In addition the aims are to widen access to higher education, stimulate a life-long interest in the biological world and the environment, encourage informed awareness of environmental issues and give students knowledge of contemporary developments in the subjects. In undertaking these courses, students acquire a valuable range of subject-specific, cognitive and transferable skills. The overall ethos of the School is to assist individual students in their learning in an enthusiastic and supportative way. Our Environmental Biology and Science students find employment in a wide range of careers. These include work in environmental departments of local authorities, water companies, national parks, NRA, RSPB, other environmental agencies, energy companies, lecturing and teaching.
Many graduates also go on to study for higher degrees.
Newton Park is an ideal location for environmental study. Facilities include access to five teaching laboratories, three research laboratories, several networked PC computer teaching laboratories with Internet connection, an extensive 40 hectare campus with a rich variety of woodland, grassland and freshwater habitats and a range of greenhouses and growing areas. Literary resources to support the courses are held in the main University College Library and in the Resource Base of the School. Research and Consultancy.