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Why Plymouth?
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<Geological Society accredited degrees
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(Extensive UK and overseas fieldwork portfolio, including: Spain, USA (Death Valley) and Italy*
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@90% of students said that staff are good at explaining things (NSS, 2022)
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'Benefit from an extensive network of placement providers
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,Stunning coastal location near UNESCO world heritage sites and geopark
Discover our range of undergraduate degrees
Welcome to Earth sciences at Plymouth. Earth sciences at Plymouth encompasses geology, physical geography, and environmental geoscience, and are the cutting edge of research into sustainable futures. Through lectures, hands-on practicals and an extensive national and international fieldwork programme, our degrees develop your expert knowledge of the forces that have shaped our planet. Our new modules explore critical relationships between Earth processes and society: how to reduce risks from natural hazards; understanding environmental change over time, and how we transition to cleaner energy sources. Enjoy exploring our exciting degree programmes and hearing from current students and graduates about their experiences.
Read about our student and staff success in our latest newsletter.
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Spring 2024
Jon Shaw
Head of School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Girls into Geoscience
We hope to provide crucial role models for aspiring female scientists across the Earth Science spectrum, in person and through our popular blog posts, as well as promoting diversity and equality in our field. Our an annual award winning Girls into Geoscience (GiG) event is held at the University of Plymouth.
Discover our range of postgraduate taught programmes and research opportunities
Journey to the Bottom of the Celtic Sea
Research by our Earth Scientists on the Celtic Sea bed is helping develop renewable energy futures in the south west.
A diverse and respectful place in which to work and study is fundamental to everything we do.
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equality, diversity and inclusion in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science .
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People
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Professor Mark Anderson
Professor of Geology
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Dr Matt Bailey Ross
Lecturer in Environmental and Engineering Geology
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Dr Uwe Balthasar
Lecturer in Palaeontology
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Dr Sarah Boulton
Deputy Head of School and Associate Head of School - Marketing and Recruitment
Admissions Tutor
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Dr Paul Cole
Associate Professor of Volcanology
Earth Sciences Undergraduate Programmes Leader
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Dr Marc Davies
Senior Technician (Isotope Mass Spectrometry)
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Dr Jodie Fisher
Technical Specialist
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Dr Meriel FitzPatrick
Lecturer in Earth Sciences (Education)
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Dr Stephen Grimes
Associate Head of School - Education and Student Experience
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Dr Michelle Harris
Associate Professor in Earth Sciences
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Dr Zoe Mildon
Associate Professor in Earth Sciences
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Professor Tony Morris
Professor in Geophysics and Geodynamics
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Professor Gregory Price
Professor of Earth Sciences
Head of Earth Sciences
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Dr Christopher Smart
Associate Professor (Reader) in Palaeontology
Final Year Tutor
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Dr Martin Stokes
Associate Head of School - Graduate Outcomes
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Jenny Wiggins
Paleomagnetic Senior Technician
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Dr Matthew Watkinson
Associate Professor in Energy Geoscience
Petroleum Experts Limited Donates MOVE Software License
Software facilitates three dimensional analysis and structural modelling of deformation of Earth's crust through time.
We are pleased to announce the donation of 10 sets of the MOVE software suite to the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences by UK-based Petroleum Experts Limited. This industry standard software package, which is valued at £1,872,218.26 million, facilitates three dimensional analysis and structural modelling of deformation of Earth's crust through time. Tools in the software suite aid in cross-section construction, kinematic restoration, geomechanical modelling, fracture studies, and stress analysis. The School greatly values the donation of this software and the opportunity to continue to integrate MOVE into the teaching and research activities of both undergraduate and postgraduate students and academic staff.
Software facilitates three dimensional analysis and structural modelling of deformation of Earth's crust through time.
We are pleased to announce the donation of 10 sets of the MOVE software suite to the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences by UK-based Petroleum Experts Limited. This industry standard software package, which is valued at £1,872,218.26 million, facilitates three dimensional analysis and structural modelling of deformation of Earth's crust through time. Tools in the software suite aid in cross-section construction, kinematic restoration, geomechanical modelling, fracture studies, and stress analysis. The School greatly values the donation of this software and the opportunity to continue to integrate MOVE into the teaching and research activities of both undergraduate and postgraduate students and academic staff.