The Department of Earth Sciences is internationally-renowned for the quality of its teaching and research activities. It provides a stimulating and supportive environment for students and staff to study and research a wide range of earth sciences. Strong collaborative links with international petroleum geosciences industries, environmental consultancies and engineers, and local authorities, provide valuable support for postgraduate research projects, employment for graduates, and work experience for undergraduates.
We were ranked 6th in the UK in the 2008 National Student Survey with an "Overall Student Satisfaction" rating of 97%. All of our single honour programmes and many of the joint degrees have been accredited by the Geological Society as a fast track route to Fellowship with professional recognition as a Chartered Geologist. Internationally acclaimed MSc programmes are offered with prestigious studentships from NERC. They also have significant industrial involvement and support, and provide excellent employment prospects.
In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise we were ranked equal 6th in the UK with 70% of our research rated as world-leading or internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour. Staff supervise around 40 PhD research student projects that address issues of environmental geoscience, geochemistry and geophysics, magmatic processes, palaeobotany, and structural and sedimentary geology.
We are committed to the principle of education for all, and seek to make all of our degree programmes equally accessible to those who may have special education needs.
