think of?” 🎃👻 Here’s what everyone had to say ⬇️💭
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Boulby Underground Laboratory retweeted
Since 2015, BGS & @BoulbyLab have been researching underground hydrogen & compressed air energy storage in halite (rock salt). Many gasses could be stored in man-made caverns underground for long duration energy storage allowing us to balance our renewable energy system.
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We’re incredibly excited to be on the shortlist for hosting a next-generation #DarkMatter detector at Boulby, and we’re proud to be part of the UK’s plans for world-leading #science over the next decade 🪐👷 Read more about #XLZD in the UKRI press release, linked below ⬇️
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Boulby Underground Laboratory retweeted
On October 31st, @BoulbyLab is hosting an exciting family-friendly #DarkMatterDay event! Meet the team and lean how they are searching for dark matter and take part in a fun Halloween activity. 🎃Learn more here: interactions.org/node/54521
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Today’s special #WorldSpaceWeek –themed #PhotoOfTheWeek 📸 comes from last year’s MINAR! 🚀 What you’re looking at is a high-vis dress – part of an art installation by science artist Helen Schell, investigating what clothes might look like for an inhabitant of #Mars... 🪐
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What do you think our lab’s director, Sean, is explaining here? 🤔💭 Suggestions welcomed in the comments... 👀 This week’s #PhotoOfTheWeek 📸 comes from a recent visit to our lab, following the #EarthSciences workshop that we hosted in York 🌍 #POTW
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#ThrowbackThursday to last year's MINAR, when we were visited by @OfficialUoM's CRADLE group... 🤖⚙️ The team were testing #robotics destined for use in extreme environments - putting them through their paces in the hot, dusty, dark tunnels around our lab! 🔦🪨 #Science
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Boulby Underground Laboratory retweeted
A very fun (and busy!) day yesterday for @DoorsOpenDays showcasing the awesome Remote3 programme we run with @STFC_Matters & @BoulbyLab! We helped lots of children learn to program the little @LEGO_Group rovers to detect water on “Mars!” @RemoteRobots @PhysAstroEd @Edinburgh_PPE
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Here’s a riddle for you... 🔎🤔 I’ve been around forever I’m tricky to find I make up 85% of matter But invisible to the eye What am I? If you haven’t worked it out yet, join our #DarkMatterDay live link this #Halloween! 🎃👻 Find out more through the link below 👇🔗
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For #NationalInclusionWeek2024, we wanted to show how small, consistent actions can have profound effect... That's why our team attempted #TheMarshmallowChallenge - showing how small, weak strands of spaghetti can become strong when held together 🍬🗼 #Inclusion #NIW2024
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