Tackle the world’s biggest challenges, from food security to climate change.
Science and scientific approaches to thinking are invaluable. They help us understand the Earth, the environment, the cells of our bodies and the building blocks of the universe.
With global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, now more than ever, scientific expertise is needed to secure our future.
Through our science, environment and sustainability degrees, you can follow your passions and harness them for good.
At Adelaide University, you’ll access cutting-edge technologies and facilities for deep scientific exploration.
Gain practical experience and build crucial professional skills. Depending on your chosen degree, this might include industry projects, fieldwork, placements and advanced laboratory courses.
Your scientific skillset will launch you into rewarding careers. You could work in conservation, safeguarding ecosystems. You might be a chemist, advancing forensics, creating cleaner energy or designing foods for the future. Perhaps you’ll pursue physics and develop cutting-edge quantum tech.
Whether you want to examine ancient fossils, advance extreme astronomy or make synthetic drugs, there are so many ways to make a difference. Ready to start transforming our world?
Global top 100 for Earth & Marine Sciences and Environmental Sciences
Ranked 51–100 for Earth & Marine Sciences and 71 for Environmental Sciences in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.
Experience practical learning
Undertake placements, fieldwork, advanced laboratory courses and industry projects.
Study in state-of-the-art facilities
Access purpose-built laboratories, technologies and greenhouses.
Tackle the world’s biggest challenges, from food security to climate change.
Science and scientific approaches to thinking are invaluable. They help us understand the Earth, the environment, the cells of our bodies and the building blocks of the universe.
With global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, now more than ever, scientific expertise is needed to secure our future.
Through our science, environment and sustainability degrees, you can follow your passions and harness them for good.
At Adelaide University, you’ll access cutting-edge technologies and facilities for deep scientific exploration.
Gain practical experience and build crucial professional skills. Depending on your chosen degree, this might include industry projects, fieldwork, placements and advanced laboratory courses.
Your scientific skillset will launch you into rewarding careers. You could work in conservation, safeguarding ecosystems. You might be a chemist, advancing forensics, creating cleaner energy or designing foods for the future. Perhaps you’ll pursue physics and develop cutting-edge quantum tech.
Whether you want to examine ancient fossils, advance extreme astronomy or make synthetic drugs, there are so many ways to make a difference. Ready to start transforming our world?
Global top 100 for Earth & Marine Sciences and Environmental Sciences
Ranked 51–100 for Earth & Marine Sciences and 71 for Environmental Sciences in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026.
Experience practical learning
Undertake placements, fieldwork, advanced laboratory courses and industry projects.
Study in state-of-the-art facilities
Access purpose-built laboratories, technologies and greenhouses.
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