Our teaching and research programmes are anchored in a passion for planet Earth and the geological, environmental, and social processes that affect the world around us.
Throughout New Zealand and across the globe, from the Earth’s deep interior to the communities we live in, our staff and students are working to understand the matters that most affect our planet.
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Keen to learn about the structure and history of the Earth? Feeling passionate about making a positive impact on the state of the natural and human world? Or perhaps intrigued by the different cultural, social, and physical geography of the planet? Then we're the School for you! Check out what subject areas we have to offer below, and peruse through our course lists. Once you're sure, click on the link below to be directed straight to the Enrolments Page.
The Environmental Science students share stories on topics of interest including didymo, mangroves and the fashion industry in this class blog.
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Despite their potential for large, dangerous eruptions, much remains to be discovered about the type of volcanoes known as caldera volcanoes. A Victoria University of Wellington, Massey University, and GNS Science research collaboration is aiming to help change that.
While some despair about the fate of our planet, award-winning climate scientist James Renwick says it is never too late to take action - and seizing the moment may require a new “moonshot moment” for the 21st century.
Three researchers from the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences have received recognition for their outstanding work in geography by their peers in New Zealand.
