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Postgraduate opportunities

Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences has a strong international reputation for interdisciplinary research in hydrology, ecology, geology, climate and atmospheric sciences, environmental health and risk management, economy, enterprise and development, urban forms, culture, politics, service worlds and emerging regions.

Postgraduate students joining the School benefit from a thriving research community, expert supervision, the opportunity to participate in research seminars and discussions with academic staff.

We support the University's Centre for Environmental Research and Training (CERT), which provides a particular focus for environmental research.

Earth Sciences

• MSc Hydrogeology
  Bursary information is available from the course link above.
• MSc Applied and Petroleum Micropalaeontology
  Scholarship information is available from the course link above. 
• Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste Management MSc 

Environmental Health and Atmospheric Science

• MSc Air Pollution Management and Control
• MSc Applied Meteorology and Climatology 
• MSc Environmental Health
• MSc Public and Environmental Health Science
• MSc Science of Occupational Health, Safety and the Environment
• MRes Human and Environmental Impacts of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (HEINN)

Geography

• MSc Urban and Regional Planning (with RTPI accreditation)
• MSc Urban and Regional Studies
• MSc Urban Regeneration and Renewal
• MSc Resilience and Urban Living 
• MRes Resilience and Urban Living 
• MSc River Environments and their Management 
• MSc Research in Human Geography
• MRes Research in Human Geography

PhD Research Degrees

PhD research degrees in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences