About the Department

The Department of Earth System Sciences conducts interdisciplinary and collaborative research on the Earth as a system. Around 2,000 students are enrolled in German- and English-taught degree programs in the disciplines of Soil Science, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Meteorology, Mineralogy, Oceanography, as well as in Integrated Climate System Sciences.

Thirty-four professors and their research teams are active within the department and contribute to the university’s research center “Earth and Society Research Hub” (ESRAH) and the Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS).