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Due to the hot weather, non-air conditioned labs (CTH003, CTH102, CTH105) will be closing at 1pm today and Friday and wi...
24/06/2026

Due to the hot weather, non-air conditioned labs (CTH003, CTH102, CTH105) will be closing at 1pm today and Friday and will be closed all day tomorrow (Thursday). Air conditioned labs will stay open as normal ❄️🔬🧫

Today was Open Day University of Chester ⭐️Prospective students learnt about:🐒Animal Behaviour🐶Animal Welfare Science🔬Bi...
20/06/2026

Today was Open Day University of Chester ⭐️

Prospective students learnt about:
🐒Animal Behaviour
🐶Animal Welfare Science
🔬Biology
🧬Bioveterinary Science
🧪Chemistry
👷🏽Chemical Engineering
🩸Forensic Biology
🐟Marine Biology
🪲Zoology

Missed this one? Join us for the next one: https://www.chester.ac.uk/study/visit-us/open-days/

Last week Prof Tessa Smith, Dr Jodie Gruber, Dr Emmeline Howarth, Dr Jordan Ryder, PhD student, Lucy, and Biology gradua...
16/06/2026

Last week Prof Tessa Smith, Dr Jodie Gruber, Dr Emmeline Howarth, Dr Jordan Ryder, PhD student, Lucy, and Biology graduate, Harry, ran activities for Eco Day at Duddon St Peter’s Primary School 🍃

Students did a variety of activities including insect surveys, making mini habitats and scavenger hunts. Here you can see some of their artwork created from pieces found around the school campus 🌸

Our MSc Wildlife Conservation trip is back safe in the UK! Here are some highlights from their free time, the students m...
15/06/2026

Our MSc Wildlife Conservation trip is back safe in the UK! Here are some highlights from their free time, the students made the most of everything Tenerife has to offer 🌊⛰️

From unwinding on the beach for a couple of hours at at Los Cristianos 🏖️ to an unforgettable afternoon on Mt Teide with breathtaking views—and even spotting the endemic Blue Chaffinch 🐦💙

Evenings at included time to relax, swim, and enjoy a few games of pool 🎱🏊‍♀️ (When they werent entering data!)

A perfect balance of fieldwork, exploration, and well-earned downtime 👏🌱

Our MSc Wildlife Conservation students have been working incredibly hard collecting data for their self-designed indepen...
12/06/2026

Our MSc Wildlife Conservation students have been working incredibly hard collecting data for their self-designed independent research projects BI7139 🌍🔬

Projects have covered a wide range of field techniques, including:
🦎 Lizard studies using live trapping, line transects, camera trapping, and point counts
🌿 Vegetation surveys to assess plant communities
🐦 Bird surveys comparing traditional point counts with acoustic monitoring using song meters
🦇 Bat surveys using bat detectors and Audiomoths
🦋 Invertebrate projects exploring different methods to attract moths, alongside line and point transects to identify key bio-indicator species such as butterflies, dragonflies, and bees

A fantastic effort applying real-world ecological field methods and developing independent research skills 👏🌱

Conservation

Planning your visit for Open Day? Here is what to expect from the School of Natural Sciences! 🧪Swipe to discover what we...
11/06/2026

Planning your visit for Open Day? Here is what to expect from the School of Natural Sciences! 🧪

Swipe to discover what we have going on. It’s the perfect opportunity to meet your future lecturers, talk to current students, and get a real feel for what it’s like to study with us. 🎓

Find out more and book your visit here https://www.chester.ac.uk/study/visit-us/open-days/ .en.65855

- Adam and Hayden for the Student Takeover

Dr Candice Owen, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for BSc Zoology, delivered a brilliant presentation on her MSc and ...
10/06/2026

Dr Candice Owen, Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for BSc Zoology, delivered a brilliant presentation on her MSc and PhD work on Wingless Wasps in the Water 🐝

This research found this species of wasp in areas of the South African coastline where it has never been studied before!

Candice highlighted the importance of making connections and how meeting her future supervisor at a conference helped shape her research career ⭐️

Interested in studying Zoology and potentially working on a similar super cool and novel project? Check out the website or join us for the next open day on Saturday 20th June!



https://www.chester.ac.uk/study/course-search/zoology-bsc-hons/

Dr Mike Zatrak and Dr Matt Geary from University of Chester and colleagues from Manchester Metropolitan University and T...
09/06/2026

Dr Mike Zatrak and Dr Matt Geary from University of Chester and colleagues from Manchester Metropolitan University and Tynemouth Seal Hospital, have published a paper on "Behavioural and f***l cortisol metabolite monitoring of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seal pups (Halichoerus grypus) in rehabilitation centres" 🦭

The study found that behaviour was a better indicator of welfare than f***l cortisol metabolites.

Press release: https://phys.org/news/2026-06-highlights-key-welfare-pups.html

Read the paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0168159126000018?via%3Dihub

Animal behaviour covers the entire spectrum of the natural world.Here is an A–Z breakdown of some of our favourite aspec...
08/06/2026

Animal behaviour covers the entire spectrum of the natural world.

Here is an A–Z breakdown of some of our favourite aspects of the field. 🦓🦅

A huge thank you to Dr Christina Stanley, the Course Leader for MSc Animal Behaviour, for her brilliant input and guidance on this post!

Want to find out more or take your studies to the next level? Come along to our Postgraduate Open Evening on Wednesday 10th June to explore your options.

Find out more and book your place at: https://www.chester.ac.uk/study/visit-us/postgraduate-open-events/

-Adam for the Student Takeover

🌿✨ Our MSc Wildlife Conservation students have arrived safely in Tenerife!Field training has included lizard monitoring,...
06/06/2026

🌿✨ Our MSc Wildlife Conservation students have arrived safely in Tenerife!

Field training has included lizard monitoring, GPS skills, and Phase 1 habitat surveys at Roque del Conde, alongside bird monitoring in the pine forests of Ifonche 🦎🛰️🌲

They’ve also had the opportunity to learn from local experts , Filipe Silverio (ornithology & herpetology) and Alexis Schwartz (geology & volcanology), gaining invaluable insights into Tenerife’s unique ecosystems 🌍

A huge thank you to for hosting us once again, we’re delighted to be back! 🙌

Stay tuned to see the independent research projects our students will be designing over the coming days 🔬🌱

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