The class of 2013 MSci geoscience have just taken their final exams and students sit this exam in fancy dress.

The class of 2013 have just taken their final exams. In recent years a new tradition has appeared that students sit this exam in fancy dress, so this year among  a jelly fish, bear, cow, two tigers, a cowgirl, a pirate, an elephant, several mice, an angel, and even an RSM notebook are expected to get their degrees from the Department of Earth Science and Engineering.  This year caused even more confusion around the College since most of them went to visit the Student Union’s ‘Stress Less petting zoo’ on the Queen’s Lawn causing several passersby’s to comment that they had dressed up especially to go and talk to the real live animals....  

This motley crew of animals, fictional characters an inanimate objects and even angels !?! will soon be taking the knowledge and skills they have acquired during their degree and applying it in the real world. Many of them already have offers of professional employment, even though they have yet to officially graduate, others in this group have already secured PhD positions around the world. Last year 92% of our students had full time professional employment at graduation and were on their way to successful careers as geologists, geophysicists, environmental consultants, teachers and even commodity analysts. The global demand for high quality earth scientists and engineers means our students also work around the world, from Australia to Canada. We continue to help them thrive in their careers long after they leave us by connecting them with alumni and alerting them to opportunities.  

Despite their appearance the class of 2013 will go on to great things, and are a credit to the Royal School of Mines and the Department of Earth Science and Engineering.