CONSERVATION RESEARCH EXPEDITIONS

Learn how biological data collected by volunteers is being used to help with wildlife conservation all over the world, and how you could get involved.

• Contribute to cutting edge research

• Work alongside and learn from conservationists in the field

• Professional fundraising support available

Want to hear about how volunteers are saving the natural world?

Our 2025 research assistant brochure is now available!
Click here to view our online version.

FIND OUT MORE

Jump to our available virtual talk dates or check if we’re coming to your university this autumn!

• Research expeditions

• Field courses

• Complete your dissertation

• Online Courses

VIRTUAL TALKS

2025 Expeditions/Field Courses

Bookings for 2025 are now live, by paying a deposit now you can get a headstart on fundraising. If you need additional help and support please don’t hesitate to email us expeditions@opwall.com

Want to chat to someone in person? Check below to see if we’re coming to your university for an expedition talk or attending a careers fair.

Can’t make the talk but have some questions?

expeditions@opwall.com
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Recordings of Previous Talks

• International Expedition Talks – 2024 Season

• Careers in Conservation Talk –  January 2024

• Careers in Conservation Talk – for High School Students

• International Expeditions Talks – Ideal for Parents

2024 In person Talks

For those attending any of the below universities, come along to meet the team in person!

Recently Held

We recently held talks at the universities listed below – if you were unable to make it to any of these talks but would like to view the talk, you can register for one of our virtual talks listed above or get in contact with us at expeditions@opwall.com

Careers in Conservation Talks

2024/25

A comprehensive guide on the various routes into a career in wildlife conservation and the different jobs available in the sector. Followed by a Q&A session with our fantastic panelists:

• Dan O’Neill – Wildlife filmmaker & field biologist – Dan is also the presenter and a producer of a 5-part series, Giants (can be found on Amazon Prime).
• Charlotte Palmer – Project Manager for the West Norfolk Nature Network Landscape Recovery DEFRA Pilot
• Amy Ross – Conservationist and ecologist, specialising in species recovery and lepidoptera

View the recording of this talk here.

2023/24

A comprehensive guide on the various routes into a career in wildlife conservation and the different jobs available in the sector. Followed by a Q&A session with our fantastic panelists:

• Dr Ian Hendy – Senior Lecturer in Tropical Marine Ecology, Marine Restoration & Conservation, and Blue-carbon at the University of Portsmouth
• Charlotte Palmer – Nature Partnership Manager for the Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership
• Jack Baddams – Ornithologist and co-host of the How Many Geese? podcast

View the recording of this talk here.

Careers Fairs

We’ll also be visiting a number of fairs based at Universities around the UK, come along and visit us at our stall to chat about everything available to you!

We’ve been running award winning biodiversity research expeditions for the last 29 years, helping volunteers around the world gain valuable experience and get their hands dirty with real biodiversity research.

From tropical rainforests and European grasslands, to coral reefs and Mediterranean seagrass meadows, our network of over 200 researchers lead cutting edge projects that inform conservation management strategies and save species at risk of extinction.

By working alongside and helping our researchers, volunteers gain experience as research assistants. University students can also gather data for their independent research projects or thesis.

Our conservation volunteer’s work has:

• Described 75 species that are new to science

• Been published in over 670 academic papers in peer-review journals

• Been used to lobby governments to create 6 Protected Areas and National Parks all over the world

• Supported communities to establish income streams that work in harmony with the environment

INTRODUCTORY VIDEO

Check out this short video about Opwall and our projects. To see the extended version we put together click here.