Developing next generation leaders in environmental science
PhD: Enhancing the contribution of dung beetles to biodiverse and net-zero livestock systems. Location: Rothamsted Research, North Wyke Email: genevieve.kiero-watson@rothamsted.ac.uk LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/genevieve-kiero-watson-924721212 I completed my undergraduate degree at Harper Adams University in Zoology with Entomology. Here I was able to gain an appreciation for British agriculture and its importance in food security, while maintaining my […]
PhD: Enhancing Geospatial Approaches to Quantify, Visualise and Predict Spatiotemporal Variation in Animal Behaviour at Global Scales Location: Lancaster University Email: v.marchment1@lancaster.ac.uk I am an EPSRC-funded PhD student at the Lancaster Environment Centre, working under the supervision of Dr Sally Keith, Dr Duncan Whyatt, and Prof. Carsten Rahbek (University of Copenhagen). I hold a BSc […]
Project name: Defrosting the Arctic Ocean Layer Cake Host institute: Bangor University Email: vdv24jgx@bangor.ac.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vedant-vairagi-b3726b17b/ I graduated from Nanyang Technological University Singapore in 2022 with a B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Mathematics. During my undergraduate, I worked at the Earth Observatory of Singapore. At the Earth Observatory of Singapore, I worked […]
Project: Muddy Feet: Dinosaurs tiptoeing through tides Location: Bangor University Email: Jennifer.hewitt@bangor.ac.uk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-m-hewitt/ Bio: I completed my undergraduate degree (BSc Hons Geological Oceanography) at Bangor University in 2022. My undergraduate dissertation ‘Are tidal simulations of the Jurassic Laurussian Seaway inaccurate?’ focussed on exploring the use of sediment grain size in ancient tidal deposits as […]
PhD: Integrating Conservation Genetics, Population Genetics, and eDNA Metabarcoding to understand and manage the Endangered Fen Raft Spider (Dolomedes plantarius) in the UK Location: University of Nottingham Email: anna.maka@nottingham.ac.uk Linktree: https://linktr.ee/anna.maka I’m really passionate about invertebrate conservation, especially when it comes to arachnids, which are often misunderstood and overlooked. I did my BSc in Animal […]
Project title: A Changing Arctic Pedosphere: exploring differences in soil phosphorus retention in Western Greenland Location: Lancaster University and UKCEH centres Lancaster and Bangor Email: z.h.wright@lancaster.ac.uk LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/zoe-wright-04b815164 OrchidID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9429-0849 Background and Interest: I graduated from the University of Aberdeen in 2024 with a BSc in Environmental Science, with my main area of interest being […]
PhD: Identifying mechanisms for decline and pathways to recovery in Lepidoptera populations in calcareous habitats. Location: Lancaster University Email: h.risser@ceh.ac.uk X: @risserhannah My PhD research aims to understand the mechanisms for decline and pathways to recovery in Lepidoptera (butterfly and moth) populations in calcareous habitats, with a focus on the limestone pavements of Yorkshire and […]
Project title: Temporal changes in Neotropical freshwater biodiversity in forest-agriculture frontiers Location: Lancaster University Email: o.resiga@lancaster.ac.uk ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Oana-Resiga LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oana-resiga-567bb9205/ Bio: Before starting my PhD, I completed a BSc in Biological Sciences at Durham University, where I later joined the Ecology Conservation Group for a research Master’s (MRes) degree. My project investigated the responses of […]
PhD: Are lianas driving a tradeoff between carbon and biodiversity in tropical rainforests? Location: University of Nottingham Email: emma.sweeney@nottingham.ac.uk I completed my undergraduate degree in Zoo Biology at Nottingham Trent University in 2020, where I wrote my dissertation on the effects of climate change on the prevalence of Chytridiomycosis, an infectious disease caused by the […]
PhD: Redrawing the lines of battle in coral reef fish communities Location: Lancaster University Email: n.m.hamilton@lancaster.ac.uk X: @Nadia_Hamilton_ LinkedIn: Nadia Hamilton Research Gate: Nadia Hamilton I previously completed a bachelor’s degree (BSc) in Applied marine biology at Bangor University, where my dissertation research investigated the relationship between toxicity and aposematism in nudibranchs. I later went […]