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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)

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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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