Earth Science and Engineering
Department of Earth Science and Engineering is part of the Royal School of Mines and the Faculty of Engineering.
We are a multi-disciplinary department, and our research and teaching span both Earth science and Earth engineering.
The Department holds world class scores for the quality of both its teaching and research. In the 2008 research assessment, all the department's research was evaluated as excellent and of international significance. The department also received leading scores in the most recent teaching quality assessment.
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Morgan and Collins Confirm Dinosaur Killer
In a paper published in the journal Science Joanna Morgan and Gareth Collins, together with a panel of scientists from around the world, confirm that the principal cause of the end Cretaceous mass extinction was the impact that created the Chicxulub crater. This work finally brings a consensus to one of the most controversial issues in Earth and Planetary Science. >> Details
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