When trying to write up a report you can easily spend hours scouring the internet for the paper you are looking for, so we’ve come up with a guide full of tips for searching for research papers to make it that bit…

When you are writing a research paper or article you will probably find yourself needing to look at other people’s work. It is important to explain the background knowledge on the topic you are researching, and to explain why you are researching…

Reading research papers can be intimidating at first, but once you break it down into steps and stages they are so much easier to understand. This guide will hopefully help you to be more familiar with the structure of research papers and…

Gaining my Open Water PADI qualification through Opwall at Sodwana Bay was an experience I won’t ever forget.My time with Opwall has been the perfect balance of both structured and enjoyable, making it the perfect introduction to the world of scuba diving….

Applications, whether it’s a CV for a job or a personal statement for higher education, can be a daunting task. Knowing what to include or emphasise might be confusing to begin with. However, starting is the hardest part so if you are…

Throughout my trip to Calakmul I learned to work successfully with both my survey group and the onsite scientists to carry out surveys. Though life in the jungle was a bit of a shock at first, it didn’t take long for me…

At our various sites all over the world, we are partnered with incredible communities who help make our projects possible. We feel very privileged to be able to visit and support these areas in order to protect the amazing wildlife found there,…

I have just returned from spending two weeks on a field ecology course run by Operation Wallacea at Knepp Estate in Sussex, southern England. To say it was an eye-opening experience would be an understatement. – You never quite know what you’ve…

Under the stack for Gatwick Airport is not the place you would expect to find a breeding hotspot of the UK’s fastest declining bird species, and yet this is now one of the best sites in the country to find the turtle…

Hello and welcome to the second edition of Science Spotlight! This edition is going to be looking at a new paper by Malabet et al.(2024), who have been researching how edge effects impact the density and distribution of mouse Lemur population in…

We often don’t put much thought into why places are named as they are, but names can actually give great insight into the history of a place! A famous example is the Tierra del Fuego, a province of Argentina which covers the…

Nestled in the heart of West Sussex, the Knepp Rewilding Project offered a unique and enriching environment for our week-long field course camp with Operation Wallacea. This remarkable experience combined scientific rigour with hands-on learning, allowing us to immerse ourselves in various…