University of Gothenburg
Department of Earth Sciences
Department of Earth Sciences

Department of Earth Sciences

  2. Department of Earth Sciences

Earth Sciences is the studying of the earth and its history as well as the processes that operate in and on the Earth's surface. We study how we humans use the earth and our common natural resources and the consequences that result from it.

News and events

News – 8 September 2022
Planting trees not always an effective way of binding carbon dioxide
Tree-planting has been widely seen as an effective way of binding carbon as carbon dioxide levels rise in the atmosphere…
News – 25 August 2022
Join us - apply for permanent position as senior lecturer
Are you our new Senior Lecturer in Geography with specialization in Physical Geography, or perhaps our new Senior Lecturer…
News – 20 June 2022
Apply now - Arctic in a Changing Climate
Admission is now open for the PhD course "Arctic in a changing climate" - an interdisciplinary course where you as a PhD…
News – 19 August 2022
Award to outstanding Quaternary geologist
Mark Johnson, Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in Quaternary Geology at the Department of Earth Sciences, University…
News – 28 June 2022
Increasing heat waves affect up to half a billion people in South Asia
Climate change is a reality and extremely high temperatures have been reported by India and Pakistan in the spring. In a new…
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Our programmes and courses

Study here
The Department of Earth Sciences offers two international master's programmes our master in Earth Science or the master in…

Our research

Our research
Our strong, priority research themes are "Climate and Climate Change", "Earth Surface Processes" and "The Geosphere".

Doctoral Studies

Doctoral Studies
As a doctoral student at the Department of Earth Sciences, you will develop skills to independently formulate problems and…
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Earth Science Centre
Earth Science Centre (Geovetarcentrum, GVC) is located right next to Wavrinskys plats. This is the home of the Department of…

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