Postgraduate Alumni

Orla Myers (Yordas Group)

Orla completed her masters in Environmental and Biochemical Toxicology at Lancaster University, with the skills that she developed being essential to her current role within a chemical regulation comp…

David McGovern (Lecturer)

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 Univers…

Ricardo Faustino de Lima (Post-Doctorate Researcher)

Ricardo's particularly enjoyed the research environment at Lancaster University, with constant support from staff and friends made during his time in England, with his studies being furthered as a pos…

Cara Kennelly (Acclaro Advisory)

Lancaster University's Faculty of Science and Technology's internships provided Cara with the experience required for her current job role, whilst the flexibility of courses within LEC allowed Cara to…

Joshua Williams (Welsh Water)

Joshua's time at Lancaster began after he fell in love with the university and its surrounding areas, with a particular fondness developed of field trips, particularly when he visited Croatia as part …

Mathew Chard (Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service)

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 study…

Thomas Mawdsley (RPS Group)

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 mode…

Michaela Edwards (Lecturer)

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…

Sarah Shallcross (PhD student)

Sarah loved the challenges of her MSc Volcanology and Geological Hazards Masters course at Lancaster, and is now studying for a PhD at Leeds University.

Lydia Atkinson (Atkins Global)

Lydia now works as Assistant Ecologist with Atkins Global. Amongst other activities, she conducts wildlife surveys and compiles reports for protected species.

Rebecca Cunning (JXB)

Completing both BSc and PhD Geography, Rebecca now works as an Editorial Assistant for the Journal of Experimental Botany (JXB), a leading plant science journal based at Lancaster University.

Ben Radley (Guest Constructions Pty Ltd)

Undertaking his apprenticeship in carpentry with Guest Constructions Pty Ltd and attending TAFE NSW, Benj now lives in Australia!

Ally Gormally (Lecturer)

Having completed both a Masters and PhD with LEC, Ally is now a Geography Lecturer. She continues her research and looks forward to future collaborations and teaching the fantastic students of LEC.

Emily Cooper (UCLan: Human Geography Lecturer)

Now a Human Geography Lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire, Emily feels the guidance and opportunities Lancaster University provides have been invaluable.

Lancaster Environment Centre Graduate Leyla Page

Leyla Page (MDS Ltd)

Currently, based in Cambridge working for a crop protection company called Syngenta, Leyla is part of the MDS (Management Development Services) graduate scheme.

Lancaster Graduate Rebecca Burns, UG and PhD

Dr Rebecca Burns (Innovation Fellow: STARS Project)

Becca has gone from strength to strength in her journey with Lancaster University, graduating with first class honours before completing a PhD.