School of Geosciences

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    EH9 3JW Edinburgh

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Organisation profile

We are one of the largest and most successful interdisciplinary groupings of geographers and geoscientists in the UK, with a community of staff, students and researchers passionately committed to understanding the impact of climate on the Earth's systems, the environment and ecosystems, as well as the social, economic, cultural and political implications for society. 

Through our staff and students' many achievements, we present cutting-edge research, inspirational teaching and innovative thinking, attracting some of the greatest minds from around the globe. Our work is continuously expanding our knowledge of our planet and the lives of ordinary people. 

Our research and teaching span:

  • physical sciences
  • social sciences 
  • humanities

We work closely with other universities, charities, the third sector, communities and governments, and business and industry to respond to global and social challenges and do justice to future generations.  

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  • Open letter: There are more than just trees and forests to be conserved and restored

    Pilon, N., Peixoto, F., Oliveira, R. S., Oliveira, A. C. C., Alquéres, J., Alvarado, S., Angelo, J. G. M., Archibald, S., Armani, M., Baldaszti, L., Barot, S., Barros, F. D. V., Barroso, M., Bassani, A., Te beest, M., Benavides‐tocarruncho, J., Benitez, L. M., Bernardino, P. N., Bond, W. J., Den braber, B., & 117 othersBuchmann, N., Buisson, E., Campos, B. H., Campos, C., Canadell, J., Charles‐dominique, T., Cohen, R., Courtenay, A., Cromsigt, J. P. G. M., Damasceno, G., Dantas, V. L., Deák, B., Dechoum, M., Devenish, A. J. M., Diaz‐toribio, M. H., Djiofack, B. Y., Donaldson, J. E., Doria, L., Dudinszky, N., Durães, L., Eshelman, S. E., Fialho, M. D., Finckh, M., Funk, J. L., Gallagher, R., Ganesh, T., Gignoux, J., Gonçalves, L. G., Greve, M., Griffith, D. M., Guerin, N., Helsen, K., Hempson, G. P., Hiremath, A., Hoffmann, W. A., Holmes, S. M., Hutley, L. B., Jewitt, D., Kannan, A., Keijzer, M. N., Keith, D. A., Khaling, S., Kirkman, K., Kolb, R. M., Koné, F., Kozovits, A. R., Kull, C., Van langevelde, F., Lapuz, R. S., Lata, J., Le stradic, S., Lehmann, C. E. R., Luz, N., Madhusudan, M. D., Madjima, S. N., Majgaonkar, I., Marini‐filho, O. J., Mekuria, A. N., Meller, P., Costa, M. M., Merisse, R., Munhoz, C. B. R., Murphy, B. P., Naftal, L., Nanjarisoa, O. P., N'dri, A. B., Nerlekar, A. N., Neto, A. S. G., Nippert, J. B., Nkuna, S., Noss, R., Oliveras menor, I., Osborne, C. P., Overbeck, G. E., Palazzi, G., Parr, C., Pausas, J. G., Pennington, R. T., Pillar, V. D., Putz, F. E., Rasaminirina, F., Ratnam, J., Raymundo, D., Ribeiro, A., Rickenback, J., Rowland, L., Sampaio, A. B., Sankaran, M., Schwartz, N. B., Kadaba shamanna, S., Siebert, S., Siebert, F., Silva, D. C. B., Ribeiro‐silva, S., Silva, D. F. P. F., Monteiro silva, J. S. G., Silveira, F. A. O., Simpson, K., Staver, A. C., Stein, B., Stevens, N., Still, C., Strömberg, C. A. E., Mekdaschi studer, R., Swemmer, A., Tomlinson, K. W., Valkó, O., Vanderlei, R., Veldman, J. W., Verona, L., Vetter, S., Viani, R. A. G., Vorontsova, M. S., Wieczorkowski, J. D., Wigley, B., Zanne, A. & Durigan, G., 15 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Plants, People, Planet .

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  • Trans-ancestry genome-wide study of depression identifies 697 associations implicating cell types and pharmacotherapies

    Cell PT 14.01.25, 14 Jan 2025, In: Cell.

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  • What We Can Learn About Mars from the Magnetism of Returned Samples

    Weiss, B. P., Mansbach, E. N., Maurel, C., Sprain, C. J., Swanson-Hysell, N. L. & Williams, W., 6 Jan 2025, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 122, 2, e2404259121.

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