Visit & Contact Us

Find Us

Our Department is located across two sites in Cambridge: the main building is in the city centre at the Downing Site, while the Bullard research facilities are situated to the west of the city centre.

Main Building - Downing Site

Department of Earth Sciences
University of Cambridge
Downing Street
Cambridge
CB2 3EQ

Tel: +44 (0)1223 333400
Reception Email:reception@esc.cam.ac.uk

The main teaching site (Downing Site) is in the centre of Cambridge. Find us on the University of Cambridge map. Please note that parking on the Downing Site must be booked in advance. Public parking is available close to the Department in the Grand Arcade.

Bullard Laboratories

University of Cambridge
Madingley Road 
Cambridge
CB3 0EZ

Tel: +44 (0)1223 337191

The Bullard Laboratories are located on Madingley Rise, off Madingley Road. 

For directions, see the University of Cambridge map, find us on Google Maps or using what3words: ///farmer.builds.grid

Limited parking is available at the Bullard Laboratories, with additional parking at Madingley Park & Ride, which is a 15-minute walk from the Bullard Laboratories.

Disabled Access

Please contact reception@esc.cam.ac.uk for accessibility information about our buildings at the Downing Site and in West Cambridge.

Contact Us

Department Leadership

Head of Department
Professor Marie Edmonds
Email: hod@esc.cam.ac.uk

Business and Operations Manager
Dr Carol Hickman
Email: EarthSciencesBOM@esc.cam.ac.uk

Admissions and Teaching

Undergraduate Admissions
Email: admissions@cam.ac.uk

Natural Sciences Tripos
Email: natsci@admin.cam.ac.uk

Teaching Support Manager
Email: teaching@esc.cam.ac.uk

Postgraduate Admissions
Email: pgadmin@esc.cam.ac.uk

Other Key Contacts

Communications & Media
Email: comms@esc.cam.ac.uk

Alumni Engagement
Email: alumni@esc.cam.ac.uk