A burning forest

Be part of the solution


Join us at the School of Geographical & Earth Sciences and be part of the solution to the burning issues we face around the world today.

Tackle the climate crisis. Clean up our oceans. Investigate inequality. Discover how our world works.

Be a future world changer.
A turtle and a plastic bag

Work in environmental policy: study Geography

A dried up dam

Become a hydrologist: study Environmental Geoscience

A burning forest

Tackle consumerism: study Geography

An erupting geyser

Work in geothermal: study Geology

A polar bear on an iceberg

Become a climate scientist: study Environmental Geoscience

Lava flow hitting the sea

Become a volcanologist: study Geology

Finding solutions

 

Here at the School of Geographical & Earth Sciences we investigate and work towards finding innovative solutions to some of the world's most pressing issues: from the climate crisis and energy production, to widespread inequalities and poverty. 

Find out more about how we tackle these issues locally and globally in these featured stories.

A week in the life of a Geography student

 

Join our students on a field class to the River South Esk as they investigate the decline in numbers of Scottish freshwater pearl mussels,
and seek solutions to the various challenges that threaten this endangered species.

Green Technicians

The Green Technician Programme is a GES wide initiative which explores how school gardens can provide an integral and innovative space for world building and developing socially progressive urban ecologies.