Careers and Employability

Ecology & Environmental Monitoring

Our Ecology & Environmental Monitoring programme has been developed to address the issues of decreasing biodiversity, spatially uneven habitat monitoring, and the need for increased sustainability in the use of natural resources. The courses within this programme produce graduates with the essential skills in subjects including plant and animal taxonomy and identification, habitat monitoring, remote sensing, and GIS necessary to understand the functioning of the environment, identify and monitor the health of both species and habitats, and manage or limit the impacts of human activities. 

You will leave the programme with the skills required to answer key questions of relevance to these career paths (for example: "what species are present?", "has this species previously been recorded?", "how is current biodiversity changing?", "why is this the case?" and "how can we prevent this?") as well as to interpret this information to answer new questions (such as, "is my modelling accurate?", "can satellite data by used to identify ecosystem threats?" and "will this new management method prevent biodiversity loss?"), in addition to presenting this data for a range of audiences from academics to the general public.

Become a catalyst for effective conservation and the preservation of biodiversity across the globe. Find out more and apply here.