Overview

The department has strong links with resources and hazard risk industries with most graduates find employment within academia or geoscience-related industries. The Earth Sciences MPhil/PhD programme is offered by University College London (UCL).

Our expertise spans the dynamics of the Earth and planets, the materials that compose them and their properties, present and past processes occurring at their surfaces, the evolution of life and the environment, and the applied geosciences of natural hazards pollution and resources.

Careers

Recent graduates have chosen either to pursue a career in academia as postdoctoral researchers or seek employment in the oil, gas and mineral extraction industries. These have included positions as micropalaeontologists, geologists, hydrogeologists, stratigraphers, sedimentologists, geophysicists, remote sensing experts in the public sector (Environment Agency, National Physics Laboratory, NASA) and private sector (Badley Ashton Reservoir Geoscience).

Employability

Many of our recent graduate research students have moved straight on to postdoctoral research positions at UCL and elsewhere that can then be used as a platform for beginning an academic career. Many others continue their research in government or non-governmental agencies as well as in industry.

Programme Structure

Research areas:

Dynamics and evolution of the crust: rock mechanics; high-pressure/high-temperature mineralogy and geochemistry

Environmental geochemistry: pollution; hydrogeology; hydrochemistry; water resources

Natural hazards: assessment of hazard and risk posed by geological events

Palaeoclimate, palaeobiology and palaeoenvironments: micropalaeontology; vertebrate palaeontology; the Earth’s past climates and environments

Satellite observation and modelling of polar climate and change

Structure, geodynamics and evolution of the Earth and planets.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-25 00:00:00

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More details

Research degrees may start at any time of the year, but typically start in September.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

62

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TOEFL^® IBT

92

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Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Earth Sciences Geology Environmental Sciences View 67 other PhDs in Environmental Sciences in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

62

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92

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Other requirements

General requirements

A minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

Tuition Fee

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International

29000 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 29000 GBP per year during 36 months.
National

5860 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 5860 GBP per year during 36 months.

Part-time

UK: £2,930
Overseas: £14,500

Living costs for London

1137 - 2157 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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