We are a leading Earth Science Department with researchers and teachers of the highest international calibre. Driven by strategic planning within the Department, our expansion has already resulted in increased success of applications for competitive funding, the international recognition of staff, and the establishment of forefront research facilities. The Department is undergoing a period of planned and sustained growth, with recent appointments made as part of a major programme of strategic investment by the University that includes a recent move into a new, state-of-the-art building with bespoke research and teaching facilities. We now have 30 academic staff in the Department, an increase of more than 60% since 2000.

Major research units in the Department include: the Northern Centre for Isotopic and Elemental Tracing (NCIET); the Centre for Research in Earth Energy Systems (CeREES) and (TeLSR) Terrestrial Laser Scanning . The Department co-hosts the UK Ocean-Bottom Instrumentation Consortium (OBIC) and is a key collaborator in the University-wide Institute for Hazard and Risk Research (IHRR). We are co-located with the University e-Sciences Institute and utilize its 3D visualization facilities for research purposes.

We welcome enquiries from anyone interested in Earth Sciences at any level, be it from an undergraduate, postgraduate or research, perspective. Please do not hesitate to contact us.

University Open Days

The University Open Days are scheduled for Tuesday 23^rd and Wednesday 24^th March 2010. The Department will be open to applicants at 10am and 2pm for a guided tour and an opportunity to speak to the Admissions Tutor.