Most examinations count towards the final degree assessment.
Second year students have examinations in February and June. Final year students are examined during the first week after the Easter vacation, enabling them to spend the remainder of the summer term on their research project. All students attend two residential field courses in the first year, one in ecology in October and one in statistics in June. There are also optional second and third year vacation courses, in marine ecology and in terrestrial ecology, and in parasitology, respectively. They form a valuable part of the syllabus.