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Environmental Science

Ranked 1st in the UK for Research impact (REF 2021)

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Why Study Environmental Science?

  • Top 30 in the UK for Environmental Science Education (Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018)

  • 100% Student Satisfaction in 2017 National Student Survey (NSS)

  • Rated Gold for Teaching Quality in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF 2017)

  • 252 Hectare research station

  • 18 hectare Botanic garden

  • Many degrees are accredited by the Institution of Environmental Sciences 96% Satisfaction rate for our Environmental Science degree programmes.

Watch - Geography and Environmental Science Field Course in Snowdonia

Following in the footsteps of Charles Darwin, Environmental Sciences and Geography students at Bangor University visit Cwm Idwal, in Snowdonia, to discover the natural process that led to Snowdonia being created.

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Student Profile Belinda Betts

BSc Environmental Conservation with Placement year

"The best thing about my course is all the opportunities that are offered in and out of the classroom. The School runs fieldtrips throughout the academic year, and this is a great way to be able to learn about conservation and ecology in the natural environment."

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1st

in the UK for Research impact

REF 2021

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Our Research in Environmental Science

Bangor University has been at the forefront of research in the environmental sciences for decades. The diversity of staff interests and expertise mean that our research helps provide answers to fundamental theoretical and applied problems in the environmental sciences, as well as directing our teaching.

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