Developing next generation leaders in environmental science
Details of student and placement Name: Oliver Baines Institution: University of Nottingham Placement Host: United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) From February-April 2021, I was lucky enough to carry out a 3-month placement at United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), working in the Climate Change and Biodiversity programme. Having […]
Lead supervisor: Dr Mark Wilkinson (mark.wilkinson@rothamsted.ac.uk) and Professor Nigel Halford (nigel.halford@rothamsted.ac.uk) Location: Rothamsted Research Duration: 8 weeks A funded opportunity is available for an undergraduate student in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, computing, physical sciences or engineering (subject to eligibility criteria below) to contribute to a study to improve our understanding of how climate […]
Lead supervisor: Dr Kirsti Ashworth (k.s.ashworth1@lancaster.ac.uk) Location: Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) and UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) Bangor Duration: 8-10 weeks (depending on age and experience) Are you looking to transfer your knowledge and skills to tackling critical environmental challenges? A funded opportunity is available for an undergraduate student in a quantitative […]
Lead supervisor: Dr Riccardo Briganti (riccardo.briganti@nottingham.ac.uk) Location: University of Nottingham (UoN) and British Geological Survey (BGS) Duration: Approximately 10 weeks (depending on age and experience) Paid summer research placement opportunity. Are you interested in coastal erosion problems? Are you looking for an opportunity to apply your knowledge to modelling the impact of severe storms […]
Lead supervisor: Dr Tom Reader (tom.reader@nottingham.ac.uk) Location: University of Nottingham (UoN) Duration: Approximately 6 weeks (depending on age and experience) Paid summer research placement opportunity A funded opportunity is available for an undergraduate student in a biological or quantitative discipline (including mathematics, computing or physics) to form part of a pilot project at the […]
Details of student and placement Name: Jeneen Hadj-Hammou Institution: Lancaster University Placement Host: Wildlife Conservation Society I completed a three-month internship with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) team in the final year of my PhD, from January-April 2021. My internship focussed on contributing to the management of a new marine Trans-Boundary Conservation Area (TBCA) […]
Details of student and placement Name: Helen Ford Institution: Bangor University Placement Host: Zoological Society of London I wanted to do a placement with a scientist that I have admired since I first saw her give a talk at a conference in the first year of my PhD. I had heard great things about […]
In February 2020 Envision students were invited to think about their research from a different perspective, that of an Entrepreneur. Find out more about this intensive 2.5 day workshop in this short film.
Details of student and placement Name: Beth Clark Institution: Bangor University Placement Host: HM Government Open Innovation Team I applied to do a placement with the Open Innovation Team at the end of 2019, in my third year of a part time PhD in Ocean Science. I was keen to get a taste of […]
Envision DTP is hosted by Lancaster University