Conservation

Conservation

Students from many different disciplines have undertaken an overseas placement involving some kind of conservation activity, spanning the range from week long ‘voluntourism’ all the way through to summer long conservation internships. Use the student trip reports below to help you identify which kinds of activity offer the greatest potential for own personal, academic and career development.

“Allowed me to network with scientists within my field and pursue the application to becoming a field assistant next summer.” Alice O’Grady, Environmental Sciences 

“My experience in scientific data recording... will be vital in my future careers as a marine biologist.” Alex Lord, Marine Biology 

“Being able to see how these …villages live with …less than someone would in the UK is really humbling.” George Jones, Engineering 

“It was great to see the direct impact our work was [having].” Owen Porter, Oceanography 

“Although volunteering abroad seemed daunting at first it was the best decision I have ever made, my self-confidence has grown massively. I had the best summer of my life whilst learning valuable life skills and improving my chances of employment.” Isabelle-Rose Baxter, Marine Biology 

‘Allowed me to see first hand the huge impacts that human activity is having on the environment.” Sophie Hunt, Geography 

“The connections I made at the camp are already proving valuable, with a prospective job in the future coming from this trip.” Olive Summerfield, Earth, Ocean and Ecological Sciences

Organisation	Specific programme	Country	Category	Student trip report
AP Marine	Marine environmental consultancy Internship	Cyprus	Conservation	Toby Staggs-Willox
ARCHELON	Sea Turtle conservation	Greece	Conservation	Isabelle-Rose Baxter
Atlantic Whale & Dolphin foundation	Whale & Dolphin conservation	Tenerife	Conservation	Alex Lord
Coresea	Marine research internship	Thailand	Conservation	Alexander Van Wienan
COTERC	Rainforest conservation	Costa Rica	Conservation	Jamie Morriss
Frontier	Whale & Dolphin conservation	Tenerife	Conservation	Savvas Dong
Frontier	Whale & Dolphin conservation	Tenerife	Conservation	Ben Garrett
Frontier	Whale & Dolphin conservation	Tenerife	Conservation	Olivia Hughes
Frontier	Whale & Dolphin conservation	Tenerife	Conservation	Emily McIver
Frontier	Whale & Dolphin conservation	Tenerife	Conservation	Owen Porter
Frontier	Conservation project	Costa Rica	Conservation	Olive Summerfield
Give Volunteers	Teaching, community and conservation projects	Thailand	Conservation	Samantha Harrison
Global Visions International	Turtle conservation	Greece	Conservation	Kate Reid
GoEco	Sea turtle conservation	Bali	Conservation	George Jones
Go Overseas	Language, teaching and conservation	Guatemala	Conservation	Brogan Boonham
Go Overseas	Language, teaching and conservation	Guatemala	Conservation	Georgia Hirst
Go Overseas	Language, teaching and conservation	Guatemala	Conservation	Shania Pallicer McPherson
International Volunteer HQ	Turtle conservation	Bali	Conservation	Sophie Hunt
International Volunteer HQ	Sports Education, Animal Sanctuary and Environmental Education project	Ecuador	Conservation	Annie Silker
Love the Oceans	Marine conservation project	Mozambique	Conservation	Rhiannon Cliffe
Marine Dynamics	Shark conservation internship	South Africa	Conservation	Neve Cooper
Plan My Gap Year	Community and conservation projects	Madagascar	Conservation	Georgia Tranter
Planetary Accounting Network	Environmental sustainability internship	New Zealand	Conservation	Beth Hughes
Real Gap Experience	Game reserve internship	South Africa	Conservation	Emma Crane
Reef Teach	Conservation education	Australia	Conservation	Alexandra Williams
Tethys Research Institute	Cetacean research, Italy	Italy	Conservation	Ailsa Anson
The Mighty Roar	Marine conservation programme	Bali	Conservation	Jake Brito
VESA	Community and Conservation project	Fiji	Conservation	Alexia Louca
VESA	Teaching, community and conservation	South Africa	Conservation	Samantha Harrison
Wildlife Friends Foundation	Elephant Conservation	Thailand	Conservation	Amelia Scott
Wildlife Sense	Sea turtles conservation, Kefalonia	Greece	Conservation	Olivia Francis
Wildlife Sense	Sea turtles conservation, Kefalonia	Greece	Conservation	Brittany MacPherson
Wildlife Sense	Sea turtles conservation, Kefalonia	Greece	Conservation	Olivia McQuaid
Wildlife Sense	Sea turtles conservation, Kefalonia	Greece	Conservation	Alice O’Grady
Wildlife Sense	Sea turtles conservation, Kefalonia	Greece	Conservation	Courtney Roberts
Wildlife Sense	Sea turtles conservation, Kefalonia	Greece	Conservation	Eloise Taylor
Help Refugees	Help Refugees Calais	France	Humanitarian	Anna Scott
Worlds Challenge Challenge	Global sustainability competition	Canada	Other	Tom Blackburn
VU Amsterdam Summer School	Programming Python, Amsterdam	Netherlands	Summer school	Princess Hill
Gotoco China	Teaching PE	China	Teaching	James Baker
Gotoco China	Teaching English	China	Teaching	Ella Case
Gotoco China	Teaching English	China	Teaching
Original Volunteers	Teaching English & Maths	Thailand	Teaching	Millie Grundy
Self-organised	Teaching	Brunei	Teaching	Alex Shakeshaft
Think Pacific	Teaching	Fiji	Teaching	Kaiyi Wu
Trinity Baptist Church	Teaching at Kasei Boys High School	Kenya	Teaching	Christopher Herwig
Original Volunteers	Teaching & community project	Ghana	Teaching & Community	Salman Khan
Divewise Malta	Divemaster internship	Malta	Work	Jack Kyffin
Yummy Jobs	Disney Cultural Exchange Programme	USA	Work experience	Charlotte Leslie
Box Youth Project	Community, youth and school projects	Gambia	Work experience	Katherine Eastaugh
Camp America	Camp Westmont	USA	Work experience	Benjamin Erxleben
Camp America	Camp Winadu	USA	Work experience	Ben Sacarello
Camp America	Camp Danbee	USA	Work experience	Emma Ward