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Geology and Geophysics

As we move further into the 21st century, geologists and geophysicists will be needed more than ever to help tackle our planet’s most pressing environmental challenges, including the energy transition to a low-carbon future, ensuring global food and water security, and understanding and mitigating the impacts of climate change and natural hazards. The geosciences include a whole range of different ways of understanding the planet we live on.

The main subdivisions are Geology, which includes the study of the Earth’s materials, history, processes, resources and natural hazards, Geophysics , which involves the applications of physics to many of the same areas through the use of sound waves, gravity and electromagnetism, and Environmental Geoscience , which studies the interplay between geological processes, ecological systems, and human society.

Geoscientists are experts at multi-disciplinary science as the diversity of the subject draws heavily on the fields of physics, chemistry, biology and maths, and makes extensive use of computers to process and analyse large datasets and run models and simulations of Earth processes.

Explore the outreach opportunities for geology and geosciences below.

Leeds Futures - Environment

Leeds Futures - Environment is a year 12 hybrid sustained outreach programme. Applications are now open!

Geology and Geophysics Workshops

We offer a range of workshops delivered by academics and PhD students, these can take place in school or on-campus, if you'd like more information or you'd like to book a workshop, please get in touch!

SAT School

Are you interested in earth observation and the role satellites can play in geology, geophysics, and geosciences? Get in touch with the students who run our SAT school. They can provide interactive in-school and on-campus workshops for students in KS3 onwards.

Earth and Environment - Online

Have you seen a tornado in bottle? Or water that doesn't freeze at 0 degrees? Do you want to know more about the degrees on offer within the school of earth and environment? Our digital content provides schools and students with the opportunity to find out more about earth and environmental sciences, and the degree pathways available in this area.