Developing next generation leaders in environmental science
PhD title: Drivers and demographic consequences of seabird foraging strategies in a changing environment Location: UKCEH Edinburgh and Bangor University Email: tmg23bbb@bangor.ac.uk My PhD will investigate the drivers of foraging behaviour in European Shags. To do this, I will first be analysing bio-logging data collected as part of the Isle of May Long Term Study […]
PhD project title: Using ecological theory and data to evaluate and improve industry’s measurement of Biodiversity Net Gain Location: School of Environmental & Natural Sciences, Bangor University Email: vns22sbv@bangor.ac.uk LinkedIn With a deep love for the natural world, I embarked on a journey in ecology, earning my undergraduate degree in Colombia and a master’s from […]
I had the wonderful opportunity to do a 3-month placement from October to December 2023 with the Welsh Government in their water policy team. During this time, I worked closely with water quality and policy experts, gaining invaluable insights into government policymaking. Despite being based in Nottingham, the Welsh Government provided me with the flexibility […]
As a remote student undertaking PhD project centered around secondary data analysis, I wanted to undertake a placement that allowed me to work in more collaboratively in an industry setting and to gain a deeper understanding of peatlands and to develop my GIS and fieldwork skills. I reached out to the Water Research Centre (WRc) […]
Project title: Seeing in the dark: evolution of supraglacial lakes on the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets during polar night Location: Lancaster University Email: j.otto@lancaster.ac.uk LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jacqueline-otto-7bbb95183 After completing my BSc in Geographical Science at Freie Universität Berlin, I initially focused on Sustainability challenges in Urban Environments by pursuing an MA in Urban Studies at […]
PhD: Measuring the impact of rewilding on pollinator biodiversity: what can machine learning tell us? Location: University of Nottingham Email: mbygws@nottingham.ac.uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/GrahamSmithEnto I completed a BSc in Biology at the University of Nottingham, graduating in 2019, my primary research focused on the population ecology of the European Glowworm (Lampyris noctiluca) in Sherwood Forest. Following […]
PhD student Archita Bhattacharyya is undertaking a project focused on exploring the ecosystem of microorganisms in groundwater of England. In south England and the Midlands, about 70 per cent of drinking water is sourced from groundwater. This groundwater is home to a wide variety of microscopic organisms that have interactive relationships with the surrounding abiotic […]