Earth Sciences Applicant Activity Hub
Joining us in September? Our whole department is looking forward to getting to know you. We’ve put together some activities and videos for you to access prior to joining us.
Get an introduction on what your education will look like in September. From practicals to fieldwork, we understand how important hands on experience is for our students and we've put measures in place to allow us to deliver this safely.
If you want to start your required reading early, here's our reading list!
Welcome to the Department
What is fieldwork like?
Your degree will include an exciting fieldwork offering all over the UK and Europe. Importantly, the cost of all compulsory fieldwork is now INCLUDED in your student fees! Here's a taste of some of these locations in our student-filmed videos:
| This video shows an overview of our fieldtrips | |
| First Year Trip to Pembroke | |
| Second Year Trip to Scotland | |
| Forth Year Trip to California |
Find out more about what fieldwork involves by having a read of our field guide for our first year Devon Fieldtrip, as well as our guide to general field skills:
Prepare for fieldwork with some open access Geographical Information Systems software by following the handy introduction guide below. This uses an open source software called QGIS, which you can download for free by following this link:
https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html
You’ll also need the instruction manual, and to download the JPEG file of a geological map of the UK!
Get a feel for course subjects:
If you find yourself with some time on your hands, and want to get a feel for the subjects you’ll be learning in your first year of your degree you can look through our selection of crib sheets complete with some introductory information, and a short fun practical exercise to ease you into the modules.
| Evolving Earth | |
| Dynamic Planet | |
| Human Interactions with the Earth | |
| Climate Change, Oceans, and Atmosphere | |
| Earth Scientists Toolkit | |
| And for a bit of fun | Volcanoes in the kitchen |
Our Year 1 Curriculum
| Here are some tasters of our Year 1 curriculum - explained here by Dr Christina Manning |
Modules include:
GL1101: Evolving Earth with Dr Amy Gough and Professor Howard Falcon-Lang
| Watch a micro lesson on how to read a sedimentary rock |
GL1201: Dynamic Planet with Dr Christina Manning
| GL1201 Trailer |
You can also watch a micro lesson on volcanic form and eruptive behaviour
Watch some online talks:
Most of these videos are added to our YouTube account so you can catch up in your own time.
Here is a small selection:
| Kitchen Cupboard Sedimentology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjbfdzU8ba0& |
Energy Transition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9tn9MpgUto& |
These are bitesize videos on the science we’re doing in the department:
| How the world got quiet in lockdown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIGXEph7XVk |
Home rock collection https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dx9YSjEagw&t |
Climate modelling:
Our Tools for Schools website allows you to play around with the Water Cycle, Carbon Cycle and Climate. Have a go at the KISS Climate Model below:
https://estfs.rhul.ac.uk/kiss-climate-model-introduction/
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See you in September
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Be prepared
If you have any questions, you can chat with our current students to find out what it's like to study in the Department
Find out more about preparing for university life on the general pages of our Applicant Activity Hub
If you're joining us via an integrated foundation year, you may also find this page useful:
