Departmental PhD projects and scholarships are available in the following areas: 

• Alternative Energy Systems
• Computational Modelling
• Environmental Science and Engineering
• Geochemistry
• Geohazards
• Geophysics 
• Mineral Extraction and Processing
• Paleontology
• Paleoclimate
• Petroleum Engineering
• Planetary Science 
• Remote Sensing
• Sedimentology and Surface Processes
• Structural Geology and Rock Mechanics