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MSc (Research) Earth Sciences - Dynamic Earth

University of Birmingham

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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    University of Birmingham

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

Course overview The Earth Sciences Research MSc facilitates independent research. Our research groups focus on the following themes: palaeobiology, palaeoclimatology, plate tectonics and volcanic processes. This research focuses on the structure and evolution of the Earth’s interior and its influence on surface processes. Research in this area includes a range of work on the evolution of rifted margins with a current focus on an international collaborative project involving 3-D seismic profiling of the Iberian margin. The work has important implications for the role of deeply ingressing water, through serpentinization, in guiding the structural history of margins. Fundamental research on spatial and temporal scales of mantle convection, currently extensively supported by the Irish government, focuses on the Cenozoic evolution of the North Atlantic and links to global climate via both modulation of deep-water flow around Iceland and uplift-associated dissociation of gas hydrate. The development of techniques for detecting and quantifying gas hydrates and emissions of methane has been a key aspect of shallow geophysical investigations on continental slopes over the past two decades, including major participation in European programmes as well as NERC support.

Application deadline

01/06/2026

Tuition fees

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£ 29,310per year

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University information

University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

  • University League Table

    12th

  • Campus address

    University of Birmingham, Edgbaston Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, B15 2TT, United Kingdom

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The University of Birmingham is a founding member of the elite Russell Group of UK universities and is known all around the world for its pioneering research.
Based in the second largest city in the UK, Birmingham offers an outstanding international student experience.
The university has a vibrant international student community and is home to over 10,000 international students from approximately 150 countries.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Geology

    12th out of 29 7

    5th out of 46 1

  • Entry standards

    / Max 225
    136 61%

    15th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    78.0 78%

    20th

    17

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.22 81%

    15th

    2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 229
    179 78%

    12th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    88.0 88%

    7th

    1

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.29 82%

    16th

    14

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