Developing next generation leaders in environmental science
Location: Bangor University Email: jnp25pvs@bangor.ac.uk LinkedIn: Jennifer Poole https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-poole-b1a18a201/ PhD: Shifting climate, shifting threats: understanding the impact of climate change on chytrid disease dynamics in a global salamander biodiversity hotspot I have a strong fascination in all wildlife but especially herpetofauna. Now, I am pursuing a PhD looking at how climate change is going to […]
In the first 3 months of 2025, I undertook an Envision funded placement at the Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate Change (GCBC) based at Kew Gardens, London. The GCBC supports the development of projects in ODA-eligible countries that “develop innovative and scalable approaches to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity that deliver climate […]
From March to June 2025, I undertook an ENVISION-funded placement with Natural Resources Wales (NRW), a Welsh Government sponsored body responsible for ensuring that Wales’s natural resources are managed sustainably for the benefit of people, wildlife, and the environment. My project explored how sea level rise and coastal management plans might affect biogenic reefs in […]
From March to May 2025, I completed an Envision funded placement with Alderney Wildlife Trust. Alderney is one of the Channel Islands, just three miles by one and a half miles in size, and I was lucky enough to spend the spring living and working there whilst on my placement. Alderney Wildlife Trust is one […]
As part of my PhD programme, I undertook a professional placement with the Environment Agency (EA), where I worked within the Environment Programme (EP) team. This team is responsible for delivering a range of ambitious environmental restoration schemes across the region. The placement, was completed on a part-time basis over a six-month period, allowing me […]
The Envision training programme includes 2 mandatory activities: A 3-day residential welcome event for new starters with cohort building activities. Annual 3-day residential Envision conference with training opportunities and networking activities. Where possible Envision aim to adapt the training programme to meet the training needs identified by our student in the TNA each year. Examples […]
In February and March of 2025 I was fortunate enough to participate in the 275th scientific cruise onboard the RRS James Cook. The cruise took us to two locations in the Atlantic ocean, one station over the Basin and the other on a peak of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, at 16 degrees south. There were 22 […]
My Envision placement involved lecturing and other teaching activities at Bangor University. I had always known I liked being involved in education and Envision and Bangor were great in helping this placement happen. As part of my placement, I helped in 13 modules over the course of three months, had a total of 200 hours […]
The benefits of biodiversity for forest resilience and delivery of many ecosystem services underpin “nature-based solutions”. However, there are major gaps in knowledge of the ecological mechanisms, leading to serious over-generalisation and weak evidence base for policy and management. Resilience of European woodlands is threatened by climate-change-linked escalation of catastrophic tree pathogens and pests. We […]
As part of my PhD with ENVISION, I had the opportunity to undertake a placement with rePLANET, a company conducting large scale ecological restoration through private sector funding. This experience provided me with insights into the intersection of conservation, policy and finance. During my time with rePLANET, I was involved in projects that explored the […]