These are the type of questions being investigated at the Climate Change Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. If you are interested in pursuing University studies in oceanography, climate science, meteorology, or ecosystems modelling please browse the UNSW Handbook. For more infromation on the undergraduate courses available at UNSW browse Undergraduate Programs. For more information on the postgraduate courses available at UNSW please browse Postgraduate Programs.

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 tomorrows 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 & Postgraduate information pages.