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Departmental Research
Much of the research in the department is of a collaborative nature involving staff or groups of staff working with postgraduate students, senior fellows and research associates within and outside the Department. There is significant external collaboration with international colleagues, local and federal government agencies, and other research institutions. This pattern of working has come about from the recognition that a multifaceted or multidisciplinary approach provides a more powerful tool for geological research. The pattern has also been strongly influenced by the change in funding mechanisms available in New Zealand and the trend towards programme-orientated research.
Geological Sciences research in UC SPARK website
Detailed information about the research of individuals, research groups, projects and disciplines.
The Department of Geological Sciences has the following collaborative research programmes:
Major Strategic Research Programmes
Active Tectonics and Landscape Evolution
Hazard and Disaster Management
Pacific Rim Tectonics
Environmental Geochemistry
Other Research Programmes
Engineering Geology and Applied Hydrogeology
Volcanic Geology of the Taupo Volcanic Zone and Banks Peninsula
Continental Extensional Tectonics
Ecology and Evolution of NZ & other Southern Hemisphere Fossil Biotas
Geoarchaeology and Forensic Geology
Theses completed since 2000
The Departmental thesis collection houses student theses from our Geology, Engineering, Hazards & Disaster and Environmental Science degree programmes.The collection contains well over 500 theses. The theses completed since 2000 not only attest to the exciting research undertaken in our Department over the last decade but also gives an insight into the wide range of topics students are interested in.