Name: Eilidh Munro & Bethan John - Conservation Careers Stories by Conservation Ecology SIG
Duration: 29 min 58 s
Description: Award-winning conservation storytellers Bethan John and Eilidh Munro share their key advice for creating on-the-ground impact and their experiences working together to produce the documentary, Voices on the Road, with Rosalie Wright and the BES Conservation SIG.

In this Conservation Careers Stories episode Rosalie Wright interviews Dr Emily Strange, Assistant Professor at Leiden University. Having started out in drama school, find out how Emily ended up in conservation and listen to the episode for her top tips on navigating conservation careers, from how to do "informal networking" to finding the right PhD for you.

Dr Emily Strange BES CCS

Dr Emily Strange - Conservation Careers Stories

This month Rosalie Wright speaks to Josh Jones, recent Tropical Ecology Master’s graduate from Imperial College London and author of the article “Artificial Selection: Being first-generation in ecology”. Josh discusses his key advice for navigating university and the beginnings of your career path, highlighting how the field needs to change to better support early career ecologists and first-generation students.

Jone Jones - Conservation Careers Stories

Josh Jones - Conservation Careers Stories

Award-winning conservation storytellers Bethan John and Eilidh Munro share their key advice for creating on-the-ground impact and their experiences working together to produce the documentary, Voices on the Road, with Rosalie Wright and the BES Conservation SIG.

Conservation Careers Stories

Eilidh Munro & Bethan John - Conservation Careers Stories

In this episode we hear from Dr Lydia Cole, a conservation ecologist and Associate Lecturer at the University of St Andrews, and Chair of the British Ecological Society Conservation SIG. Interview by Rosalie Wright. Please note this was recorded in December 2020.

BES CCS Committee

Dr Lydia Cole - Committee Conservation Careers Stories

In this episode Rosalie Wright speaks to Andy Suggitt, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of York, and a representative for early-career members of the BES Conservation SIG.

BES CCS

Andy Suggitt - Committee Conservation Career Stories

In this Conservation Careers Stories episode Rosalie Wright interviews Committee members Andy Suggitt, Enya O'Reilly and incoming PhD student Alana Thornton. This Q&A focuses on advice for anyone considering, or currently undertaking, a PhD / grad school. We discuss reasons for choosing a PhD, how to secure funding, top tips for making it through and much Consermore.

Grad School & PhDs - Conservation Careers Stories Q&A

Started in January 2020, Conservation Careers Stories is an interview series to learn from inspiring early career individuals who work in conservation-related fields. From PhDs to policy-making, the interviews explore a diversity of professions in order to highlight the breadth of pathways conservation careers can take.

Eilidh Munro & Bethan John - Conservation Careers Stories

Conservation Ecology SIG

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