Join Opwall director & founder, Dr Tim Coles OBE, on a journey through our conservation research projects across the globe, and let our experienced team help you decide which expedition is perfect for your summer.
Next virtual talks:
We will also be visiting a number of universities in the UK during starting in October! Click here to jump to our in-person talk schedule
Opwall’s yearly science conference is back and bigger then ever. Join our research teams and collaborators to showcase some of the amazing science stories and research results from our global network of field sites. With Q&A sessions held after each session for you to ask our speaking panel of international scientists questions about their work. Register here for the next Optoberfest: 8 & 9 October 2026.
Curious about how to turn your passion for wildlife and the environment into a career? Join our webinar to learn about different pathways into conservation, from research and fieldwork to volunteering and education, and discover how to build the skills and experience you’ll need to make an impact.
The session will finish with a Q&A where guest speakers from across the conservation sector will share their experiences, advice, and insights into working with wildlife both in the UK and abroad!
Next Careers in Conservation talk:
View last years careers webinar recording below and discover how to build the skills and experience you’ll need to kick start a career in conservation.
Additionally, view the recording of our webinar exploring career pathways in the field of entomology.
We’ll be visiting the universities listed below throughout October/November to give our conservation research expeditions presentation:
| University | Date & time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Thursday 15th October at 1pm | C64, Llandinam Building, Penglais, SY23 3DB – Map it |
| Bangor University | Wednesday 14th October at 1pm | F1, Thoday Building, Bangor, LL57 2DF – Map it |
| Cardiff University | Friday 16th October at 3pm | Anatomy Lecture Theatre (E/0.09), Sir Martin Evans Building, Museum Ave, Cardiff CF10 3AT – Map it |
| Hartpury College | Thursday 22nd October at 2:30pm | Graze 07, Hartpury College, Gloucester, GL19 3BE – Map it |
| Keele University | Wedneday 28th October at 1pm | Hornbeam building, room HNB0.26, Keele, ST5 5BG – Map it |
| Lancaster University | Tuesday 27th October at 5pm | Furness Lecture Theatre 1, Furness College, Lancaster University, Tower Ave, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YG – Map it |
| Oxford Brookes University | Tuesday 20th October at 12pm | Sinclair 3.10, Headington campus, Gipsy Lane, Oxford, OX3 0BP – Map it |
| Queens University, Belfast | Monday 12th October at 1pm | LG 012 Biological Sciences Building, 19 Chlorine Gardens, BT9 5DL – Map it |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Friday 23rd October at 1pm | Room 240, Queen’s Building, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham TW20 0EX – Map it |
| TCD, Trinity College Dublin | Tuesday 13th October at 1pm | Botany Lecture Theatre, Botany Building, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland – Map it |
| University of Bath | Wednesday 21st October at 1pm | Room 2.5, 8 West Building, University Of Bath, Claverton Down Rd, Claverton Down, Combe Down, Bath BA2 7PS – Map it |
| University of Bristol | Tuesday 20th October at 5pm | Biomedical Lecture Theatre C42, Biomedical Sciences Building, University of Bristol, Tankard’s Cl, University Walk, Bristol, BS8 1TD – Map it |
| University of Edinburgh | Monday 12th October at 1pm | 1.19, Murchison House, 10 Max Born Cres, Edinburgh EH9 3BF – Map it |
| University of Exeter, Penryn Campus | Thursday 22nd October at 5pm | Lecture Room 1, Peter Lanyon Building, Penryn, TR10 8RD – Map it |
| University of Liverpool | Tuesday 27th October at 11am | Life Sciences Building, LIFS-LT3, Crown St, Liverpool L69 7ZB – Map it |
| University of Manchester | Monday 26th October at 5pm | 3.204, University Place, Manchester M13 9PL – Map it |
| University of Nottingham | Thursday 29th October at 1pm | Life Sciences Building, Main Lecture Theatre (B3), East Dr, Nottingham NG7 2TQ – Map it |
| University of Oxford | Tuesday 3rd November at 5pm | The Annexe (attached to main building), Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3PW – Map it |
| University of Plymouth | Thursday 22nd October at 1:15pm | Room 001, Rolle Building, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA – Map it |
| University of Portsmouth | Wednesday 21st October at 12pm | King Henry 0.02, 1 King Henry I Street, Portsmouth, PO1 2DY – Map it |
| University of Roehampton | Wednesday 28th October at 11am | PH.G031 Whitelands College, Holybourne Ave, London SW15 4JD – Map it |
| University of South Wales | Thursday 15th October at 5pm | GTAW018, Alfred Russel Wallace Building, Glyntaff, CF37 4BB – Map it |
| University of Southampton | Thursday 22nd October at 5pm | Room 2211, Building 85, the Life Sciences building, University Rd, Southampton SO17 1BJ – Map it |
| University of St Andrews | Monday 12th October at 5pm | Lecture Theatre A – A08, Bute Building Queen’s Terrace, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9TS – Map it |
| University of Sussex | Tuesday 20th October at 1pm | Room 401 in the Arundel Building at the University of Sussex, Library Rd, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QT – Map it |
| University of Ulster, Coleraine | Monday 12th October at 5:15pm | Lecture Theatre U123, Coleraine campus, Cromore Road, Coleraine, BT52 1SA – Map it |
| University of York | Monday 19th October at 12pm | B/M/052 lecture room, Biology Laboratories, Department of Biology, Wentworth Way, York YO10 5DD – Map it |
If you’d like to be informed once the talks at the univerisities below are confirmed and when/where they will be taking place, please fill in our expression of interest form here.
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