Nell Pates is an undergraduate student on the BSc Biological Sciences course in the Department of Life Sciences.
Here Nell reflects on a week spent in Plymouth for the marine ecology field course, part of the Ecological Field Skills second year optional module.
By Nell Pates
The week we spent in Plymouth for the marine ecology field course was the best of my degree so far. The course was exhausting at times but also incredibly interesting and fun.
We spent about half our time learning new things. We visited different marine habitats and learned field skills both on the shore and out at sea on boats.
The other half of the time, we were given almost complete freedom to do our group work, applying what we had learned to whichever marine environment interested us the most. (more…)