Alumni
The success of the centre very much depends on the success
of our graduates. Our reputations are intermingled. If you are
doing well in your career it reflects well on us. If we are
continuing to produce high calibre graduates it adds to the value
of your degree.
Please provide us with some reliable contact details. The
details will only be used to send you an occasional newsletter from
the centre or, if you indicate willingness, to contact you for
advice or as a possible e-mentor for one of our current students.
CEMS now has a facebook account - search for Centre for
Environmental and Marine Sciences and sign up!
Email CEMS with your
contact details.
Alumni in the news
John Wong is working for WWF International in Switzerland
He is part of a team called the Hot House, a political and
policy support unit to support WWF political capacity and deliver
compelling political, economic and security arguments in favour of
environmental conservation to decision-makers at the highest
political level. His main role is to research and write articles
about why the latest political topics impact nature conservation
and how conservation can affect or even solve these political
issues. The topics he has written about so far include briefs on
Cross-sectoral Issues of Biodiversity, a package about the
Millennium Development Goals and Conservation, Green Economy, about
30 biographies of important political figures relevant to
conservation
Ellie
Burrell makes a splash in the business community
Ellie who graduated from CEMS was highlighted in the university
of Hull in-house magazine and local press for her success in
business.
Dawn Smith, CEMS Coastal Marine Biology graduate talks about her
experience with us.
"Bivalve Bob" reveals the less than glamorous aspects of working
as a professional marine biologist
Ruth, resident jellyfish technician at the Weymouth Sealife
Centre talks to the Dorset Echo
Sue Willis (Coastal Marine Biology Graduate, SCCS 2006) has won
a £250 prize for an essay recounting her experiences at the
Scarborough Centre for Coastal Studies. Sue came to us as a mature
student and grabbed hold of the opportunities offered and has
graduated with an excellent degree. She has now gone on to study
for a PhD entitled "The Classification and Management of Limestone
Pavements". We wish her every success.
Andrew Davies (coastal Marine Biology Graduate) is working as a
postdoc at the Scottish Association for Marine Science.
Cliare Little (Coastal Marine Biology Graduate) made the
national news with a story about a snapping turtle and John
Prescott.
Current MSc student at the Centre for Environmental and Marie
scence caused a bit of a stir in the dvingworld by daring to sugges
that male divers might be more clumsy than females!
Page last updated by James Proctor on
8/27/2010