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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.

HumanGeographyresearchinZimbabwe

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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

Freetown,SierraLeone TheIrvineBuilding

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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.

Researchstudent(DavidCheer)standingonawhalebackfoldintheMoinesoftheNWHighlands

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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,(wena@st-andrews.ac.uk),BSc,MSc,PhD:Palaeoceanographyandclimatechange,

marinegeology,micropalaeontology.Professor Colin Ballantyne,(ckb@st-andrews.ac.uk),MA,MSc,PhD,DSc,FRSE,FRSA:

GeomorphologyandQuaternaryresearch.Dr Richard Bates,(crb@st-andrews.ac.uk),BSc,PhD:Appliedgeophysics,reservoirs,palaeo-

landscapereconstructions.Professor Doug Benn,(Doug@st-andrews.ac.uk),BSc,PhD:Glacialgeomorphology,

sedimentology,glaciology.Professor Paul Boyle,(onsecondment),BA,PhD:Healthandpopulationgeography.Professor Peter Cawood,(pac20@st-andrews.ac.uk),ChairofEarthSciences,BSc,MSc,PhD:

Geodynamicsandcrustalevolution.Dr Dan Clayton,(dwc3@st-andrews.ac.uk),BA,MA,PhD:Historical&culturalgeography,

colonialism&post-colonialism.Dr Chris Dibben,(cjld@st-andrews.ac.uk),BA,PhD:Socialinequality,population.Professor Joe Doherty,(jd@st-andrews.ac.uk),BA,MS,PhD(EmeritusProfessor):Urban

geography,housingandsocialwelfare.Dr Colin Donaldson,(chd@st-andrews.ac.uk),BSc,PhD,FRSE:Crystallisationandchemical

evolutionofbasalticmagmas.Dr Ioan Fazey,(iraf2@st-andrews.ac.uk),BSc,MSc,PhD:Participatoryenvironmental

management,Adaptation,SustainableDevelopment.Dr Emilia Ferraro, (ef21@st-andrews.ac.uk),MA,MA(econ),PhD:Indigenouspeople,cultureand

sustainability,beliefsystems.Dr Adrian Finch,(aaf1@st-andrews.ac.uk),BSc,PhD:Environmentalmineralogy,luminescenceof

minerals,igneouspetrologyofalkalinerocks,mineralogyofenvironmentalproxies.Professor Allan Findlay,(allan.m.findlay@st-andrews.ac.uk),MA,PhD,FRSE:International

migration,humanmobility,populationgeography.Professor Robin Flowerdew,(rf15@st-andrews.ac.uk),BA,MS,PhD:Migration,health,

quantitativegeography,GIS.

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Professor A Stewart Fotheringham,(asf7@st-andrews.ac.uk),BSc,MA,PhD:GIS,SpatialDataAnalysis.

Professor Elspeth Graham,(efg@st-andrews.ac.uk),MA,PhD:Populationchange,migration,healthandwell-being,mixed-methods,South-EastAsia.

Dr Timothy Hill,(tch2@st-andrews.ac.uk),MSci,PhD:Terrestrialcarboncycles,land-atmosphereexchanges,dataassimilation.

Professor Chris Hawkesworth, (cjh21@st-andrews.ac.uk)BA,DPhil,FRS,DeputyPrincipalandVice-Principal(Research):IsotopegeochemistryofEarthSystems.

Dr Donald Houston,(dsh7@st-andrews.ac.uk),MA,MSc,PhD:Labourmarketrestructuring,welfarereform,urbansustainability.

Professor Colin Hunter,(ch69@st-andrews.ac.uk),BSc,DipSurv,PhD:Sustainabletourism,pro-environmentbehaviour,well-beingandinteractionswithnature.

Dr Mike Kesby,(mgk@st-andrews.ac.uk),BA,PhD:Gender,AIDSanddevelopmentinSouthernAfrica.

Professor Duncan Maclennan,(dm103@st-andrews.ac.uk) (HeadofSchool),PhD,CBE:Urbangeography,housingandsocialwelfare.

Dr Darren McCauley,(dam7@st-andrews.ac.uk),BSc,MA,PhD:Energyjustice,socialmovementsandcomparativepolicy.

Dr Kim McKee, (km410@st-andrews.ac.uk),MA,MRes,PhD:Housingpolicyandurbanregenerationstrategy.

Professor John McManus,(jm@st-andrews.ac.uk),BSc,PhD,DSc,FRSE(EmeritusProfessor):Sedimenttransport:coastal,estuarine&shallowmarine.

Dr Tony Prave,(ap13@st-andrews.ac.uk),BS,MS,PhD:Tectonostratigraphicevolutionofsedimentarybasins,EarthSystemevolution.

Dr Tim Raub,(timraub@st-andrews.ac.uk),MPhil,PhD:Geobiology,palaeo-magnetism,geochronology.

Dr Louise Reid,(lar9@st-andrews.ac.uk),MA,MSc,PhD:Environmentalbehaviour,householdenergyconsumption,subjectivewell-being,diarymethodology.

Dr Vincent Rinterknecht,(vr10@st-andrews.ac.uk),MS,PhD:QuaternaryGeochronology,glacialgeomorphology,palaeoclimates.

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Dr Ruth Robinson,(rajr@st-andrews.ac.uk),BSc,PhD:Luminescencedating,tectonomorphicevolutionoforogenicbelts,fluvialsedimentology.

Dr Michael Singer,(mds21@st-andrews.ac.uk),BA,PhD:Rivers,floodsandfloodplains,sedimenttransport.

Dr Timothy Stojanovic,(tas21@st-andrews.ac.uk),BSc,DipSocSci,PhD:Environmentalgeography,coastalmanagement,sustainabilityscience.

Dr Matthew Sothern,(mbs10@st-andrews.ac.uk),MSc,PhD:Health,culturalandpoliticalgeographies.

Dr Yit Arn Teh,(yat@st-andrews.ac.uk),BA,PhD:Biogeochemistry,biosphere-atmosphereexchange,terrestrialcarboncycling,ecosystemandsoilmicrobialecology.

Dr Edward Tipper, (ett@st-andrews.ac.uk),MSc,PhD:Globalbiogeochemicalcycles,isotopetracers.

Dr Nick Tosca,(ntj@st-andrews.ac.uk), MSc,PhD:SedimentarygeochemistryandprocessesinEarthsurface.

Dr John Walden,(jw9@st-andrews.ac.uk),BA,PhD:Glacialgeomorphologyandsedimentology,mineralmagnetism.

Dr Charles Warren,(crw2@st-andrews.ac.uk),MA,MSc,PhD:Glaciology,glacialgeomorphology,resourcemanagement.

Dr Rehema White,(rmw11@st-andrews.ac.uk),BSc,MSc,PhD:SustainableDevelopment,conservationandnaturalresourcemanagement,interdisciplinaryteachingandlearning.

Professor Graeme Whittington,(gw@st-andrews.ac.uk),BA,PhD(EmeritusProfessor):Palynology,palaeoecology,environmentalhistory.

Dr Chris Wilson,(ccbw@st-andrews.ac.uk),BA,PhD:Populationanddemography.Dr Rob Wilson,(rjsw@st-andrews.ac.uk),BSc,MSc,PhD:Palaeoclimatologyofthelast2,000

years.

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