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University of Northampton goes wild
The University of Northampton has become an official business supporter of The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough, strengthening a long-standing.
For several years, Environmental Science students and staff of the School of Science and Technology at The University of Northampton have visited their local Wildlife Trust nature reserves to gather data for teaching and research - studying organisms as diverse as small mammals, bees and parasitic plants. Some graduates have gone on to work for the Wildlife Trust and have returned to give guest lectures to students following in their wake.
Dr Jeff Ollerton, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, School of Science and Technology, said:
“This is an important partnership; the Wildlife Trust maintains preserves and enhances key sites in our environment.In common with The University of Northampton, it also places huge importance on the role of education. Through this shared aim we hope that the Trust and the University can make a real difference not only in 2010, the International Year of Biodiversity, but well into the future.”
The University will be directly involved in the Trust’s forthcoming BioBlitz campaign which is set to take place from 6pm on Saturday 5 June to 6pm on Sunday 6 June 2010 at Bradlaugh Fields, Northampton, close to Park Campus.