Boulby Underground Laboratory

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

[Boulby Underground Laboratory @BoulbyLab]

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! 🥳🎉

[Boulby Underground Laboratory @BoulbyLab]

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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! 👇👀

[Mark Thomson @ProfMarkThomson]

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 👇⬇️

[Boulby Underground Laboratory @BoulbyLab]

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! 👀

[Mark Thomson @ProfMarkThomson]

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...

[Boulby Underground Laboratory @BoulbyLab]

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 ⬇️💭

[British Geological Survey @BritGeoSurvey]

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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@STFC_Matters

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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 ⬇️

[Dark Matter Day @DarkMatterDay]

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: https://t.co/qCmbgjzVfl

[Boulby Underground Laboratory @BoulbyLab]

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... 🪐

[Boulby Underground Laboratory @BoulbyLab]

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

[Boulby Underground Laboratory @BoulbyLab]

#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

[Dr Sally Shaw @agirliknow]

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 👇🔗

[Boulby Underground Laboratory @BoulbyLab]

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