Life beyond Lancaster Environment Centre
Chris Breeze (MSci Environmental Science, 2020) reflects on his transition from LEC undergraduate student to working at the UKHO: Joining the UK Hydrographic Office has kickstarted an exciting journey for me in Oceanography and Geoinformatics. As a Junior Geospatial Product Specialist, I have joined the Chart Production Team, with my projects focused around compiling Standard […]
Name: Danny Ash Degree Title: Geography/North America BSc Graduated: July 2017 College: Furness College Where are you now and what are you doing? I’ve been a Catastrophe Modeller within QBE, a syndicate of the Lloyds of London insurance marketplace, for just over a year, and I’ve finally (this week) moved down to London! My job revolves […]
Name: Alex Spence Degree Title: BSc Environmental Science Graduated: 2018 College: Cartmel College Where are you now and what are you doing? I have just moved to Manchester and started working for Arcadis as a Graduate Air Quality Consultant. I am gaining experience in all aspects of air quality, from air quality monitoring to […]
Dr Carl Smith graduated from Lancaster in 1995. Since then, his career path has woven together his interests in natural and cultural processes. As well as his academic position, he’s also a chartered landscape architect with a research and practice focus on sustainable place-making. It was his time at Lancaster that set him on this fulfilling trajectory: […]
Molly loved her time at Lancaster, so much in fact that she chose to extend her three year undergraduate course to a four year postgraduate course, highlighting the variety of modules available and the plethora of field trips as highlights. However, Molly was also exceptionally active in extra-curricular activites, captaining the Bowland women’s netball team, and acting as education and welfare officer for Bowland JCR; gaining skills from both academia and her social life, such as communication and presenting, which are now fundamental to her role at United Utilities.
Adam was unsure of what he wanted to do post-graduation, but the opportunity arose via his network to work for an innovative energy firm, a decision on which he has not looked back on since. Adam’s time at Lancaster helped him prepare for this role by vastly improving his communication and report-writing skills, which are now fundamental to his job role.
Natalia’s time at Lancaster helped her to discover her love of both town planning and Canada, with her ultimate ambition to combine the two together. However, beyond academia, Natalia also thoroughly playing for the Cartmel college netball team, making friendships and developing a competitive edge.
Sarah chose to study at Lancaster because of the Environment Centre, and she mostly enjoyed the filed trips offered by the university, which allowed her to put into practice the practical skills and knowledge that she acquired. Beyond academics, Sarah was also a student ambassador, and volunteered for the Nightline service, interacting with new people regularly and making a plethora of long-term friendships.
Greg’s time at Lancaster University saw him become more open minded and hard-working overall, using these skills in his many successful business ventures that he has undertaken post-graduation.
David repaid Lancaster’s faith in him after achieving poor A-Level results, by going on to be a successful academic, now lecturing in water engineering and fluid mechanics at London South Bank University. Whilst at Lancaster, David also established himself firmly in both the squash team and Lancaster’s music scene over the five years that he spent at the university.
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