Each subject area has its own requirements for clothing and PPE that must be worn. Please select your subject area below for information on the items you need to obtain.
Please note, if you require a white lab coat this can be sourced from any supplier – it does not have to be bought exclusively from creative images.
Agriculture
Equipment List
At the start of your course, you will need the following essential items:
- Steel toe-capped boots
- Overalls
- Wellies
- Lab coat (white)
- Optional wet-weather gear
Animal Science and Zoo Biology
First Years:
Overalls (green) – from creative images
Steel toe-capped boots
Polo top – from creative images
Work trousers
Lab coat (white)
Top-up students Animal and Zoo
Lab coat
Top-up students Applied Animal Behaviour
Do not need a lab coat.
All students
Hair tied back
No jewellery or nail varnish
Clear retainers in tunnel-type piercings
Equine Science and Performance Management
All students are required to have specific clothing, which must be worn whilst at the Equine Centre.
The following items are mandatory to be purchased from JS Teamwear:
- 1 x polo shirt – purchased from the above supplier
- 1 x ¼ zip sweatshirt – purchased from the above supplier
The following items are highly recommended to be purchased from JS Teamwear :
- Waterproof coat – purchased from the above supplier
- A base layer – choice of round neck or ¼ zip purchased from the above supplier
The following items are optional to be purchased from JS Teamwear:
- Headwear – Bobble hat, beanie, cap
- Hoodie (can be worn on campus, at the Equine Centre, but not whilst riding)
As part of the Equine Centre policy, students must have the following essential items:
- Riding hat meeting current approved standard
- Dark coloured plain jodhpurs/breeches
- Long leather/rubber riding boots (black or brown) or jodhpur boots and leather gaiters/half chaps for riding (please note, suede and canvas chaps or Dubarry or similar boots are not permitted for riding)
- Appropriate coloured yard footwear when not riding (trainers are not permitted at the Equine Centre)
- Body protector meeting current BS1 Standard (compulsory for all jumping, if students choose to jump later in the year)
- Plain coloured riding gloves
- Hairnets for those with long/layered hair
- 1 x schooling whip – plain dark colour
- 1 x jumping whip – plain dark colour
- Suitable waterproof clothing for the yard
In addition, all students must have a white lab coat for laboratory sessions. This can be purchased from a variety of outlets (for example, Amazon). However, creative images also stock these: Creative Images website
Strictly no jewellery/any piercings (including stud earrings) allowed at any time whilst at the Equine Centre
Fisheries, Aquaculture and Marine
Marine students
Wellies
UCS fish polo shirt
Lab coat (white)
AALSO Field Guide manual
Fish students
Wellies
Waders
UCS fish polo shirt
Lab coat (white)
AALSO Field Guide manual
Veterinary Nursing Science
Student Veterinary Nurse scrub top from creative images
Student Veterinary Nurse trousers from creative images
Black, smart (but comfortable) shoes, e.g. Crocs, lace-up flats or clogs
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Compulsory:
Steel toe-capped boots or wellingtons
Work gloves
Safety glasses
Lab coat (white)
Advised:
Waterproof and warm outdoor clothing, suitable for practical work and fieldwork
Optional (will be available, but students may wish to have their own, depending on preferences):
x10 hand lens
Identification guides
Binoculars