Make your Masters matter at UCL Earth Sciences - scholarships available

The Department of Earth Sciences at UCL is engaged in world-class research into the processes at work on and within the Earth and other planets. Graduate students benefit from our lively and welcoming environment and world-class facilities. Our teaching staff ranked 6th in the UK for Earth and Marine Sciences in the QS World University Rankings 2026, are actively engaged in hazard monitoring, modelling, and response, whether through academic research or within industry.

Our MSc programmes provide you with the opportunity to acquire graduate-level study and research skills across a broad area of Earth Sciences, providing a strong foundation for further research or employment in the sector.

Our programmes:

• Geophysical Hazards MSc
  Disasters resulting from natural hazards affect one in forty people across the world each year. All nations are at risk and the field of natural hazard and risk science is one of the fastest-growing areas of research in the Earth and Climate...
• Geoscience MSc
  The programme aims to integrate theoretical studies with essential practical skills in the Earth Sciences, both in the field and in the laboratory, preparing you for employment in the geosciences sector.
• Natural Hazards for Insurers PG Cert
  This course provides students with a better understanding of natural hazards and the means by which their impacts on the market can be mitigated or avoided.

Spend a week with Ruby, an MSci Environmental Geoscience student and UCL Earth Sciences Digital Student Ambassador as she works on her final project analysing garnets from a volcano in southern Spain.

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