An attractive yet unfamiliar path?

In recent years, enrolment on undergraduate geophysics courses in the UK has declined, while financial pressures, coupled with the high costs of fieldwork and staff-to-student ratios, have made these courses vulnerable to cuts. Yet, geophysicists, particularly those in the ground engineering, archaeological and resource industries, feature on the 2023 UK Government’s Shortage Occupation List (UK […]

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Geoscientist
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2024-12-01
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https://doi.org/10.1144/geosci2024-035
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Geography Education and Pedagogy
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An attractive yet unfamiliar path?

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Abstract

In recent years, enrolment on undergraduate geophysics courses in the UK has declined, while financial pressures, coupled with the high costs of fieldwork and staff-to-student ratios, have made these courses vulnerable to cuts. Yet, geophysicists, particularly those in the ground engineering, archaeological and resource industries, feature on the 2023 UK Government’s Shortage Occupation List (UK […]

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