Student experience
Read our student blogs to get a flavour of life as an undergraduate or postgraduate at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
Becoming a Natural: Earth Science without science A-Levels
Student experience 9th May 2023
2nd Year student Ayesha shares her experience of starting her BSc Earth and Planetary Sciences without taking Science A-Levels.
Research Project Abroad: Ezri’s experience
Student experience 23rd November 2022
Fourth year environmental science student Ezri spent her summer in Canada undertaking a fully funded research project, was it worth doing?
Summer Internship at Hindustan Rajasthan Refinery Limited
Student experience 14th October 2022
Second year earth and planetary sciences student Sanya describes her experience in applying for and completing a summer internship.
Geology: A student’s perspective
Student experience 21st July 2022
Wasim Mustafa, a fourth-year MEarthSci student, reflects on his experiences of Geology as an undergraduate in the department.
Science Communication in Earth, Planetary and Environmental Sciences
Student experience 8th July 2022
Undergraduate students in the third year of their course take a module with a focus on Science Communication.
Office in the Great Outdoors: Geology Field Work
Student experience 14th March 2022
Emma Conway, a fourth year Geology MEarthSci student, shared the highlights of her time completing field work as an earth scientist.
Summer Internship- Rothamstead
Student experience 25th October 2021
Jasmine Vallabh talked to us about her summer internship at Rothamsted Research, and gives advice to students looking to apply for work experience.
Environmental Science in Action: Martha Finn’s Next Step
Student experience 6th July 2021
We caught up with BSc Environmental Science student Martha Finn as she looks ahead to exciting new projects on the graduate scheme with Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains. In this post, Martha discusses her internship at General Electric, her final year project, job hunting and the student experience as well as her next steps.
Finally, back to the rocks!
Meet the Department 9th June 2021
Professor Jonathan Redfern celebrates the return to fieldwork for Earth and Environmental scientists.
Volunteering: growing plants and growing as a person
Student experience 4th May 2021
In this blog post, MPhil student Klaudia Jedyka considers how volunteering with Platt Fields Market Garden has been a fruitful endeavour, from helping the community, to supplementing and applying knowledge gained from her degree, to paid work and personal growth.