Amy Valach – From Lancaster to Antarctica, via Amazonia
Dr Amy Valach describes her journey from studying an Ecology degree at Lancaster University to becoming a research scientist working in Antarctica for the British Antarctic Survey.
Science on an ice shelf – working in Antarctica
Dr Amy Valach, who recently finished a PhD in Environmental Science at Lancaster University, writes about her work as a research scientist at the Halley Research Station. Earlier this year she featured on a BBC Horizon programme about Halley, called “Ice Station”.
Antje Fiebig (Institute of Plant Sciences & Resource Conservation)
Antje is now employed at the Horticultural Sciences Department of the Institute of Plant Sciences and Resource Conservation in Bonn (Germany) as the lab manager and supervises PhD/Master’s students.
Beth Brockett (Natural England)
Working as Lead Land Management Adviser at Natural England, Beth covers the South West Peak District…
Connecting degree/PhD skills to the workplace
Need help to building your CV? Here you can find info presented by Dr Michael Wilkinson that nicely maps university/PhD skills onto the sorts of transferable skills that employers are looking for.
