The building which houses the university's School of GeoSciences Institute of Geography at High School Yards, which was once part of the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary

The University of Edinburgh School of GeoSciences, is a school within the College of Science and Engineering, which was formed in 2002[1] by the merger of four departments.[2] It is split between the King's Buildings and the Central Area of the university. The institutes of Ecological Sciences and Earth Science are located at the King's Buildings, whilst the Institute of Geography is located on Drummond Street in the Central Area.[3] In 2013 the department was ranked 8th best place to study geography in the country by The Guardian University Rankings, down from 2nd in 2006.[4]

The school is ranked as one of the best in the UK for Earth Sciences. A 2008 Research Assessment Exercise assessment ranked the "Earth Systems and Environmental Science" department as the best in the UK by number of world leading research and staff.[2][5] Its Geography department was ranked 15th in the world according to the 2015 QS rankings.[6]

There are over 1100 undergraduate students and 250 postgraduate students in the School of GeoSciences.[7] There are also around 100 research and teaching staff within the school.[7]

The School collaborates with the University of Edinburgh Business School and the School of Economics, to offer a Carbon Management MSc degree, the first in the world, which has students from over 20 countries.[8] The school also has exchange programmes though the Erasmus programme, in addition to universities in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.[9]

The head of the School of GeoSciences is currently Professor Bryne Ngwenya. Famous recent alumni of the School include former BP chief executive Tony Hayward.[10] Former Rector of the university Peter McColl matriculated at one of the predecessors, the Department of Geography.[11]

Competition for entry is highly selective, in 2010, the School received 2221 applications, but only 275 offers were made, representing a 16.9% of an applicant receiving an offer.[12] The school currently offers 11 undergraduate courses and a range of postgraduate degrees.[2]

References

  1. ^ "History". University of Edinburgh School of Geosciences. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "The School". School of Geosciences. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
    The school was formed by the merger of the Institute of Ecology and Resource Management, Department of Geography, Department of Geology and Geophysics, and Institute for Meteorology.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2012.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "University guide 2013: Geography and environmental studies". The Guardian. London. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Good grades, but who gets the cash?". Nature. 14 January 2009 [29 December 2008]. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  6. ^ "QS World University Rankings". TopUniversities.com. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  7. ^ a b "About Us". School of GeoSciences. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Carbon Management". University of Edinburgh Business School. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. School of Business course overview, Accessed 2011-07-26
  9. ^ "Degree finder". University of Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Profile: BP's Tony Hayward". BBC News. 27 July 2010. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  11. ^ "New Rector confirmed". The University of Edinburgh. 13 April 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  12. ^ "School of Geosciences admission statistics". Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2011.

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