Natural and Social Sciences: Trips

Global opportunities

Whether you seek adventure in tropical rainforests, want real-world experience, or simply would like to make a positive change to the world around you – we have those extra opportunities that will make all the difference to your degree and career. Here are a few examples of what our students have been up to around the world.

Travel

Adventure lies on your doorstep and across the globe, with local excursions and trips worldwide.

All trips are subject to COVID-19 restrictions and the below are examples of past field trips students have experienced. There may be additional costs and the destinations are subject to change – please take a look at the course pages for more information.

• Study animal behaviour and poacher detection on safari in South Africa.
• Discover the impact of human expansion and agriculture in the Borneo Rainforest, home to the orangutan and clouded leopard.
• Explore the ecology of mountains in the Swiss Alps and Snowdonia.
• Cruise Niagara Falls, visit supreme courts and prisons and explore transformative social justice in Toronto.

• Investigate human geography in Venice and Arolla.
• Visit the United Nations in Geneva.
• Benefit from fascinating ecosystems on your doorstep, with local excursions to the Forest of Dean and Wales.
• Tour prisons and visit Youth Homes, exploring social justice and crime prevention.