UWE Environment & Conservation

Hi Everyone,
I hope you're all enjoying the summer!
We're migrating our Facebook group over to LinkedIn shortly so if you'd like to stay in touch with us please do join our new LinkedIn group. We'll be closing this page by the end of August so make sure you join us on LinkedIn before then!

UWE Environment and Conservation LinkedIn Group
We have a new UWE Environment and Conservation LinkedIn group, for all current students, alumni and staff. We'll use it to share any opportunities (e.g. internships, jobs, MSc and PhD positions) that we come across, so please do join us here and feel free to share any opportunities you come across too.
If you don't already have a LinkedIn profile it's really straightforward to set one up and it's a great way to network, find out about interesting opportunities, and develop your skills through online courses.

If you're interested in microplastics we've got a funded PhD opportunity with the Welsh Government on airborne microplastics. Closing date is soon, details available here:

PhD Studentship - Exploring the Adaptability of the Welsh Air Quality Monitoring Network to Measure Airborne Microplastics (AirbourneMP) at UWE, Bristol An opportunity to apply for a funded full-time PhD in the College of Arts,Technology and Environment, UWE Bristol. The studentship will be funded by Welsh Government and UWE Bristol.

A great example of the kinds of projects that students on our MSc Advanced Wildlife Conservation in Practice get involved with:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvFzrVquQFk

The Hidden Lives of Scottish Wildlife Revealed 🌲 Become a Member and Restore Nature with us: https://mossy.earth/About this project:This project enabled us to carry out an inventory of the species on the...

Are you interested in conservation research?
This year MRes Applied Sciences student, Christa Emmett, has developed an method for the endangered African penguin, using water samples collected from at Bristol Zoo Gardens
Read more about her project in her blog post: https://www.environy.co.uk/post/edna-how-genetic-material-can-be-used-to-track-an-endangered-species-of-penguin
Christa is happy to answer any questions you might have about the research too!
UWE Bristol

Plans are coming along nicely for our first residential field course of the new academic year! We'll be exploring the fantastic marine ecosystems around the Camel estuary in Cornwall! 🦞🦐🐠🦑☀🌊 Fingers crossed for sunshine! UWE Bristol
Huge thanks to graduate Cian Bruce for the photos!

Interested in doing a PhD?
Love & ?
Applications now open for a PhD studentship with Bethan Hindle & Clare Wilkinson in partnership with the Natural History Consortium!
UWE Bristol
Apply by 5th September for a Jan 2022 start. https://www.uwe.ac.uk/research/postgraduate-research-study/how-to-apply/studentship-opportunities/citizen-science

How working in UWE Bristol’s Covid-19 testing facility has prepared me for my future career in science. | Student views blog By Daniel, BSc(Hons) Forensic Science. UWE Bristol student, Daniel, tells us what it’s like to work at the new walk-in Covid-19 testing facility on Frenchay Campus. He shares his experience of helping the local community during the pandemic and how th ...

Interested in what a behavioural ecologist does and how to be one?
Curl up with a hot mug of tea and take a read of what happened when our UWE Bristol student, Maria Chaney, interviewed our very own Dr David Fernandez for Conservation Careers!

The Journey of a Behavioural Ecologist Conservation Biologist | Conservation Careers David Fernandez is a behavioural ecologist conservation biologist. Behavioural ecologists play an important role in conservation. Behaviour links organisms and the environment and is a fundamental aspect of animal life. Changes to the environment can affect animal behaviour. For instance, the food a...