Welcome to the School of Environment
The School of Environment is the place to study and research in Geography, Earth Sciences (Geology), Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Geophysics and Geographical Information Science.
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Doctoral candidate Benjamin Simons talks about his research community's love of volcanoes, their knowledge of geology and the volcano "World Cup" - a knock-out-style tournament pitting volcano against volcano.
According to the 2018 QS World University Rankings by subject, geography at the University of Auckland is ranked 29th in the world. Find out more.
Our research and teaching addresses the earth surface and subsurface, climate, social, economic and cultural processes that shape our world. Learn more by visiting Our school.
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Funding to investigate potential seismic sources in Auckland
06 April 2018Dr Jennifer Eccles has been awarded a Planet Earth Fund grant from the Scientia Trust to investigate potential seismic sources in Auckland. -
Building more houses does not make them affordable
21 March 2018Professor Laurence Murphy says relying on simply building more houses is not an effective pathway to generating affordable housing as the market is very good at producing market prices. He discusses the challenges of Special Housing Areas with NBR. -
Drones will be used to investigate Auckland's big landslide threats as part of EQC-funded study
11 March 2018Dr Martin Brook will be will using drones to take a closer look at how land is moving on 10 slopes in different parts of Auckland. Detailed images captured by the drones will be fed into software that creates 3D models of the ground and compared to laser-generated Lidar data, revealing how much the ground has shifted. -
Faculty of Science Postdoctoral Society
09 March 2018The Postdoctoral Society is going from strength to strength since their inaugural research symposium in 2016.
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The Veterinary Care of Kākāpō Event as iCalendar
23 April 2018, 1 - 2pmDr Richard Jakob-Hoff (wildlife veterinarian and manager, Auckland Zoo Conservation Science and Research) will share some of the challenges of providing veterinary care for Kākāpō in both field and hospital settings, and describe some ongoing research projects aimed at a better understanding of the factors contributing to their state of health.
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Apply now for a 2018 graduate teaching assistant opportunity
01 February 2018The Faculty of Science invites expressions of interest from postgraduate students for Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) positions in 2018. -
Register now | Three-Minute Thesis Competition 2018
19 April 2018Could you explain an 80,000 word thesis in just 180 seconds? This year's 2018 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition challenges postgraduate students to communicate their research to a general audience in just 3 minutes with a single presentation slide. The Faculty of Science heats will be held on 21 May. Register now.
