Physical Geography PhD

University of Brighton

Physical geography at Brighton is underpinned by a wide range of expertise across the geosciences, and has been an important and impactful research focus at the University of Brighton for more than 40 years. Our expert research staff work across the spectrum of physical geography, bringing real-world impact through laboratory and field methods in, for example, geology and earth science, geophysics, geochemistry, mineralogy, glaciology, geospatial technologies, environmental data and remote sensing. With a view firmly on the global challenge faced by climate change, our recent work has included investigating the causes and timing of Phanerozoic Great Oxidation Event, understanding carbonate mineralogy for CO2 sequestration applications and understanding the impact of the Greenland Ice Sheet. We are also working to unravel evidence of past environmental change, from analyses of climate discourses in historical documents, to research at the interface of geomorphology and archaeology. Research has been applied in the characterisation of hydrocarbon reservoirs, in estuarine management, in the engineering of managed retreat sites, and to extend rainfall and tropical cyclone records in India and southern Africa. Our researchers have undertaken landform analysis and modelling to examine, for example, how the world’s largest rivers shape their landscapes, the impacts of iceberg scour on the sea-bed and used geoscience to help understand the origin of the Stonehenge Sarsen stones.

University of Brighton