Modern Earth Sciences is as dynamic and diverse as the planet itself
We study everything from the origin of the Earth to the history of the life it sustains. We are an integrative, interdisciplinary, modern science, applying state-of-the-art maths, physics, chemistry and biology in order to better understand the Earth and other bodies in the solar system. Discover more about the department below.
Our history
Geology at UCL: a brief history
Our roots trace back to the 19th century with UCL founder George B. Greenough, whose legacy lives on through our Student Society, proudly named in his honour.
Kathleen Lonsdale building reopens by Sir David Attenborough
Reopened in 2018 by Sir David Attenborough, the colocation was a major transformation for the department with new teaching, laboratory and social places provisions.
The faces of UCL Earth Sciences
Research spotlight: Dr Frances Cooper
Learn more about the incredibly varied life of geologist Dr Frances Cooper.
Research spotlight: Dr Katie McFall
Meet Katie, a field geologist, petrologist and geochemist who specialises in economic geology and helping find sustainable supplies of the resources society will need for a zero carbon future.
Student spotlight: Billy Rayner
Meet Billy and read more about his PhD project, "X-ray tomography of geological materials at extreme conditions."
Alumni spotlight: Gillian Cheong
Hear from Gillian, a UCL Earth Sciences MSci Environmental Geoscience graduate, about her experience studying at UCL.
Student spotlight: Jasmin Bower
Meet Jasmin and read more about her PhD project, "Investigating tectonic stress and fluid flow dynamics in copper deposit formation along the Colorado Plateau."
Student spotlight: Jack Lovegrove
Meet Jack and read more about his PhD project, "Early evolutionary history of Dinosauria."
Alumni profile: Agathe Detanger
Meet Agathe, a multicultural Environmental Geoscientist with a passion for the environment and currently working in the waste management and valorisation sector.
UCL Women in Earth Science
Find out more about the UCL Department of Earth Sciences Women in Earth Science group (WiES), which aims to support the progression of women and gender minorities in Earth science.
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