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Mark Hamilton placement – Seychelles Fishing Authority

Envision student Mark Hamilton on a small fishing boat with three members of staff from the Seychelles Fish Authority

Envision placement details Student name: Mark Hamilton Institution: Lancaster University Placement Host: Seychelles Fishing Authority I completed an Envision-funded placement at Seychelles Fishing Authority (SFA) from April to June 2022. My PhD research focuses on the effects of coral reef degradation on small-scale fisheries, and three of my PhD chapters involve reefs and fisheries in […]

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Connor Panter placement – International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group/Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust

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Image credit Andrey Giljov CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikimedia Commons Name: Connor Panter Institution: University of Nottingham Placement Host: International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group/Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Between May and July 2021, I undertook a three-month internship with the IUCN’s SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group (SMSG) in partnership […]

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Laura Turner placement – Small World Consulting

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Name: Laura Turner Placement host: Small World Consulting (SWC) Small World Consultingv (SWC), a ground-breaking sustainability consultancy led by Professor Mike Berners-Lee, expert in carbon footprinting. Based at Lancaster University the team brings together environmental and business expertise, to enable strategic and value enhancing responses to climate change. SWC research carbon assessment methods and develop […]

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Calum Ramage placement – Salmon & Trout Conservation (S&TC)

Calum Ramage

Name: Calum Ramage Institution: University of Nottingham Placement host: Salmon & Trout Conservation (S&TC)   In May 2021 I began a 3-month placement at Salmon & Trout Conservation, a charity and environmental lobbying organisation who run a series of campaigns across the UK aimed at the protection of British freshwater systems, particularly those supporting salmon […]

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Amy Gresham placement – Forest Resources Policy team in Welsh Government

Amy Gresham

Name : Amy Gresham Placement host : Forest Resources Policy team in Welsh Government I recently completed a three-month PhD placement with the Forest Resources Policy team in Welsh Government. The placement was completed online, working from home. I spent most of the placement working on documentation for a public consultation for the National Forest […]

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Zoe Melvin placement – Tropical Biological Association

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Name: Zoe Melvin Institution: Bangor University Placement Host: Tropical Biological Association When planning my placement, I wanted to utilise my creative side to help communicate science and hopefully aid conservation. So, I was over the moon when I was accepted for a three-month placement with the Tropical Biology Association (TBA). The TBA trains scientists, project […]

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Amy Withers – NPIF Innovation Placement Programme

Amy Withers

Details of student and placement Name: Amy Withers Institution: Lancaster University Placement Host: AgSpace Ltd What motivated you to apply for the placement? I wanted to gain as much experience as possible during my PhD, and learn about the many different career paths available within science and research. Doing a placement allowed me to immerse […]

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Charlotte Smith – NPIF Innovation Placement Programme

Charlotte Smith

Taking part in the NPIF Innovation Placement Programme gave me an opportunity to work with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC); pioneers of forest certification, who promote the responsible and sustainable management of the world’s forests. I joined the Data, Analytics, Evaluation and Learning team (iDEAL) at the very start of an ambitious project to revolutionise […]

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David Arnott – NPIF Innovation Placement Programme

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Details of student and placement Name: David Arnott Institution: Bangor University Placement Host: North York Moors National Park Authority (NYMNPA) What motivated you to apply for the Placement? My BSc degree in Agriculture, Conservation and Environment focused on the interface between agriculture and the environment and this led to my PhD which focuses on the […]

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