Postgraduate research

The international reputation of the School is f ounded on the high quality of its postgraduate research programs. Our research combines expertise in studying the earth, its resources, society and the environment. Our research areas include geology, geography, environmental science, hydrology, conservation biology, ecology, planning and sociology.

• JCU ranked number two in the Australian University in ISI rankings (citations) for Ecology and Environment – with important contributions from the School;
• JCU ranked number eleven in the Australian University in ISI rankings (citations) for Geosciences – largely due to this school’s productivity;
• The School is a major contributor  to 3 out of 5 JCU Areas of Research Strength – Earth Sciences, Tropical Biology and Conservation, and Identity and Place;
• World recognized research teams focus on the biology, conservation and management of fish, sharks, marine mammals and sea turtles.
• With world recognized programs in Economic geology, the School is one of three major training centres in economic geology and mineral exploration in Australia.
• The School hosts high-quality, nationally and internationally recognised research entities including the Centre for Disaster Studies, the Centre for Tropical Urban and Regional Planning, the Fishing and Fisheries Research Centre, and the Economic Geology Research Unit;
• We have excellent research facilities
• The School has an outstanding publication rate (>165 substantive items in 2010), and in the past few years staff in the School have written or contributed to a number of Book Publications such as:
  

• The Encyclopedia of Coral Reefs
• Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef; a Vulnerability Assessment
• Communities Living with Hazards
• Extreme Events – A Physical reconstruction and Risk Assessment
• Living in a Dynamic Tropical forest Landscape
• Mine Wastes – Characterization, Treatment and Environmental Impacts
• The Geomorphology of the Great Barrier Reef: Development, Diversity and Change
• The Impacts of Climate Change on Australian tourism Destinations: Developing adaptation and response strategies – a scoping study.
  

Please visit our Phd and Masters by Research pages for links to available projects and contacts for information : http://www.jcu.edu.au/ees/research/JCUPRD_048180.html

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