Our research expands understandings of the future of resources from a range of geological, atmospheric, and geographical perspectives. Our research recognises that transition to more sustainable futures require a multi-disciplinary approach spanning expertise across the school.
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AuScope Subsurface Observatory
Providing geophysical monitoring and rock property analysis to support crustal geological modelling, geohazard assessment, mineral exploration, and infrastructure planning.
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Cities and Urban Life
Investigating how cities and urban areas are being transformed at a time of rapid urbanisation, global environmental change, technological advancement, economic and political restructuring, and growing social and economic inequality.
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Climate Change and Society
Our climate change research is unique in the ways in which it spans the natural sciences, spatial sciences, social sciences, and humanities, and is unified by a commitment to responses that are fair and sustainable.
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Data Assimilation and Ensemble Forecasting
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Geochemistry, Geochronology and Thermochronology
Method development and the application of geochemical techniques to the timing, evolution and rates of geological, biological, and environmental processes.
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Geophysics and Geodynamics
Conducting fundamental and applied research into the structure and dynamics of the solid Earth.
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Geothermal Energy and Heat Flow
The Geothermal Energy and Heat Flow Research Group investigates where and how geothermal energy can be used in Australia and elsewhere around the world.
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Lithospheric Processes Research Group
The lithosphere is the rigid outer layer of the Earth. The Lithospheric Processes research cluster works to understand the lithosphere over many length scales and time scales.
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Migration, Mobility and Population
Conducting research on multiple forms of human mobility at various spatial and temporal scales, with a geographic focus on Australia, Asia, and the Pacific.
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Past Climates and Environments
Investigating the nature, magnitude and timing of past climate and environmental change, and the interactions between climate, environments and past human populations.
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Renewable Energy
We research the potential of energy resources within our natural environment to provide energy across a range of spatio-temporal scales, from individuals to the planet.
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Speleothem Research Group
Investigating past climate and environmental change using speleothems (cave mineral formations, such as stalagmites and stalactites).