Laurence is a Senior Technical Officer in the School of Natural Sciences. He studied for a BSc in Zoology with Conservation at Bangor University and is currently working on an MRes in Biological Sciences at Chester University.

During his undergraduate degree Laurence trained with UK conservation groups to survey native reptiles and amphibians. He was invited to assist the reptile team at Chester Zoo and undertook a 12-month internship working across the tropical house, butterfly house and aquarium.

Laurence joined the Medical Research Council in Oxford working as an animal technician and then a phenotyping technician. Laurence then worked as a seasonal field surveyor for Thompson Ecology. Following this he joined the University of Manchester where he worked as a senior research technician for 7 years.

Laurence has a broad interest in zoology, research and animal husbandry.