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A leading institute investigating fundamental geoscience

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Institute of Applied Geoscience

We are researching fundamental geoscience with application and impact towards energy, environmental, industrial and infrastructural problems. We have a diverse research base, strong international profile and are highly multi-disciplinary.

Our research groups

Applied Geophysics >
Basin Structure >
Ores and Mineralization >
Petrophysics and Geomechanics >
Rock mechanics, engineering geology and hydrogeology >
Sedimentology >

We collaborate globally with a range of organisations. Within the University of Leeds, we have strong links with Petroleum Leeds and Energy Leeds.

Research degrees

Whether you’re looking to begin an academic career or want to develop your skills and expertise for a career in industry, studying for a PhD will be a journey that will stimulate your passion for your subject and push you to reach your potential.

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Uncovering the Elsecar Gasworks

New scientific techniques and an incredibly dry summer have come together to…

Funding Success: Dr Natasha Barlow awarded €2M ERC Starting Grant

Dr Natasha Barlow has been awarded an ERC starting grant, for a project…

New project on Thwaites Glacier

Dr Adam Booth will serve as a Co-Investigator of a collaborative research…

New depth limit for deep-sea marine burrows

Scientists have found fossil evidence of deep-sea marine life burrowing up to…

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What are you like? The composition of organic matter, its reactivity and its relevance to the global carbon cycle and climate

Earth Surface Science Institute seminar. Speaker Professor Richard Pancost, University of Bristol.

Soil Sustainability: From Biogeochemistry to Business

Earth Surface Science Institute seminar. Speaker Dr. Jessica Davies, Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University.

Sticky situations: amber past, present and future

Earth Surface Science Institute seminar. Speaker Dr. Leyla Seyfullah, University of Vienna, Austria.

Earth Surface Science Institute seminar, title tbc

Earth Surface Science Institute seminar. Speaker Dr. Jochen Knies, Geological Survey of Norway.

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Institute of Applied Geoscience