Students based on our Glyntaff Campus have been using camera traps to monitor and investigate hedgehog populations on the campus.

At the Upper Glyntaff Campus we have a variety of labs supporting chemical and biological sciences. These are used to deliver practical classes (and some research) in the areas of Botany, Zoology and Environmental Science. We have a small museum collection used for teaching biological classification and identification of species. We also have facilities for Soil Science including assessing carbon content and loss from Peat Bogs.

The University has several green areas across its campuses. Of note is the Woodland at the Treforest Campus and the Wildflower areas at the Upper Glyntaff Campus. These areas also support student teaching and projects around the topics of Ecology and Environmental Science, particularly around species ID training and biodiversity assessments.

We are working with students and staff to agree plans to rewild designated areas of our campuses to increase biodiversity, species and plant variety. We have designated wild areas on our Glyntaff campus currently used for undergraduate and postgraduate research for species monitoring.

In conjunction with Coed Caerdydd, students and staff from USW have undertaken tree planting at our Atrium building in Cardiff that provides them with a range of technical skills and knowledge.