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2013 Entry
Geography & Geosciences
Postgraduate Study
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Geography & Geosciences Features• TheSchoolincorporatestheDepartmentofGeographyandSustainableDevelopmentandthe
DepartmentofEarthSciencesandhas40permanentacademicstaff,4teachingfellows,28supportstaff,20researchfellowsand49researchpostgraduatestudents.
• Weadmitupto15researchpostgraduates(PhD)andapproximately30taughtpostgraduates(MSc/MRes)eachyear.
• NewMResinHumanGeographyintroducedin2012(ESRCapprovedfor1+3studentships).• Widerangeofexpertisewithparticularstrengthsinhealthandpopulationgeography,
Quaternary(iceage)andglacialstudies,urbanandhistoricalgeography,housingandlabourmarkets,biogeography,oceanography,andenvironmentalmanagement.
• StrengthsinEarthScienceresearchrelatedtotheco-evolutionofEarthandLife,developmentofthecontinentalcrust,andinterpretingtheinfluenceoftectonicandclimatechangeonthedevelopmentofsedimentarysystemsfromthePrecambriantothepresent.
• InthemostrecentResearchAssessmentExerciseGeographyandGeoscienceresearchwasrated‘worldleading’andtopinScotland(seeopposite).
• Excellentin-houselaboratory,ITandfieldresourcesforteachingandresearch.• Emphasisonarangeofdifferentskillsproducinghighlyliterateandnumerategraduateswith
excellentemploymentprospects.• NewCentre for GeoInformaticsopenedin2012.• TheAdministrative Data Liaison Service (ADLS)offersadviceonaccesstoadministrativedata.• TheCentre for Housing Research (CHR)carriesoutpolicy-relevantresearchonsocialand
supportedhousing.• TheCentre for Population Change (CPC) isanESRC-fundeddemographyresearchcentre.• TheSchoolishometotheFacility for Earth and Environmental Analysis (FEEA).• TheLongitudinal Studies Centre (LSC)isinvolvedinstrategicdemographic,socioeconomic
andhealthresearch.• TheSchoolisapartnerintheScottish Alliance for Geosciences, Environment and Society
(SAGES).• TheSt Andrews Sustainability Institute (SASI)co-ordinatesinterdisciplinaryresearchinto
sustainabledevelopment.• The Social Dimensions of Health Institute (SDHI)specialisesininterdisciplinaryhealth
research.• TheSchoolisapartnerintheScottish Oceans Institute (SOI).
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Postgraduate Programmeswww.st-andrews.ac.uk/gg/prospective
MRes (Taught One Year): HumanGeographySustainableDevelopment
MSc (Taught One Year):SustainableDevelopment
MPhil (Two Years) and PhD (Three Years) Researchdegrees
For all Masters degrees there are exit awards available that allow suitably-qualified candidates to receive a Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma.
Class Sizes:AllPhDstudentshavetwosupervisorsandindividualsupervision.ClasssizesfortheMRes/MScinSustainableDevelopmentrangefrom5to30studentsoncoreandoptionmodules,withindividualsupervisionfordissertations.
EnteringtheSchool,youwillbejoininganactive,vibrantandexpandingresearchcommunity.WeofferPhDandMPhilresearchdegreesinGeography,SustainableDevelopmentandEarthSciences,andMScandMRescoursesinSustainableDevelopmentandHumanGeography.
New MRes course in Human GeographyAnewMRescourseinHumanGeographywasintroducedin2012toallowpostgraduatestudentstoundertakeMasterstrainingbeforeproceedingtoaPhDprogramme(theESRC’s1+3model).Studentstake120creditsintaughtmodulesandcompletea60-creditdissertation.Taughtmodulesincludebothskillstrainingandcoursework,andtheprogrammecanbetailoredtotheinterestsofindividualstudents.Fundingisavailablethroughavarietyofchannelsincludingresearchcouncils,researchcontractsandUniversityscholarships.Postgraduatesareprovidedwithdedicatedworkspaceandcomputingfacilities,andhaveaccesstofinancialsupportforfieldworkandattendanceatconferences.Mosttaketheopportunitytoparticipateinundergraduateteaching.
“During my undergraduate studies at St Andrews I caught the ‘research bug’, so being able to stay on to study for a PhD in human geography was a fantastic opportunity. My PhD research project has been greatly enhanced by the School’s strengths in population and urban geography, as well as quantitative research methods. Overall, the wide range of research interests and expertise within the School make St Andrews an excellent place to study human geography in a stimulating and supportive environment.”
RORYDurham, Co. Durham, England
BSc(Hons) St Andrews, Current PhD student
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Wecurrentlyhavepostgraduatestudentsfromacrosstheglobe.TheyareavitalpartofthelifeoftheSchoolandcontributeinmanyways,notleastinthewideninganddeepeningofexperiencesbroughttothelearningenvironment.GroupsandindividualswithintheSchoolcollaborateactivelywithseveraloverseasuniversities,andtheremaybeopportunitiesforpostgraduatestospendtimeabroadwhilestudyingforahigherdegree.
GRADskills – enhancing researchers’ skills and employabilityPhDandMPhilresearchstudentsatSt AndrewshaveaccesstoGRADskills,anextensiveandaward-winninggenericskillsdevelopmentprogrammeforearlystageresearchers.Itaimstosupportdoctoralstudentsandresearchstaffindevelopingtransferableskillstoenhancetheirresearchcapabilitiesandimprovetheirfutureemployability.ThedesignofGRADskillshastakenaccountofrecommendationsfromtheUKResearchCouncils,aswellascurrentpostgraduates,postdoctoralfellowsandacademicsupervisors.AlloftheprovisionismappedagainstVitae’sResearcherDevelopmentFramework.Thehighqualityoftheprogrammeismaintainedbyusingexperttrainers,consultantsandotherprofessionalstoprovideawiderangeofcourses,workshops,symposia,conferences,studyvisitsandotherevents.ParticipationinGRADskillsalsoenablespostgraduatestotakeadvantageofadditionalopportunitiesofferedincollaborationwith‘Vitae’andotherexternalorganisations.FurtherdetailsoftheGRADskillsprogrammeareavailableat:www.st-andrews.ac.uk/capod/students/pgresearch/
Postgraduate Research in Human GeographyHumanGeographyatSt AndrewsoffersyousupervisedPhDorMPhilresearchdegreesinallareasofstaffexpertise.CurrentHumanGeographyresearchintheSchoolconcentratesontheoverlappingthemesofpopulation,healthandhousing.ResearchonthesethemesisconductedinmanyareasoftheworldincludingtheUK,EasternandWesternEurope,NorthAmerica,South-EastAsiaandSouthernAfrica.Wearealsoinvolvedinthepublicpolicyarena,producingadvisoryreportsforkeypublicinstitutions.WehavehadmanyresearchproposalsfundedbytheEconomicandSocialResearchCouncil,theWellcomeTrust,theJosephRowntreeFoundation,Leverhulme,andotherresearch-fundingorganisations.
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ResearchworkinHumanGeographyatSt AndrewsisfocusedonthePopulation,HealthandWelfareResearchGroupandisfacilitatedbycollaborationwithothersocialsciencecolleaguesinSt Andrewsandinotherinstitutions.Italsobenefitsgreatlyfromthepresenceofagrowingnumberofcontractresearchstaffassociatedwithfundedresearchprojects.TherearestronglinkswithstaffattheNationalRecordsofScotlandandwithmedicalresearchersinSt AndrewsandDundee.
Currentstaffresearchonpopulation,healthandhousingissuesincludes:
• globaldemographicconvergence• post-transitionalfertilityindevelopingcountries• geographiesoffertilityandfamilyformation• analysisoflongitudinaldata• replacementmigrationinBritainandEurope• migrationandgender• statisticalmodelsofmigration• internationalstudentmobility• gangmastersandinternationallabourrecruitment• populationmobilityinrelationtoenvironmentalchange• impactofcontemporarypopulationpoliciesinAsia• wellbeingof‘left-behind’childreninSouth-EastAsia• geographyofhealthinequalities• relationshipsbetweenpopulation,environmentanddisease• genderrelationsandHIV/AIDS• healthgeographyandgovernanceofriskinchronicillness• STIsandblooddonation• geographiesofwarandarmedconflict• geographiesofdecolonisation• disease-specificmeasuresofdeprivation• socialinclusion/exclusionandhousing,homelessnessandsocialwelfare• neighbourhoodeffectsandneighbourhoodchange• housepriceanalysis• HousingAssociationsandtheBigSociety• housingwealthandasset-basedwelfare• GISandspatialdataanalysis
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ESRC-fundedresearchinitiativesincludetwoprojectsonfertilityandmigrationissueswithintheCentreforPopulationChangeandtwocensusdevelopmentprogrammeprojectsonmanipulatinganddeliveringmigrationandcommutingdatatotheacademiccommunity.QualitativeresearchisalsoastrengthinthegroupandinnovativeparticipatorydiagrammingmethodsofdatacollectionhavebeenappliedtoinvestigatetherelationshipsbetweengenderrolesandAIDStransmissioninruralZimbabwe.UndertheauspicesoftheCentreforHousingResearch,workiscurrentlybeingconductedintotheroleofhousinginsocialexclusion,housingandcareinthecommunity,andtheprovisionofsocialhousinginEnglandandScotland.TheSchoolhaslinkswiththeSocialDimensionsofHealthInstitute,ajointventurebetweenSt AndrewsandDundee,whichdrawsontheircomplementaryexpertiseinthefieldsofhealthandsocialscience.
RecentandcurrentpostgraduateresearchinHumanGeographyincludesstudiesofsocialexclusionandhousing,visualisationofhealthanddeprivationdata,thegeographyofdiabetesanddeprivation,children’sunderstandingofHIV/AIDSinZimbabwe,healthcareplanninginIndia,informalcareforolderpeople,NHSfundingallocationtoruralareas,educationandthecommunity,thegeographyofliverdisease,cityplanninginGhana,theanalysisofhospitaladmissionsdata,thediasporaofPalestinianChristians,fertilityandthehousingmarketinScotlandandnon-labourmarketimplicationsoffamilymigration.
Beyondtheseareasofsubstantiveresearch,staffatSt Andrewshavepublishedworkonpostmodernismandonmulti-methodresearch,aswellasonmoregeneralphilosophicalissues.Suchthemesareaconstantpartofourtopicalresearch,andyouareencouragedtoengageinreadinganddebateonhowandwhyweconductresearch.
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Examples of Research Centres in Human GeographyTheCentre for Housing Research (CHR) (http://ggsrv-cold.st-andrews.ac.uk/chr),directedbyProfessorDuncanMaclennan,includespostgraduatesworkingonhousingandneighbourhood-relatedtopics.CHRhasfourmainworkstreams:
i) HousingMarketAnalysisatLocalandNationalScales;ii) NeighbourhoodDynamicsandeffects;iii) TheChangingOrganisationofSocialHousing;andiv) DataSystems,DataandEvidenceforHousingPolicies.
TheLongitudinal Studies Centre – Scotland (LSCS) (www.lscs.ac.uk),directedbyDrChrisDibbenisthefirstresearchcentreinScotlandspecificallydesignedtoundertakeandsupportlongitudinalpopulationanalysis.TheLSCShoststheScottishLongitudinalStudy(SLS),adatabasecontaininga5.3percentsampleoftheScottishpopulation.Thestrategicsocio-economicresearchundertakenbythisCentreisdirectlyrelevanttotheScottisheconomy,academicendeavourandthenation’shealth.AnumberofresearchfellowsandPhDstudentsareworkingintheLSCS.
TheCentre for Population Change (CPC) (www.cpc.ac.uk)isacollaborationbetweenaconsortiumofScottishuniversitiesandtheUniversityofSouthampton.ProfessorElspethGrahamisaco-directorandleadstheScottishgroup.TheCentredrawsonexpertisefromanumberofacademicdisciplinesandfromtheNationalRecordsofScotlandandtheOfficeforNationalStatisticstoaddressfourmainthemes:
i) Dynamicsoffertilityandfamilyformation,past,presentandfuture;ii) Householddynamicsandlivingarrangementsacrossthelifecourse;iii) Thedemographicandsocio-economicimplicationofnationalandtransnationalmigration;iv) Modellingpopulationgrowthandenhancingtheevidencebaseforpolicy.
AnewresearchCentre for GeoInformatics,ledbyProfessorStewartFotheringham,hasrecentlybeenestablishedtoprovideacontextforinnovativeresearchonallaspectsofthecapture,processing,analysisanddisplayofspatialdata.
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Research Facilities and Training in Human GeographyTheseincludeavarietyofdata-loggingequipmentsuitableforlibraryandarchiveuse.ExcellentGIShardwareandsoftware(Arcview,Arcinfo,Mapinfo)resourcesareavailablewithgoodaccesstocensusinformation,OrdnanceSurveyandotherdigitaldatabases.TheSchoolhassafesettingfacilitiesfortheanalysisofrestrictedandsensitivedata.Thereisawiderangeofsoftwareavailableforbothquantitativeandqualitativedataanalysis(e.g.NVivo,SPSS,Stata,MLn,Minitab,SpaceStatplusdatabasemanagementandspreadsheetpackages).
IfyouarrivewithoutformalpostgraduatetraininginthemethodsandphilosophyofGeographyandtheSocialSciencesyouwillbeenrolledintheinterdisciplinarymodulesthatinclude:philosophyofthesocialsciences,beingasocialscientist,qualitativeanalysisandquantitativeanalysis.InadditiontheSchoolofferstraininginGISandsocialsurveys,andawiderangeofshortcoursesareofferedbytheUniversity.St AndrewsisarecognisedpartnerintheScottishDoctoralConsortiumandyouwillbeexpectedtoparticipateinthe Human Geography pathway,whichdrawstogetherresearchstudentsfromacrossScotland.
Postgraduate Research in Sustainable Development StaffwithresearchinterestsinSustainableDevelopmentofferPhDorMPhilresearchdegreesintheirareasofexpertise,aswellasoneyeartaughtMScandMResdegrees(seeseparateleaflet).The St Andrews Sustainability Institute (SASI)isthefocalpointforinter-disciplinaryresearchandpostgraduateteachinginSustainableDevelopment.ProfessorJanBebbington,fromtheSchoolofManagement,istheDirectorofSASI,whichsitswithintheSchoolofGeography&Geosciences.Inkeepingwithaninterdisciplinaryfocus(whichisitselfnecessarytoadequatelyaddresssustainabledevelopment),stafffromseveralotherSchoolsandDepartmentsarealsoaffiliatedwithSASIincluding:Biology,Chemistry,Economics,History,ManagementandSocialAnthropologytonameafew.AtaughtMastersprogrammeinSustainableDevelopmentstartedin2009–2010.ThepostgraduatedegreesbuildontheexistinghighlysuccessfulundergraduatedegreeinSustainableDevelopment.TheUniversityofSt Andrewsisachampionofsustainabledevelopmentteachingandresearch,aswellasapplyingtheseconceptstoitseverydaypractices.TheUniversitywonthefirsteverTHES2006awardforOutstandingContributiontoSustainableDevelopmentandtheSt AndrewsSustainabilityInstitutebuildsonthissuccess.www.st-andrews.ac.uk/sasi
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ForestmanagementintheHighlands
The Environment & Society Research Group (ESRG)(www.st-andrews.ac.uk/gsd/research/esrg)isthefocusofresearchinsustainabledevelopmentwithintheSchool.ResearchinterestsamongstcoremembersoftheESRGteaminclude:
• adaptation,vulnerabilityandresiliencetoenvironmentalchange• biodiversityconflictsandconservation• comparativeenvironmentalpolitics• conceptuallinksbetweencraftandSustainableDevelopment(SD), andcraftasapathwaytoSD• cultureinfluencesonSDandindigenouscosmologiesofsustainability• diseaseriskperceptionandmanagementinruralcommunities• educationforsustainability• energyjustice• governanceandpolicy-makingforsustainability• housingandenvironmentalsustainability• ICTandthesocialsustainabilityofruralcommunities• marinespatialplanningandmanagement• personalwell-beingandinteractionswithnature• sustainable/pro-environmentbehaviours(individual,meso-andmacro-scales)• sustainabletourismtheoryandpractice.
Postgraduate Research in Physical GeographyResearchinphysicalgeographyiscentredaroundtheEnvironmental Change Research Group (ECRG)(www.st-andrews.ac.uk/gsd/research/ecrg).Theclosecollaborationthatispossiblebetweenresearcherswithabroadrangeofgeographical/geologicalandfield/laboratory/computingskillsrepresentsoneofourcorestrengthsinbothresearchandpostgraduatetraining.Staffhaveworkedoneverycontinent,withcontinuingprojectsinmanypartsoftheworld,includingtheUK,Scandinavia,Iceland,India,SoutheastAsia,Nepal,China,Africa,Australia,NorthandSouthAmerica.
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TheECRGhasacorefocusonpastenvironmentalchangeandtheenvironmentalandsocio-economicimplicationsofcurrentandfuturechanges.RecentresearchhasbeenfundedbytheNaturalEnvironmentResearchCouncil,theEuropeanUnion,theNationalScienceFoundation,theRoyalSociety,theRoyalGeographicalSociety,ScottishNaturalHeritage,EnglishNature,HistoricScotland,EnglishHeritage,theBritishGeologicalSurvey,theLeverhulmeTrust,theCarnegieTrustfortheUniversitiesofScotlandandanumberofprivatecompanies.
Current research projects in the ECRG include:
• reconstructingNorthEastAtlanticocean-ice-climateinteractions• numericalmodelsofglaciercalvingaticesheetmargins• paraglaciallandscapesandlandformsuccession• dimensionsanddeglacialchronologyinNorthernBritain• reconstructionofpastclimatechangesfromcoralsandspeleothems• identificationofice-rafteddebrissourcesinNEAtlanticsediment• developingfluvial(andflooding)chronologiesusingluminescencedating• placingancientvarvechronologiesinaregionalfaciescontext• quantifyingancientEocene,Permian,Silurian,andEdiacaranwarmingsanddeglaciations• paleoclimaticreconstructioninnorthernSpain• icedynamicsoftheSWsectoroftheGreenlandIceSheet• ichenometry,radiocarbon,andsurfaceexposuredating• thesignificanceofironoxidecrystalsproducedbybacteria• impactsoftheIndianOceanTsunamiinMalaysiaandThailand• 8,000yearsofenvironmentalandlandscapechangeintheCairngorms• characterisingforestdisturbanceusingradar• coastalandintertidalgreenhousegasemissions• globalclimaticcontrolsonthestable-isotopecompositionofsoilorganiccarbon• identifyingthesignatureofdroughtthroughdendrochronologyandisotopes• linksbetweenstreamflow,sedimenttransport/storage,andmercury• characterisingthecouplingbetweenhillslopesandchannelsindrylandlandscapes• developingmodelsoftransientautogenicsedimentredistributioninfluvialsystems• assessingtheimpactsofclimateandclimatechangeonalluvialriverbeds.
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Postgraduate Research in Earth SciencesResearchinEarthSciencesspansanexcitingarrayofissues,fromthebigquestionsregardingtheco-evolutionofEarthandlifetoappliedgeologyinmineralexplorationandgeophysics.WeaddressfundamentalquestionspertainingtothegrowthanddevelopmentofcontinentalcrustanddocumentinghallmarkperiodsinEarthhistorythatarchiveexceptionalchangeintheoverallgeologicalevolutionofEarth’ssurfaceenvironments.Anotherresearchinitiativecentresoncharacterisingandmodellingthephysical,biologicalandchemicalprocessesoperatingwithinsedimentarysystemsandresolvingthegeologicalrecordsoflandscaperesponsetoclimaticandtectonicperturbations.Ourlatestresearchexplorestheapplicationofmineralogyandgeochemistrytounderstandbetterthecoupledgeobiologicalprocessesinfluencinghoworganismslivedandevolvedinresponsetochangingenvironmentalconditions.Wealsoresearchtheinfluencethatvitaleffectshaveonisotopicandtraceelementratiosusedasproxiesforevaluatingthemagnitudeofpastclimatechanges.St Andrews’Earthscientistsalsoleadinthedevelopmentofnovelhigh-resolutiongeophysicalsurveymethodstounderpinresearchinareasasdiverseasgeoarchaeologyanddocumentingthelinksbetweenseafloorgeologyandbenthichabitats.
EarthSciencesisacorecomponentintheuniqueEarthandLifeSciencesinitiativethatwillbringtogethergeologists,biologists,geochemistsandmodellerstoexplorequestionsaboutEarthSystemevolutionthroughtime.Werequireandutiliseskillsthatspanthespectrumfromfieldgeology,toisotopegeochemistryandenvironmentalgeophysics.OurworkisenrichedbycollaborationswithresearchinstitutionsworldwideandwehavereceivedfundingfromtheNaturalEnvironmentalResearchCouncil,theNationalScienceFoundation,TheLeverhulmeTrust,TheCarnegieTrustfortheUniversitiesofScotland,EnglishandScottishNaturalHeritage,theEuropeanUnionandindustry.
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Current staff research in Earth Sciences includes:
• generationandpreservationofcontinentalcrust• generatingpeaksinzirconagedistributionrecordswithinanorogeniccycle• theArchaean-Proterozoictransition:constrainingtheemergenceoftheaerobicEarth
System• NeoproterozoicEarthhistory:Namibia,theSWUnitedStatesandtheScottish-Irish
Highlands• generationandpreservationofcontinentalcrust• theformationofmineraldepositsinalkalineigneousrocks• theroleoftraceelementsinbiomineralisation• luminescenceofminerals• silicatediagenesisinancientmarineandlacustrinecarbonates• detritalmineralgeochronologyandgeochemistryforprovenancedetectionandbasin
analysisinsedimentaryrocks• chemicalweatheringonearlyEarth• highlatitudeoceancurrentcirculationpatterns–controlonthecollapseofArcticice• prehistoricoccupationofNorthernEurope–thepotentialofthesubmergedlandscapes• luminescenceoffeldspathoids.
Interdisciplinary Research CentresTheEarth and Life InstituteandScottish Oceans Institute (SOI)(http://soi.st-andrews.ac.uk/default.aspx) arecross-School,interdisciplinaryinstitutesforresearchandtraininginEarth,MarineandLifeSciences.SOIhasintereststhatrangefromdeepoceanstothecoasts,andfromthepeoplewhouseandinteractwiththeseatothebiologicalandphysicalprocessesthatmaketheoceansfunction.TheaimofSOIistodevelopscholarship,commercialisationofresearchandadvanced-levelteachingdeliveredthroughcontributingSchoolswithintheUniversityofSt AndrewsincludingtheSchoolsofGeography&Geosciences,Biology,Mathematics&Statistics,ComputerScienceandHistory.TheDepartmentofEarthSciencesprovidesthekeyanalyticalfacilities,bothlaboratoryandoffshoresurvey,necessarytomodernscientificinvestigationoftheoceans.
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Research Training and Facilities in Physical Geography and Earth SciencesPhysicalGeographyandEarthSciencesatSt AndrewsofferPhDorMPhilresearchdegrees.Theseinvolveathree-yearprogrammeoftrainingandoriginalresearchunderthesupervisionofamemberofstaffintheSchool.Fundingsupportforindividualswishingtoenrolintheprogrammeisavailablefromarangeofgovernment,non-governmentandindustrysources.CurrentopportunitiesarelistedontheSchoolwebpagesandself-fundedcandidatesarealsoacceptedsubjecttomeetingtherequirementsforadmission.
TheFacility for Earth and Environmental Analysis (FEEA)(www.st-andrews.ac.uk/gsd/research/feea)housesthesuiteoflaboratoryinstrumentationandfieldequipmentthatunderpinsphysicalscienceresearchbystaffandstudentsintheSchoolofGeography&Geosciences(http://earthsci.st-andrews.ac.uk/feea/index.html).TheFEEAcandeterminethechemicalcompositionandstructureofawidearrayofsyntheticandnaturalmaterialsandalsoallowsresearchersintheSchooltoundertakegeological,geophysicalandenvironmentalfieldinvestigationsaroundtheworld.Researchissupportedbyanimpressivearrayofequipmentandcomputingfacilities,laboratories,supportstaff,researchvehiclesandvessels.
Custom-builtlaboratorieshouseenvironmentalmagnetismandluminescence(OSL,TL,CL)equipmentaswellasanelectronmicroprobe,scanningelectronmicroscope,X-raydiffractometerandX-rayfluorescencespectrometerformineralogicalandchemicalanalysis.AFinneganDeltaplus-XPgassourcemassspectrometerenablesstable-isotopeanalysesofcarbon,oxygen,nitrogen,andsulphurinmicrogramquantitiesofnaturalandsyntheticmaterials.ThecapacityoftheFEEAwasgreatlyextendedin2006throughtheconstructionofdedicatedcleanlaboratoriesandtheinstallationofaninductivelycoupledplasmaspectrometer(ICP-MS)thathasenabledhigh-throughputtraceelementanalysisofwater,sediment,soil,rockandorganicsamples.
“St Andrews is one of the best places in the world to study Sustainable Development. The Masters course provided me with the perfect opportunity to do this. The course places a strong emphasis on drawing links between theory and practice which is paramount in developing a critical understanding of sustainability. There is great freedom to choose courses in a range of subjects from ecology to economics. Additionally, in second semester we receive a series of lectures from experts in their respective fields of sustainability.”
ALEXIlford, Essex, England
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CollectingwatersamplesintheSchool’sresearchvessel,‘Envoy’
Alaboratoryforthephysicalanalysisofenvironmentalsamplescontainsafullrangeofstandardequipment,plusanautomatedanalyticalspectrophotometer,laserCoultercounter,allsupervisedbyaspecialisttechnician.TheFEEAalsohousesapalynologyandmicropalaeontologylaboratorywithasuiteofmicroscopesanddigitalimagingcapability.
Wehaveafullrangeofsurveyinstruments(GPS,theodolites,micropticalidadesandanEDM),dataloggersandequipmenttoenablefield-baseddataacquisition,samplecollectionandsedimentcoring.OceanographicandgeophysicalstudiesintheSchoolhavebeenboostedbytheacquisitionofourownboat,‘Envoy’,anidealplatformforconductingsea-floorsurveysandshallowcoring.Thisvesselhasbeenequippedwithasuiteofechosounders,bathymetricsidescan,sidescansonar,sub-bottomprofilers,marinemagnetometersandaVideorayROVexplorer.Arangeoflandgeophysicalequipmentforresistivity,electromagnetics,magneticsandseismicsurveysisalsoroutinelydeployedonland-basedsurveysinsupportofenvironmentalandgeoarchaeologicalinvestigations.
Cartographicservicesareprovidedviastate-of-the-artcomputertechnology.Remotesensingtechniques,imageprocessingequipmentandGISsoftware(ArcView,ArcInfo)areallavailableinadedicatedlaboratorycontaininghighspecificationPCs,scanners,digitiserandprinters.
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Application ProcessFurtherinformationandanonlineapplicationformcanbefoundonthePostgraduateAdmissionswebpages(contactdetailsonthebackofthisleaflet).
Entry RequirementsYouarewelcometoapplyifyouhaveagoodundergraduatedegree(atleasta2.1Honoursstandardorequivalent–e.g.GPAof3.6ona4pointscale)inarangeofrelevantdisciplines,includinggeography,geology,geoscience,healthstudies,nursingandotherrelevantsocialscienceandscientificdisciplines.
YouareexpectedtohaveaneffectiveknowledgeofEnglish,bothspokenandwritten.IfyourfirstlanguageisnotEnglish,youwillberequiredtositanappropriatetest,andachievetherequiredTOEFL/IELTS/CCPscore/grade(checkwiththeSchoolofGeography&Geosciencesforcurrentrequirements).Youarealsoexpectedtodevelopareadingknowledgeoflanguagesrelevanttoyourareasofproposedresearch.Seealsowww.st-andrews.ac.uk/elt/entry
Financial AssistanceTheSchoolofGeography&GeosciencesisofferingsomeorallofthefollowingawardstosuitablyqualifiedapplicantswhoinSeptember2013willbeginaprogrammeofresearchattheUniversityofSt Andrews:
• NERC Research StudentshipsavailabletoUKandEUapplicantsstudyingforaPhDintheenvironmentalscienceswhichprovidefeesand(forUKstudents)amaintenancegrantforuptothreeandahalfyears.
• ESRC Research StudentshipsavailabletoEUapplicantsstudyingforaPhDinthesocialscienceswhichprovidefeesand(forUKstudents)amaintenancegrantforthreeorfouryears.
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Variousotherawards,usuallytiedtoaspecificprojectorsponsoredbyanexternalorganisationorcompany,arepublishedontheSchool’swebpagesfromtimetotime.Applicantsforawardsmustfollowtheproceduresguidelinesanddeadlinetimetablesetoutinourapplicationpacksandonourwebpages.www.st-andrews.ac.uk/gsd/opportunities/pg/http://earthsci.st-andrews.ac.uk/opportunities.html
Inaddition,partialstudentshipsupportmaybeavailabletocoverthecostsoffeesforself-fundedpostgraduatestudents,andwewelcomeapplicationsfromself-fundedgraduateswhowishtoundertakeapostgraduatedegreeonafull-orpart-timebasis.SpecialconsiderationisgiventosuchstudentssothattheycanearnsomesupportthroughdemonstratingandotherformsofteachingintheSchool.
InformationaboutawardsfromtheAHRCcanbefoundontheUniversityscholarshipswebpage:www.st-andrews.ac.uk/scholarships
Prospectiveoverseasstudentsareadvisedtoseekexternalfunding,andmaywishtostartwiththeopportunitieslistedontheUniversitywebpage:www.st-andrews.ac.uk/scholarships
InformationaboutfeesandfundingcanbeobtainedfromUniversityAdmissions:www.st-andrews.ac.uk/admissions/pg/financialinformation
Career InformationWeseepostgraduatestudyaspartofyourlong-termcareerdevelopment.Weareheretoofferadviceandalsosupportyouinthedevelopmentofyourcareer,asistheUniversity’sCareersCentre.Thereareopportunitiesforpostgraduatestoruntutorials,practicaldemonstrationsandotheracademicworktogainexperienceofworkinginanacademiccontext.Othersgainpracticalexperienceworkingwithcompaniesandgovernmentalorganisations.Recentpostgraduateshaveobtainedpostdoctoralandlecturingpositionsinleadinguniversitiesaroundtheworld,whileothershavejobsinenvironmentalmanagement,marketresearch,healthresearchandtheoilindustry.
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Academic Staff and their Research InterestsDr Bill Austin,([email protected]),BSc,MSc,PhD:Palaeoceanographyandclimatechange,
marinegeology,micropalaeontology.Professor Colin Ballantyne,([email protected]),MA,MSc,PhD,DSc,FRSE,FRSA:
GeomorphologyandQuaternaryresearch.Dr Richard Bates,([email protected]),BSc,PhD:Appliedgeophysics,reservoirs,palaeo-
landscapereconstructions.Professor Doug Benn,([email protected]),BSc,PhD:Glacialgeomorphology,
sedimentology,glaciology.Professor Paul Boyle,(onsecondment),BA,PhD:Healthandpopulationgeography.Professor Peter Cawood,([email protected]),ChairofEarthSciences,BSc,MSc,PhD:
Geodynamicsandcrustalevolution.Dr Dan Clayton,([email protected]),BA,MA,PhD:Historical&culturalgeography,
colonialism&post-colonialism.Dr Chris Dibben,([email protected]),BA,PhD:Socialinequality,population.Professor Joe Doherty,([email protected]),BA,MS,PhD(EmeritusProfessor):Urban
geography,housingandsocialwelfare.Dr Colin Donaldson,([email protected]),BSc,PhD,FRSE:Crystallisationandchemical
evolutionofbasalticmagmas.Dr Ioan Fazey,([email protected]),BSc,MSc,PhD:Participatoryenvironmental
management,Adaptation,SustainableDevelopment.Dr Emilia Ferraro, ([email protected]),MA,MA(econ),PhD:Indigenouspeople,cultureand
sustainability,beliefsystems.Dr Adrian Finch,([email protected]),BSc,PhD:Environmentalmineralogy,luminescenceof
minerals,igneouspetrologyofalkalinerocks,mineralogyofenvironmentalproxies.Professor Allan Findlay,([email protected]),MA,PhD,FRSE:International
migration,humanmobility,populationgeography.Professor Robin Flowerdew,([email protected]),BA,MS,PhD:Migration,health,
quantitativegeography,GIS.
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Professor A Stewart Fotheringham,([email protected]),BSc,MA,PhD:GIS,SpatialDataAnalysis.
Professor Elspeth Graham,([email protected]),MA,PhD:Populationchange,migration,healthandwell-being,mixed-methods,South-EastAsia.
Dr Timothy Hill,([email protected]),MSci,PhD:Terrestrialcarboncycles,land-atmosphereexchanges,dataassimilation.
Professor Chris Hawkesworth, ([email protected])BA,DPhil,FRS,DeputyPrincipalandVice-Principal(Research):IsotopegeochemistryofEarthSystems.
Dr Donald Houston,([email protected]),MA,MSc,PhD:Labourmarketrestructuring,welfarereform,urbansustainability.
Professor Colin Hunter,([email protected]),BSc,DipSurv,PhD:Sustainabletourism,pro-environmentbehaviour,well-beingandinteractionswithnature.
Dr Mike Kesby,([email protected]),BA,PhD:Gender,AIDSanddevelopmentinSouthernAfrica.
Professor Duncan Maclennan,([email protected]) (HeadofSchool),PhD,CBE:Urbangeography,housingandsocialwelfare.
Dr Darren McCauley,([email protected]),BSc,MA,PhD:Energyjustice,socialmovementsandcomparativepolicy.
Dr Kim McKee, ([email protected]),MA,MRes,PhD:Housingpolicyandurbanregenerationstrategy.
Professor John McManus,([email protected]),BSc,PhD,DSc,FRSE(EmeritusProfessor):Sedimenttransport:coastal,estuarine&shallowmarine.
Dr Tony Prave,([email protected]),BS,MS,PhD:Tectonostratigraphicevolutionofsedimentarybasins,EarthSystemevolution.
Dr Tim Raub,([email protected]),MPhil,PhD:Geobiology,palaeo-magnetism,geochronology.
Dr Louise Reid,([email protected]),MA,MSc,PhD:Environmentalbehaviour,householdenergyconsumption,subjectivewell-being,diarymethodology.
Dr Vincent Rinterknecht,([email protected]),MS,PhD:QuaternaryGeochronology,glacialgeomorphology,palaeoclimates.
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Dr Ruth Robinson,([email protected]),BSc,PhD:Luminescencedating,tectonomorphicevolutionoforogenicbelts,fluvialsedimentology.
Dr Michael Singer,([email protected]),BA,PhD:Rivers,floodsandfloodplains,sedimenttransport.
Dr Timothy Stojanovic,([email protected]),BSc,DipSocSci,PhD:Environmentalgeography,coastalmanagement,sustainabilityscience.
Dr Matthew Sothern,([email protected]),MSc,PhD:Health,culturalandpoliticalgeographies.
Dr Yit Arn Teh,([email protected]),BA,PhD:Biogeochemistry,biosphere-atmosphereexchange,terrestrialcarboncycling,ecosystemandsoilmicrobialecology.
Dr Edward Tipper, ([email protected]),MSc,PhD:Globalbiogeochemicalcycles,isotopetracers.
Dr Nick Tosca,([email protected]), MSc,PhD:SedimentarygeochemistryandprocessesinEarthsurface.
Dr John Walden,([email protected]),BA,PhD:Glacialgeomorphologyandsedimentology,mineralmagnetism.
Dr Charles Warren,([email protected]),MA,MSc,PhD:Glaciology,glacialgeomorphology,resourcemanagement.
Dr Rehema White,([email protected]),BSc,MSc,PhD:SustainableDevelopment,conservationandnaturalresourcemanagement,interdisciplinaryteachingandlearning.
Professor Graeme Whittington,([email protected]),BA,PhD(EmeritusProfessor):Palynology,palaeoecology,environmentalhistory.
Dr Chris Wilson,([email protected]),BA,PhD:Populationanddemography.Dr Rob Wilson,([email protected]),BSc,MSc,PhD:Palaeoclimatologyofthelast2,000
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