Blackpool Zoo Research Department

To complete any research project at Blackpool Zoo researchers are required to pay a £20 admin fee which allows access to the zoo for the duration of your data collection period and support will be provided from the research department.

A £10 deposit is also required which will be returned once the researcher has returned the vest, raw data and the final project has been submitted to the zoo, failure to do so will forfeit the deposit.

BRAND NEW for 2023 we will introduce our research fellowship, research students who complete a project at the zoo can opt-in to a research fellowship at the price of £50.00 which will include the following benefits:

• 12 months of unlimited access to the zoo.
• 1-1 support sessions from the research department and access to the zoo's research resources.
• Entry into Blackpool Zoo’s Annual Research Awards.
• Regular research newsletter which provides up-to-date research news from the zoo.
• Opportunities for presentations at the zoo for animal and education staff.
• Opportunity to appear on the website and social media to showcase the research.
• Access to exclusive talks and presentations at Blackpool Zoo.
• Includes the admin fee for research (please note, you will still be required to pay a £10 deposit which will be returned once the researcher has returned the vest, raw data and the final project has been submitted to the zoo, failure to do so will forfeit the deposit.)

Blackpool Zoo is home to a breeding herd of six endangered Asian elephants, we currently have long-term research projects assessing the behaviour, social interactions and sleep patterns of each individual. If you would like to play a role in this important social and scientific discovery, why not join our volunteer research team? If you would like more information, please contact research@blackpoolzoo.org.uk. If you would like to express interest in our volunteer research opportunity, please complete the form found HERE.

Every year, Blackpool Zoo research department collaborates with the animal and education department as well as liaising with the BIAZA priority research list to compile a Blackpool Zoo Priority Research List.

A full copy of Blackpool Zoo’s priority research list can be obtained through contacting our research department (research@blackpoolzoo.org.uk), please find below a list of the species on our priority research list.

Download our priority research list here.

We support research in every department across the zoo and welcome external students and professionals to complete scientific study to support Blackpool Zoo from foundation level to postgraduate.

For terms and conditions of research at Blackpool Zoo please read our Research Prospectus prior to application.

Please note it will take up to 3 weeks to review research applications.

Supporting files for your application can be found below:

Download our research prospectus here.

Download our research application form here.

If you would like to complete research at Blackpool Zoo or for more information, please send your application form to research@blackpoolzoo.org.uk

We hope to support students completing an academic course relating to zoos and conservation therefore if you are currently studying an animal course and would like to obtain information from our zoo for an assignment but not collect research data, you can complete an information request form found below and send it to research@blackpoolzoo.org.uk.

Please note information shared by the zoo should be used for education purposes only, the information request form DOES NOT grant students a research pass or the ability to collect data from the animals or visitors at the zoo.

Download our information request form here.