Contact Us
Detailed information on how to find us and who to contact.
On this page:
- General Enquiries
- Prospective Students
- Find Us
- School management and administration key contacts
General Enquiries
- Email: info@geos.ed.ac.uk
- Phone: +44 (0) 131 651 7068
Prospective Students
Undergraduate enquiries and applications
Undergraduate applications or admission enquiries should be submitted via the online form or for urgent matters please telephone the College of Science and Engineering Admissions Team: +44 (0) 131 650 5737.
For general enquiries or enquiries regarding programme content, please contact:
- Ecological Science programmes: ecological.sciences@ed.ac.uk / +44 (0) 131 650 5430
- Environmental Geoscience, Geology, Geophysics programmes: earth.sciences@ed.ac.uk / +44 (0) 131 650 8510
- Geography programmes: geography@ed.ac.uk / +44 (0) 131 650 9847
Postgraduate Taught Masters enquiries and applications
Postgraduate Taught Masters applications or admission enquiries should be submitted via the online form or for urgent matters please telephone the College of Science and Engineering Admissions Team: +44 (0) 131 650 5737.
For enquiries regarding the programme content, please contact:
- MSc Environment & Development, MSc Environment, Culture & Society or MSc Environmental Sustainability: geos.postgrad@ed.ac.uk / +44 (0) 131 650 2543
- MSc GeoEnergy, MSc Marine Systems and Policies, MSc Energy Society and Sustainability: geos.postgrad@ed.ac.uk / +44 (0) 131 650 2624
- MSc Carbon Management (on campus and online), MSc Geographical Information Science, MSc Earth Observation and Geoinformation Management: geos.postgrad@ed.ac.uk / +44 (0) 131 650 8105
Postgraduate Research Enquiries
For enquiries regarding postgraduate research studies, please contact: pgrsupport.geos@ed.ac.uk / +44 (0) 131 650 6038
Find Us
The School is distributed in several buildings across the King’s Buildings and Central Area campuses of the University.
The Grant Institute, the Crew Building and the John Murray Laboratories are located at King's Buildings, the campus around two miles south of the city centre. The Head of School and the main administrative offices are in the Grant Institute.
The Institute of Geography and the Drummond Library are in High School Yards, near Old College in the historic Old Town of Edinburgh.
Grant Institute
- Postal and Physical Address: The King's Buildings, James Hutton Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FE
- Phone: +44 (0) 131-650-8510
- Email: info@geos.ed.ac.uk
Crew Building
Postal and Physical Address: The King's Buildings, Alexander Crum Brown Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FF
- Phone: +44 (0) 131-650-5430
- Email: info@geos.ed.ac.uk
Institute of Geography
Postal and Physical Address: Drummond Street, Edinburgh EH8 9XP
- Phone: +44 (0) 131-650-9847
- Email: info@geos.ed.ac.uk
Cockburn Museum
The Cockburn Museum at King's Buildings holds an extensive collection of geological specimens and historical objects which is open to the public.
The University provides Campus maps and accessibility guides for the campuses and buildings.
School Management and Administration
Role | Person | Phone number | |
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Head of School | Professor Simon Kelley | +44 (0) 131 650 2537 | hos.geos@ed.ac.uk |
Director of Professional Services | Claire Vallance | +44 (0) 131 651 7159 | |
PA to Head of School and HoRIs | Carol Gourlay | +44 (0) 131 651 7068 | carol.gourlay@ed.ac.uk |
Administrative Services Manager | David Jarvis | +44 (0) 131 650 7737 | David.Jarvis@ed.ac.uk |
Senior Personal Tutor and School Curriculum Approval Officer | Dr Caroline Nichol | +44 (0) 131 650 7729 | Caroline.Nichol@ed.ac.uk |
Director of Research | Professor Gabi Hegerl | +44 (0) 131 651 9092 | Gabi.Hegerl@ed.ac.uk |
Research Support Services Manager | Matthew Ross | +44 (0) 131 650 7541 | Matthew.Ross@ed.ac.uk |
Head of Facilities | Professor Simon Harley | +44 (0) 131 650 4839 | Simon.Harley@ed.ac.uk |
Director of Undergraduate Teaching | Professor Andy Dugmore | +44 (0) 131 650 2524 | Andrew.Dugmore@ed.ac.uk |
Director of Postgraduate Teaching | Dr Simon Shackley | +44 (0) 131 650 7862 | Simon.Shackley@ed.ac.uk |
Head of Student Services | Susan Orr | +44 (0) 131 650 4917 | Susan.Orr@ed.ac.uk |
Director of PGR | Dr Marc Metzger | +44 (0) 131 651 4446 | Marc.Metzger@ed.ac.uk |
Head of Earth and Planetary Science Research Institute | Dr Mark Chapman | +44 (0) 131 650 8521 | Mark.Chapman@ed.ac.uk |
Head of Global Change Research Institute | Professor Rob Bingham | +44 (0) 131 651 4635 | r.bingham@ed.ac.uk |
Head of Geography and the Lived Environment Research Institute | Professor Julie Cupples | +44 (0) 131 651 4315 | Julie.Cupples@ed.ac.uk |
Health and Safety Manager | John Watt |
+44 (0) 131 650 4906 |
safety@geos.ed.ac.uk |
Physical Resources Manager |
Dr. Matthew Ball |
+44 (0) 131 650 7010 |
Matt.Ball@ed.ac.uk |
Finance Manager | Richard Carr | +44 (0) 131 650 2286 | Richard.Carr@ed.ac.uk |
Research Finance Manager | Brendan Martin | +44 (0) 131 650 4843 | Brendan.Martin@ed.ac.uk |
IT Service Manager | Duncan Colhoun | +44 (0) 131 650 2542 | duncan.colhoun@ed.ac.uk |
Business Development Executive | Stuart Simmons | +44 (0) 131 650 8516 | Stuart.Simmons@ed.ac.uk |