Sign petition to help save the Earth Sciences Dept at the University of Amsterdam: https://chng.it/V6mY9GLSPG
References & Resources:
AGI U.S. Enrollment statistics (Keane, 2022): https://www.americangeosciences.org/static/files/profession/geoscience-currents/DB-2022-010-Enrollments-Degrees-2021.pdf
Geoscience on the chopping block. Nat Rev Earth Environ 2, 587 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43017-021-002
Boone, Quigley, Betts, Miller and Rawling, 2021. Australia’s Unfolding Geoscience Malady. https://eos.org/opinions/australias-unfolding-geoscience-malady
Duggan, 2025. Only marine lab on San Francisco Bay to close amid budget shortfall https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/sfsu-marine-lab-closing-20147047.php
Drummond, 2018. Why I closed my geoscience department and how you can keep it from happening to yours (GSA presentation). https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2018AM/webprogram/Paper315803.html
Saucier, 2020. Geoscience Programs Evolve Through Declining Enrollment. AAPG Explorer. https://explorer.aapg.org/story/articleid/56972/geoscience-programs-evolve-through-declining-enrollment
Closures of the University of Wisconsin branch campuses wikipedia page and references therein. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closures_of_the_University_of_Wisconsin_branch_campuses
Fernandez, 2024. University of Wollongong to cut 137 jobs due to $35m drop in international enrolments.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-05/university-of-wollongong-cuts-academic-jobs-international-cap/104560250?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=linked-in&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
Rural students’ options shrink as colleges slash majors- As enrollments fall, rural-serving universities are shedding degree programs ranging from music to chemistry (2024). https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2024/11/26/rural-colleges-cut-majors-degree-programs/
0:00 The Decline...
1:17 Suffering Geoscience Departments
2:32 The Problem: Misperceptions
3:34 What Geoscientists ACTUALLY Do!
5:21 Why We NEED Geoscientists!
5:44 How We Can Fix It...