Soil erosion. Will Blake. 
The Centre for Research in Environment and Society (CeRES) at the University of Plymouth combines expertise spanning both human and physical geography within an inclusive research environment. The staff and students in our Centre contribute to an interdisciplinary blend of research, designed to better understand and address the challenges of past and contemporary environmental changes and societal events. More than 60% of our research outputs and 80% of our research impact has been ranked as world leading or internationally excellent by the UK Research Excellence Framework in 2014.
The research conducted within CeRES draws upon a wide range of national and international collaborations with leading academics and practitioners from universities and research institutes around the world. We apply innovative methods and approaches to research on society-environment interactions, environmental governance, and past, present and future environmental processes and change, which transcends traditional disciplinary boundaries.
For more information contact Dr Paul Simpson .
Postgraduate student Kim Davies

Postgraduate research students

An essential component of our school research environment
Our research students work on a range of funded projects across all disciplines associated with the school.

The South West Doctoral Training Partnership

The South West Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP) is primarily funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), developed to improve postgraduate training through sharing innovation and best practice across disciplinary and interdisciplinary fields, and consists of eight South West universities including the University of Plymouth.
The SWDTP offers PhD students funding (and a stipend) to study in one of 18 subject pathways as well as offering a range of further funding for additional projects.
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CeRES research reports

Summaries of our yearly research activities can be found in our annual research reports.