Life beyond Lancaster Environment Centre
Lancaster’s study abroad in North America was a fundamental reason as to why Kristina chose to study at Lancaster. After living in Canada, and then completing her undergraduate degree in Geography, Kristina now works within the waste management sector, utilising the skills gained from her degree at Lancaster.
Nicola realised her passion for GIS whilst studying Geography at Lancaster, undertaking modules in each of her three years to continue her development, with her end goal set upon working within the GIS field after she completes her masters course in 2018.
After being inspired by a module that he undertook, Mathew decided to pursue a career in sustainability, which he now currently does on behalf of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, after studying both an undergraduate and a masters degree at Lancaster University.
After completing his BSc Geography degree, Thomas then decided to undertake a masters in sustainable water management, learning key skills which he now uses on a daily basis, developing hydraulic models to assess flood risks as a graduate modeller.
Michaela has been at Lancaster University in some capacity since 2006, gradually progressing from an initial BSc Geography student, to becoming a lecturer in organisational health and wellbeing at the university, putting good use to the academic knowledge gained throughout her time spent at the university.
A third year module which looked at the issues and development of cities overtime inspired Benjamin to pursue a career in planning, and after graduate a MSc at Cardiff University, Benjamin is now doing exactly that.
Emma’s experience of GIS and hydrology modules undertaken at Lancaster University prepared her excellently for her current career as a flood mapper for an environmental consulting.
The skills that Laurence gained in time management have proved to be invaluable in his work within the business developing and marketing sector. Whilst his travels of South East Asia have inspired him to further pursue extensive travels.
The second year Communicating Geography module helped Adam to decide his career path. He’s now a teacher at a local secondary school and training the next generation of geographers!
Jacqui completed a degree in Biological Sciences in 1993 and has been working as a journalist and producer and director, both for the BCC and herself. Her time at Lancaster included reconstructing a dolphin skeleton washed up at Morecambe!
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