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Vanessa Pilley
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After graduating with an MSc in Disaster Management and a BSc in Geology & Geography. I started out my career in the Ministry of Defence, working mainly on nuclear projects. I then moved to Defra, as a Geography Evidence Adviser, where I promoted and advised on the use of geography across Government. I also managed Defra’s climate research programme. I subsequently undertook a 4year secondment, working an EU Cohesion Policy. In 2020, I returned to Defra’s Chief Scientific Adviser’s Office Futures team, where I lead on emergent, systematic, and extreme risk & resilience issues. I am a chartered geographer, and am active in my local Parish on green issues. I also run a Not-for-Profit organisation, delivering risk awareness resources to developing communities.
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Tom Moir
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I help lead teams of surveyors and drone pilots who map Britain’s buildings, roads, and landscapes. Our work helps keep national maps accurate so emergency services, councils, and businesses can find the right places quickly when it really matters.
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Samuel Hollowood
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Sam Inglis
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Richard Jeffries
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Rebecca Brett
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I coordinate a climate action project which supports children, young people and families to reconnect with nature and take positive climate action.
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Rachael Sparrow
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Pauline Morrow
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Paul Fuller
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I help make sure big projects—like building roads or schools—are good for people and communities. My job is to listen, use data, and work with others to create fair and positive changes that last a long time.
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Oli Burns
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I work for the Environment Agency. We are responsible for managing flood risk and protecting the natural environment in England. I use my knowledge of geomorphology to advise on conservation and restoration of habitats, and how to manage hazard risk in areas threatened by pressures like flooding and coastal erosion.
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Morgan Commins
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Milly Bell
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I am a science communications professional working for the Centre for Forest Protection, a Defra-funded research collaboration between Forest Research and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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Micaela Mancini
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Megan Donald
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I research the jobs in Scotland’s countryside and help to get people more skilled in land-based work.
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Max Edgington
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Mark Stileman
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Lucy Clarke
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Lokesh Jain
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I use computers to understand how quickly icebergs around Greenland will melt in the future. This helps us understand how quickly sea levels will rise. 🧊
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Lizzie Augarde
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I am a Lead Analyst at Public Health Wales, using data analysis and data science to understand and improve population health and reduce inequalities
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Liz Barron-Majerik
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I work for Lantra, where we work to help make sure that when people are considering careers, that they know about all the nature based options, that our businesses know how to find the best people, and that all the courses suit the needs of the sector.
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Liam Herringshaw
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I study fossils. I am especially interested in fossils made by creatures that burrowed in the sea bed, and how they have changed over time.
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Lara Hillyard
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I am a data scientist working for Natural England. I make maps that help us to understand nature and greenspaces across the country.
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Keith Thomas
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I run my own consultancy business supporting local people to enhance town centres and help businesses grow and employ more people.
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Kate Edwards
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As a Geographer working in video games, I pioneered the practice of “culturalization”, effectively helping game creators navigate complex cultural and geopolitical issues to maximize the global reach of their games. This focus includes the content in the game worlds themselves, as well as how that content may be perceived across various cultures.
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Kamila Svorad
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Jonny Riggall
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Jonathan Raper
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Joe Holmes
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My work involves deciding how best to protect communities from river flooding. I help to plan work to maintain, repair and improve flood defences. I also respond in very wet weather!
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Jimena Rubio
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Jessica Flack
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Researching carbon to predict how much we can store to reduce climate change.
Advising farmers on how to manage their land in more environmentally friendly ways and get paid by the government to do it.Latest Question:
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Jemima Letts
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As Forestry Manager, I oversee all the trees and woodlands on the Chatsworth Estate. This includes producing timber and firewood, completing tree safety inspections, tree planting and lots more!
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Jacquelyn Hide
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I work on biodiversity and habitat mapping using QGIS, creating spatial maps of wildflower zones and supporting staff engagement through events like butterfly monitoring. I also look into waste streams, carbon data, and environmental management, and I’m developing a sustainability tool to help labs become more eco‑friendly.
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Jack Tarrant
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Isaac Dawson
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I research glaciers in the Arctic and how climate change affecting them! I do this using imagery from satellites and fieldwork.
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Hannah Gow
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Geospatial scientist/geologist who loves data💻, maps🗺️ and rocks🪨
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Hannah Book
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Georgia Lambert
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I study a type of insect called a burying beetle. They have really pretty dark orange and black wing cases and are common in the UK so there could be some hiding in your garden right now!
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George Foden
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I am a post-doctoral researcher studying the links between humanitarian interventions and long-term community resilience.
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Ellie Mackay
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Elizabeth Storer
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David Haro Monteagudo
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I use data from rivers, weather stations, and satellites—plus computer models—to help plan who gets water, when, and how much. My research supports fair water allocation, smarter reservoir operation, and drought preparedness so that towns, farms, and nature have enough water even as climate changes.
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Dan Hill
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Craig Andrew Walker
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Connor Warwick
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I am a drone pilot and cartographer creating maps for clients who wish to increase the biodiversity of their land.
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Connie Harpur
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I study icy places using data from satellites 🧊🛰 and fieldwork 🌍🚣♀️
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Andrew Robinson
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Alison Gardner
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Alex Bartle
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I work as a flood risk advisor for the Environment Agency.
I support the delivery of flood reduction schemes, natural flood management and engagement with communities of flood risk.
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Alexander Treliving
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I work with geographic data to make sure every place and property has an accurate name, address and location, so we can all find our way around – without address data, we’d be lost…literally!
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Alan Jones
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Every day working with the Environment Agency is different. One day I may be giving a talk to members of public about an environmental topic or to farmers about some new regulations or I may be taking water samples or attending an environmental pollution incident with the local Fire and Rescue Service. I use my mapping skills to help others understand an issue and I may use satellite images to locate fields which may be taking too much water when the area may be in drought. I do a lot of analysing of water samples which I may take or which may have come back from our laboratory.
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