The Geocoastal Research Group is integrated with the University’s wider marine science community via the Marine Studies Institute at The University of Sydney, which exploits a mutual interest in process interactions to connect geocoastal research with the related fields of coastal marine ecology, marine robotics and coastal engineering. In recognition of the core research strength in marine science, the university is a founding member of the Sydney Institute of Marine Science (SIMS), a flagship interdisciplinary facility located on the picturesque shores of Sydney Harbour. The Geocoastal Research Group has strong links with One Tree Island Research Station, one of the most pristine coral cays available to the scientific community only.

Spanning the coastal sedimentary continuum from river systems to the edge of continental margins and beyond, and encompassing both clastic and carbonate environments, this field of research is focused on the coupling between flow dynamics and geomorphic evolution enacted by sediment transport.