App/Blog/website of the week

Animal Tracker: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mpio.movebank&hl=en_GB A really great app that allows you to see the movements of hundreds of tagged animals across the world that researchers use to track organisms’ migration routes.

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/cut-procrastination-pomodoro-technique-apps-software/ – this technique may help with managing your revision  

From Patrick Doncaster (thank you!) – https://www.naturevolunteers.uk/ – find UK projects that match your interests in helping nature  

Nature volunteers – https://www.naturevolunteers.uk/  The website advertises UK-wide opportunities to volunteer that students can use either as placements or as extracurricular ways of enhancing their employability.  

How to make your garden more Bee kind https://beekind.bumblebeeconservation.org/  

Read “On the origin of species” here http://darwin-online.org.uk/content/frameset?itemID=F373&viewtype=side&pageseq=1  

Southampton Natural History Society https://sotonnhs.net/  

Who should be on the £50 note? The bank of England would like it to be a scientist It can’t be David Attenborough (has to be a dead person) https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/50-pound-note-nominations?sf96227761=1  – The deadline is 14th December  

Vote for which animal charity should receive £100,000 https://www.animalfriends.co.uk/100kcharitygiveaway/  

Zooniverse ‘enables everyone to take part in real cutting edge research in many fields across the sciences, humanities, and more.’ A free website which takes only seconds to sign up to, Zooniverse is a way for anyone, scientist or not, to help with current research! https://www.zooniverse.org/