Careers
How will cyclones intensify as greenhouse gases warm the planet?
How do ocean currents determine Australian drought cycles?
Can we improve weather forecasting over Australia?
What impact will climate change have on our marine ecosystems?
These are the type of questions being investigated at CCRC. If you are interested in pursuing University studies in oceanography, climate science, meteorology, or ecosystems modelling consult the UNSW Handbook.
In a time when environmental issues are of great concern, there are a number of career opportunities available for graduates in oceanography, meteorology and climate science. In research, you could expect to work within the CSIRO, the Bureau of Meteorology, Universities or within government agencies. Work could include the development and maintenance of ocean, atmosphere and climate models that are used to understand and predict our future climate or tomorrow's weather.
A more hands-on career could focus on the operational aspects of climate and environmental dynamics. Here, you might be involved in the collection of data and the interpretation of the variability of a system. This information could then be used to advise government agencies on environmental management issues. Agencies interested in these skills include Sydney Water, the NSW Department of Environment and Conservation, CSIRO and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.
Finally, there is the decision-making or managerial path. Fisheries or oil companies require personnel trained in these areas to liaise with scientists to develop policies that require an understanding of the complex issues that surround the long-term preservation of our environment.
For more information on the courses available to undergraduates, go to the UNSW Handbook or the CCRC undergraduate and CCRC postgraduate information pages.
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Announcing the Australasian Antarctic Expedition 2013-2014
06 May 2013
To mark the centenary of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition led by the great scientist and explorer Sir Douglas Mawson, Professor Chris Turney and Dr Chris Fogwill of the CCRC are leading a privately-funded voyage of discovery to the Antarctic during the Austral summer of 2013-2014. |
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New website will let you Adrift away
24 April 2013
Dr Erik Van Sebille along with David Fuchs and Jack Murray has created a new website, Adrift, which allows visitors to track the path of flotsam for the next 10 years from almost any place by the ocean. |
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The Copenhagen Diagnosis
On 25th November 2009 members of The Climate Change Research Centre, as part of a group of 26 international climate scientists, were part of a major international release of a new report synthesizing the latest climate research to emerge since the last IPCC Assessment Report of 2007.
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The Big Engine 2: oceans and weather
Federation Fellow and 2008 Eureka Prize winner, Professor Matthew England of CCRC, on the latest research into the role oceans play on weather.
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The Science of Climate Change: Questions and Answers
Co-authored by Professor Steven Sherwood and Professor Matt England of CCRC, this Academy of Science report aims to summarise and clarify the current understanding of the science of climate change for non-specialist readers.
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The Big Engine 1: oceans and weather
Federation Fellow and 2008 Eureka Prize winner, Professor Matthew England of CCRC, on the latest research into the role oceans play on weather.
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New insights into the climate of the past 2,000 years
A comprehensive new scientific study has revealed fresh insights into the climate of the past 2,000 years, providing further evidence that the 20th century warming was not a natural phenomenon. After 1900, increasing temperatures reversed a previous long-term cooling trend. This 20th Century warming has occurred simultaneously in all regions except Antarctica.
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The dynamics of the global ocean circulation
The ocean is far from a stagnant body of water. Instead, it is constantly in motion, at speeds from a few centimetres per second to two metres per second in the most vigorous currents.
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Leave the ocean garbage alone: we need to stop polluting first
Recent plans to clean plastics from the five massive ocean garbage patches could do more damage to the environment than leaving the plastic right where it is.
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Charting the garbage patches of the sea
Just how much plastic is there floating around in our oceans? Dr Erik van Sebille from UNSW's Climate Change Research Centre has completed a study of ocean "garbage patches", and has found that in some regions the amount of plastic outweighs that of marine life.
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