The research group in physical geography works with climate- and environmental changes in time and space, and the agents that have shaped and shape the landscape with especial emphasis on fluvial-, glacial-, coastal-, periglacial and slope related processes in Norway. The research group uses a number of field and laboratory methods to study climate- and environmental changes, and have equipment for coring of lake sediments and georadar.

The research group organizes and teaches the whole spectrum of physical geographical courses from bachelor to master and PhD-level, and is responsible for a number of field courses.