Geology and Geophysics
About our research
Find out more about our research interests.
Research themes
Evolution of plate tectonics and mantle dynamics
- Improving geohazard assessment and resilience
- Understanding active plate boundary, continental margin development and deep Earth processes
Fluid flow through the Earth
- Greenhouse gas escape and removal
- Geothermal and hydrothermal processes
- Crustal magmatism
Equipment and technique development in geology and geophysics
- We use novel geophysical techniques to convert environmental data into knowledge
Engineering, environments and energy in coastal and continental shelf environments
- The physical environment of offshore energy infrastructure, eg renewable energy, high voltage cables, coastal defences
- Continental slope and deep-water sedimentation processes including mass-wasting, geohazards, environmental geology and ecosystems
Research techniques
Our work is underpinned by advanced facilities for:
- ocean bottom seismology
- high resolution sea floor and sub-seafloor imagery
- controlled source electromagnetic sounding
- the analysis of sediment-rock cores and seafloor samples
- high level computing and machine learning