The Department of Environment, Earth and Ecosystems (part of the Faculty of Science) has an international reputation for research and innovative distance teaching.
Around 50 academic and research staff research and teach a variety of topics in fields as diverse as biodiversity, biogeochemistry, ecology, evolution, palaeoenvironmental change, geochemistry, oceanography, palaeontology, sedimentology, tectonics, noble gas mass spectrometry and volcanology. Our research makes a significant contribution to the Research Centre for Physical and Environmental Sciences (CEPSAR), one of the University’s centres of research excellence. The Department enjoys full use of CEPSAR’s exceptionally well equipped research facilities.
Members of the department teach on a wide range of modules which contribute to two BSc qualifications (Environmental Science and Natural Sciences) and the MSc in Earth Sciences. The modules cover theoretical, practical and applied aspects of environmental and Earth sciences.
Dr Arlëne Hunter
Head of Department
Environment, Earth and Ecosystems
Prof David Gowing
Deputy Head of Department
