我们在解决当今迫在眉睫的环境问题方面发挥着重要作用。生态学是环境科学学院的四门学科之一，我们的研究活动令人兴奋的多学科性质对于我们蓬勃发展的研究生社区至关重要。我们学术人员的广泛兴趣包括理论生态学和在默西塞德郡，英国其他地区和世界各地的现场工作。为了支持这一点，大学最近在海洋生态学上投资了700万英镑，其中包括一艘用于研究和教学的新研究船。环境，粮食和农村事务部和国际海洋探索理事会等机构正在利用我们在海洋物种和生境对渔业和沿海发展的脆弱性方面的工作来制定可持续管理计划。哲学硕士（MPhil）2年
The broad interests of our academic staff encompass theoretical ecology and work in field sites in Merseyside, elsewhere in the UK and around the world. To support this, the University has recently invested £7 million in marine ecology, which includes a new research vessel used for both research and teaching. Our work on the vulnerability of marine species and habitats to fishing and coastal development is being used to develop sustainable management plans by agencies such as the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. Another hot topic we're studying is the impact of burning upland vegetation on ecosystem carbon storage, water quality and biodiversity.