30 November 2018
Field courses are key part of our bioscience courses, the perfect opportunity to see for yourself and practise hands-on skills in biology. Here, Lucy Kitchen and Bobbie Hemmings write about our new NS5218 Marine Biology field course. (Check…
Read more14 November 2018
The University of Gloucestershire Biosciences team has been running a field course to Mankwe Wildlife Reserve in South Africa since spring 2012. In the first three trips, we had some amazing sightings of white rhino on the reserve,…
Read more30 October 2018
I thought leaving home and taking ‘nearly’ all my belongings with me to university was exciting/nerve racking enough, but within a month of settling into my new life I received an email with the most amazing news… that…
Read more10 September 2018
Ever since watching the 80’s kids TV show “Once upon a time…. Life”, I have been fascinated with how the human body works and in particular how our immune system fights disease. After completing my BSc in Medical…
Read more15 August 2018
Research projects are an important part of our Biosciences degrees, giving students the opportunity to undertake new scientific research and learn crucial skills in projects management. Here, Abi Cox writes about her lab dissertation working with the genetics…
Read more10 August 2018
If we haven’t met already, my name is Tolga Aktas, and I am a current second-year Animal Biology student. If you are anything like me, then one of the reasons you embarked on this career in animal biology…
Read more30 July 2018
A key part of our bioscience degrees is the final year dissertation project – an excellent opportunity to get involved in research. Here. Louise writes about her project… My project was all about Penguins! I researched the cause…
Read more26 April 2018
What do you want to do when you leave UoG? Do you know yet? I thought I knew quite early on in my degree – maybe even before my degree – but I’ve changed my mind more times…
Read more30 March 2018
Are you keen on local wildlife? Join us on Saturday 9th June for the Cheltenham BioBlitz. We’ll be taking over Pittville Park and attempting to record as many species as possible, starting nice and early with a dawn…
Read more16 March 2018
On the 15th March, the Biosciences students were loaded onto a coach, and made our way to Cotswold Farm Park. Founded by Joe Henson, this working farm and educational park was established in the 1970s, and is currently…
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