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Undergraduate Study
We place research-led teaching at the centre of our programmes because we want you to be at the forefront of knowledge generation in the 21st century. Our undergraduates will lead the fight against the major geoscience problems we face as a society.
We pride ourselves on the high quality of our teaching and on being a welcoming friendly department staffed by academics and support staff dedicated to your success at university.
Explore our courses
Earth Science Research at Durham
Are you interested in the research we do at Durham? If so, we have put together a series of story maps that take you through what some of our scientists are researching at the moment.
- Cave deposits and climate change
- Predicting and forecasting earthquakes
- Is it harmful to breathe volcanic ash?
- Mapping the volcanoes of Ascension Island
- Geothermal energy in the UK
- Helium exploration in Tanzania
- Multiphase fluid dynamics of volcanic eruptions
- Frontiers in climate change: protecting our peatlands
- Underwater avalanches
- The use of Virtual Outcrop Models, digital geology and legacy data to reappraise Devonian basin evolution in NE Scotland and Shetland.
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Durham Tours
Fancy taking a virtual tour around Durham? Our brand new 'Durham University Tours' app is available now in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store!