India, May 5 -- A specialist ecological recording programme to strengthen understanding of the UK's biodiversity and meet a national green skills gap has been launched at Harper Adams University.

The MSc Biological Recording and Analysis programme will draw upon the strengths of the specialist Shropshire-based University and upon the Field Studies Council, a national environmental charity with Shrewsbury-based headquarters, to create a unique degree.

Course Leader Dr Joe Roberts said: "This is about bringing together two specialist institutions to get the best of both.

"The course will pair the rigour of an academic postgraduate degree at Harper Adams with the specialist practical fieldwork that the Field Studies Council can offer.

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