Research and facilities at Bristol

World-leading research makes our School one of the UK's top four departments of its kind, internationally recognised for leadership in volcanology, environmental change and geochemistry. Learn more about our research groups and projects.

Academics discuss their research.

We are home to state-of-the-art laboratories which can:

simulate temperature and pressure conditions at hundreds of kilometres deep within our planet
recreate conditions in ancient oceans and atmospheres
enable us to understand the cycling of carbon in the environment
help us investigate the evolution of life on Earth