Collaborate with us
The Department of Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences has a strong track-record of collaborating with diverse partners to understand and address current, real-world problems.
We know the value of establishing industrial collaborations and partnerships with organisations and companies of all sizes - locally, nationally and internationally. Our world-leading research expertise and state of the art facilities enable our collaborators to reach their research goals via:
- Collaborative research applications
- Academic expertise
- Consultancy
- Experimental design advice
- Contract research and testing
- Specialist equipment and facilities.
Examples and case studies of successful collaborations:
Geothermal energy development using subsurface geoscience
Geothermal energy is a key technology for generating renewable, sustainable energy, underpinning the transition to Net-Zero. Critical to the success of any geothermal energy development is subsurface geology: understanding the rocks beneath our feet, how they form geothermal resources and react to injected fluids.
Critical Minerals
Society is built on rock, from which we source critical minerals. These minerals are essential constituents of the infrastructure that must be developed for the production of renewable energy (wind turbines, solar panels, batteries) for a net zero future.
Geological carbon capture and storage
Geological carbon capture and storage is a method of permanently mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon dioxide can be injected deep underground into porous and permeable rock formations, typically either sandstones or carbonate saline aquifers, or depleted hydrocarbon reservoirs.
Geological disposal of nuclear waste
We have worked, and continue to work, with wide range of external organizations on collaborative projects focused on providing key insight into issues facing new industries in the energy transition sector and environmental change.
Rock Deformation
We develop research experimental programs aimed at providing a fundamental understanding of the nature of deformation in the subsurface as well as how key properties such as permeability, porosity, and elasticity evolve.
Volcanology
Our multidisciplinary Volcanology team combines earth scientists and geographers who work together when an eruption occurs to constrain how it will evolve and the societal impacts it will have on the surrounding populations.
Computational Earth Sciences
Computational Earth Science uses increasing computer capacity and new algorithms to address complex Earth Science problems.