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 Geographic Information Science.
School kids striking in protest at climate change will one day look back at us and question why we thought doing nothing was okay.
The deadly cloud of gases, ash and rock particles emitted by an erupting volcano could spread much further than previously thought, a School of Environment study shows. Find out more.
Visit us in Alfred Nathan House for information and advice on your degree, your enrolment, fee payments, how to find your way around the campus, Campus Card, visa renewals and 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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Almost $1 million awarded for University of Auckland health research
01 April 2019A wide range of leading-edge research projects in health, science and engineering have been awarded almost $1 million in funding from the Health Research Council’s Explorer Grant. -
A climate-neutral NZ? Yes, it’s possible
29 March 2019Opinion: NZ could show much larger emitters how climate change policy can be ambitious, fair and above all transparent, writes University of Oxford's Myles Allen. -
169 islands that could help stem extinction crisis – NZ on list
28 March 2019In a major international collaboration of scientists, researchers and conservationists has drawn up a list of 107 islands that could stem the extinction crisis. New Zealand has five islands on the list. -
New Zealand can lead the world on net zero emissions
18 March 2019New Zealand's decisions in 2019 could help frame the global climate agenda for many decades to come, believes an eminent British climate change scientist.
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Data to Insight | An introduction to data analysis and visualisation Event as iCalendar
08 April 2019 - 03 June 2019MOOC, the Department of Statistics' hugely popular, free, online course is running again from 19 March. It offers a hands-on introduction to statistical data analysis, emphasising key ideas, computer skills and statistical thinking.
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3MT competition | Science heats | register now
04 April 2019Take one static PowerPoint slide and a passion for your research. Combine and distil down to a three minute pithy, persuasive presentation. Yes – the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition is back! Register for the Science heats by 15 May. -
Apply now for a 2019 graduate teaching assistant opportunity
01 January 2019The Faculty of Science invites expressions of interest from postgraduate students for Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) positions in 2019.
