becca048

I'm not sure whether you should trust a response from someone that can't even spell Sydney! Although the institutions here aren't as well ranked internationally, I think this is partially due the tendency for many Australian researchers to publish in Australian journals, and also due the limited funding we have for scientific research. These are broad observations though rather than specific to oceanography as I work in vert palaeo. I'm not so sure about the statement of our education system being 'not strong' either - at least our system gives everyone a chance of a higher education regardless of their socio-economic status!! I'm currently at the University of New South Wales and there is definitely a significant representation of marine science in the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences. I'm not sure what field exactly you work in, but worth a look (someone like Rob Brander perhaps?).