Research

The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences hosts a world-class concentration of scientific research, education, and infrastructure. The School has a wide range of equipment and facilities, including field stations, some of which are shared with partner organisations. EES research interests involve collaborations with researchers nationally and internationally, and extensive external funding.

Core research disciplines within the school are:

• Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Marine biology, terrestrial and freshwater ecology and study of taxonomy and systematics of organisms and their evolution.

• Geology & Geophysics

Continental evolution, near surface geophysics, regolith geoscience and mineral exploration.

• Soil & Land Systems

Soil chemistry and biology, pedology and spatial technology. 

The School hosts a number of research centres, including:

• Research Institute for Climate Change and Sustainability
• Australian Centre for Ancient DNA
• Australian Centre for Evolutionary Biology and Biodiversity
• Centre for Soil-Plant Interactions

It is also a participant in several Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs), notably:

• Future Farm Industries CRC
• CRC for Water Quality and Treatment 
• CRC for Landscape Environments and Mineral Exploration

The School is also a major partner in a cross-faculty research cluster, the Water Research Cluster.