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With semester 1 complete and our project proposals successfully submitted, we are now all getting stuck into our research projects in various places around the world including Kenya, Zimbabwe and here in the UK. Here is a brief introduction to the research I am going to be conducting over the next 5 months. For my […]

Phew, we have made it to the half-way point! These past few months have been a whirlwind of assessments, revision and deadlines but we have all come out the other side unscathed and have learnt a lot from our experiences so far! Here is a brief outline of some of the things we have been […]

Written by Arjun Dheer, Becca Sargent & Sian Green     It was with huge excitement and anticipation that we set off for our 10 day field trip to Kenya last month. For several of the team it was their first time in Africa and for the rest it was a welcome return to one […]

The new cohort of students have recently begun their MRes Wildlife Conservation journey and would like to take the opportunity to briefly introduce themselves: Alexandra Phillips, 26 Background: I graduated with a Masters of Environmental Sciences (MEnvSci) from the University of Southampton in July 2011, specialising in Biodiversity and Conservation. I studied grassland management, habitat restoration, the impact of […]

AHMAD FAISAL – Salibonani bangane! (Nice to see you friends!) Although the 2014/2015 MRes Wildlife Conservation programme has now finished, I wanted to give you a brief update on the research that I conducted in Zimbabwe. Both Andrea and I were based at Dambari Field Station, headquarters of the Dambari Wildlife Trust. My research was […]

Kristen Whyle It’s hard for me to believe that my time as an MRes Wildlife Conservation student is now over and a new group of students have begun their own journeys; it was an incredible experience so I have to admit I’m slightly jealous! Everyone’s schedule differed during the 8 month research phase of the […]

Beth   My research project was based in Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in northern Kenya, where the whole team spent ten days last November. It was strange to return without the rest of the team, but Suren and I were glad to be spending ten weeks in this beautiful landscape. The focus of my research was […]

Suren   The last eight months were the best part of the MRes program for me. After ending the intensive four months of lectures, assignments and exams, it was time to begin our research projects. My research focused on elephant movement and resource utilisation in a fenced environment. I carried out my research in Lewa […]

  Dan   Whilst many on our course have been carrying out field projects in Africa, a couple of us have also been working in the field here in the UK. My particular project has been taking place in the grounds surrounding Marwell Zoo in Hampshire.  This is a network of ancient woodland and chalk […]

Andrea Franceschin Zimbabwe is a country so rich that ancient legends say that God itself was ashamed of it as He gave too much to a single place of his Creation. I spent a fantastic 10 weeks in the Republic of Zimbabwe collecting data for my MRes research project. I was based at Dambari Field […]