ESPG.

Earth Sciences Postgraduate Group · University of Melbourne

A postgraduate community in deep time.

Join the society → Free · 1-minute sign-up

Built by postgrads, for postgrads — across geology, geophysics, atmospheric and environmental sciences. Academic support, social events, and the people you'll be at conferences with for the next decade.

Next up — three closest dates

09 Oct '26 · Fri

Shut Up and Write

Room Baragwanath, McCoy Building
19 Oct '26 · Mon

Martian Moon eXploration Launch Party

Parkville campus (McCoy building)
22 Oct '26 · Thu

ESPG Fleece Jumpers have arrived!

McCoy Tea Room (or at ESPG events)

Register

Upcoming events,

The six closest dates. Full archive on the events page.

  1. 09Oct '26

    Shut Up and Write

    Fri · Room Baragwanath, McCoy Building
  2. 19Oct '26

    Martian Moon eXploration Launch Party

    Mon · Parkville campus (McCoy building)
  3. 22Oct '26

    ESPG Fleece Jumpers have arrived!

    Thu · McCoy Tea Room (or at ESPG events)
Full register → Subscribe to event emails when you join.

Membership

Free. For any postgrad in the school.

Membership takes about a minute to sign up. There are no fees, no formal commitments, and you can stay on the mailing list for as long as you're a postgraduate in SGEAS.

  • 01Event emails — BBQs, field trips, pub nights, conferences.
  • 02Conference call for abstracts each August.
  • 03School-level representation through the HDR rep.
  • 04Travel and conference bursaries (where budget allows).
  • 05Occasional opportunities from outside the school.
Join the society → Mailing list only

Conference

VUEESC x GESSS 4th-6th November 2026
student-led earth and environmental science conference.

Three days of student talks (subject to abstract volume) alongside some invited keynotes from across the earth sciences. The conference is a supportive venue for students to present work-in-progress, get feedback from peers, and meet researchers from outside their immediate group.

Registration opens August. Call for abstracts the same week.

Conference details →

Committee 2026

Elected at the AGM each year.

All current postgraduates in SGEAS.

  • Thomas Faraon President Thomas Faraon
  • Treasurer Tom (Tombe) McNamara
  • Secretary Mana Ryuba

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