Hunga Tonga Eruption: Using satellite imagery to investigate volcanic activity
Research and impact 18th January 2022
After the Hunga Tonga eruption on the 15 January, Prof. Mike Burton from the University of Manchester’s Volcanology group explains what we know and what we can learn from the blast.
Tackling Climate Change: Matthew Petinaud’s Next Step
The next step 6th December 2021
Matt Petinaud, an Environmental Science graduate, has made his dreams of protecting and preserving the environment a nine-to-five reality.
Summer Internship- Rothamstead
Student experience 25th October 2021
Jasmine Vallabh talked to us about her summer internship at Rothamsted Research, and gives advice to students looking to apply for work experience.
A New Look at an Old World: GCSE in Natural History
Meet the Department 2nd August 2021
Our Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences Chair of Natural History, Professor Phil Manning, has begun working with The Oxford Cambridge RSE Examination Board (OCR) to develop an exciting new GCSE in Natural History.
Environmental Science in Action: Martha Finn’s Next Step
Student experience 6th July 2021
We caught up with BSc Environmental Science student Martha Finn as she looks ahead to exciting new projects on the graduate scheme with Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. In this post, Martha discusses her internship at General Electric, her final year project, job hunting and the student experience as well as her next steps.
Pathway Profile: Geology
Welcome to EES 23rd June 2021
Dr Stefan Schröder discusses the Geology Pathway within our undergraduate Earth and Planetary Sciences degree.
Finally, back to the rocks!
Meet the Department 9th June 2021
Professor Jonathan Redfern celebrates the return to fieldwork for Earth and Environmental scientists.
Volunteering: growing plants and growing as a person
Student experience 4th May 2021
In this blog post, MPhil student Klaudia Jedyka considers how volunteering with Platt Fields Market Garden has been a fruitful endeavour, from helping the community, to supplementing and applying knowledge gained from her degree, to paid work and personal growth.
Sustainable Geoscience for Our Future: An interview with Professor Chris Jackson
Meet the Department 13th April 2021
In this interview, our Chair in Sustainable Geoscience, Professor Chris Jackson, discusses the ways that research, study and science communication in Earth and Environmental Sciences maps onto the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Chris also considers the title ‘sustainable geoscience’ and how, by defining this term, we can establish directions in geoscience going forward.
PASS Perspectives (Peer Assisted Study Sessions)
Student experience 11th March 2021
Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) are a highlight for our current undergraduate students. Student Ambassadors Wasim Mustafa and Emma Conway discuss their experience of PASS in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.