We are passionate about our planet. We are fascinated by the interconnected web of systems – water, air, earth and people – that help sculpt our complex Earth and human societies.
The School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (SGEAS) is a modern multidisciplinary community. We benefit society through outstanding education, research, and engagement in geography, geoscience, atmospheric science, and allied multidisciplinary areas, including climate change, environmental studies and archaeological science.
We love to share our knowledge with the world, and we are dedicated to achieving a better future for our students, societies and the environment.
Our school at a glance
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Our research
Our fundamental and applied research investigates climate change, earth system interactions, environmental hazards, resource futures, archaeology and how human societies interact with our planet.
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Study with us
The School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences offers unique undergraduate, graduate and research programs for students founded on our international reputation for teaching and research excellence.
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Engage with us
We love to share our research with the community and create excitement about scientific discovery. We work with schools and community groups, industry and government partners and alumni to demonstrate how we help create just societies and sustainable environments.
Our planet's systems shape us in critically important and dynamic ways. In turn, we humans shape planetary systems. Our methods, research and teaching aim to advance understanding of our home planet — and our place in it — from its innermost core to the highest reaches of its atmosphere. Professor Celia McMichael, Head of School
We acknowledge and honour Indigenous Australians as this country’s first scientists and holders of knowledge about its living systems, lands, waters, and sky.
We also commit to making the University of Melbourne a place for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through Indigenous-led research partnerships and engagement with Community.
Indigenous research, engagement and inclusion