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All About Opwall Research Assistant Projects

Operation Wallacea (Opwall) is a conservation research organisation that is funded by, and relies on, teams of student volunteers who join expeditions for the opportunity to work on real-world research programmes alongside academic researchers.

Most science programmes abroad that deliver research outcomes are funded on a short-term basis by grants with typically tightly restricted aims. Long-term projects covering large bio-geographical scales that can incorporate more than one ecosystem are rare. By adopting a volunteer funded model, Opwall does not suffer from those restrictions and can draw upon researchers from a wide range of different disciplines and academic institutions, and create long-term research projects.

We have a great video below that describes the work that we do. We do have a shorter summary version available, which you can view here.

  • Over 500 Peer Reviewed Publications
  • 14 vertebrate, 38 invertebrate and 4 plant species discovered
  • 3 major protected areas created using our data (with 2 more in process!)
  • Supported more than 80 biodiversity conservation research PhDs
  • Supervised over 1000 undergraduate and masters dissertations
  • Directs $millions every year to on-the-ground conservation and research
  • Alumni includes more than 20,000 volunteers from over 100 countries

Want to get involved?

  • We’re currently looking for people to join us in the summer of 2021!

    Want to find out more? We’re currently running a series of Webinars to give people additional information. Pop your email address below and we’ll let you know when the next one is that you can attend!

    Or click here to submit a full Expression of Interest for more details!

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