Rosie Convoy (Mainstream Renewable Power)
Rosie has an interesting and varied career in wind power. For the last three years she have been working on the Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm as an Environment Manager with Mainstream Renewable Power.
Jonathan Howard (Masters/REACH Centre)
I am currently 4 months into my Master’s in Contamination, Risk Assessment and Remediation at Lancaster University which incorporates everything from studying pollution microbiology and remediation strategies to undertaking chemical risk assessments on real-life situations in the environment.
Matt Barker (BRE)
I now work for a national research organisation who cover all aspects of the built environment. I currently work mainly in Flood resilience, but also have input into various other areas including sustainable products; research and innovation; and our green building assessment programme BREEAM.
Andy Land (NCS)
Lancaster University gave Andy self-management and critical skills. This has enabled him to become the founding Director of NCS, a Building Surveying and Project Management consultancy.
Brittany Heap (Carbon Literacy Project)
Following her valuable voluntary work, Brittany recently became a Project Co-ordinator for a charity called the Carbon Literacy Project.
Tom Heywood (Unilever Graduate Scheme)
Tom is undertaking the first rotation of the Unilever Graduate Scheme working in London, bringing tech innovations into the business…
Ali Tarbun (Law Conversion)
After completing her Biological Sciences degree, Ali took a change of direction and is now working towards a career in law.
You want flies with that? LEC student Josh Ackroyd wins enterprise competition
Fourth year MSci Environmental Biology student Josh Ackroyd led a team that won Social Storm, a food security-themed competition run by Lancaster University’s Enterprise Centre. Read about Josh’s winning idea here.
Heather’s Met Office summer placements
Heather Guy graduated with a first class MSci degree in Natural Sciences (Physics and Environmental Science) in 2015. Heather completed two summer placements with the UK Met Office. Read about Heather’s experience, and how she was able to land these competitive placement opportunities.
Vicky’s internship at the Carbon Trust
MSc Energy and the Environment student, and former LEC Earth and Environment student, Vicky Hudson spent her summer working for the Carbon Trust. Read about her experience, which is a good example of exploiting the chance connections you can make at university!
