Research School of Earth Sciences

3D printed fish fossil may reveal origin of human teeth

Three-dimensional prints of a 400 million year old fish fossil from around Lake Burrinjuck in southeast Australia reveal the possible evolutionary origins of human teeth.

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3D printed fish fossil may reveal origin of human teeth

Record high to record low: what on earth is happenning to Antarctica's sea ice?

A new review paper in Nature Climate Change examines what to make of recent climate trends and extreme events in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.

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Australia loses vital rain as climate change shifts winds

A new review of Antarctic and Southern Ocean climate trends shows a clear climate change response in the movement of the westerly wind rainbelt away from southern Australia.

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In search of fossil earthquakes: Field work in Italy's Adamello Massif

In late August 2016, a group of seven geologists from universities across the UK, Italy and Australia travelled high into the mountains of Italy’s Southern Alps in search of evidence of ancient earthquakes.

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Reaching new heights to study oldest life on Earth

RSES post-doctoral researcher Aditya Chopra recently undertook field-trips to the world heritage listed Shark Bay Nature Reserve and the Pilbara in Western Australia with technology that is offering a new perspective

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John and Kerry Lovering support new Master of Earth Sciences Scholarship

RSES is delighted to announce the establishment of the John and Kerry Lovering Scholarship for the Master of Earth Sciences (Advanced).

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New ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes

RSES will host a new Centre of Excellence that will transform the direction of Australian climate research and help us to understand and reduce the country’s vulnerability to climate extremes.

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Congratulations Muriel Naguit

RSES PhD student, Muriel Naguit, has been highly commended for her research into earthquake hazards

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Welcome to the Research School of Earth Sciences

The study of Earth and marine sciences is fundamental to our understanding of the precious balance of life on Earth and how the Solar System in which we live was formed. Our focus is on both Earth processes and environmental science. The Research School of Earth Sciences has many world leading researchers and offers undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as Higher Degree Research opportunities.