Training

Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy

September 2024.

An Advance HE accredited course, "Academic and Professional Pathway for Postgraduate Researchers who Teach" explores the themes of teacher role and identity, inclusive learning and teaching, engagement with learners, assessment and feedback, peer dialogue and professional learning, and wider issues in HE learning and teaching. This course led to becoming an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Thanks to Sara Hattersley, Ollie Turner, and Tina Finlay

Science Communication

Completed June 2024.

Learning to communicate science and our research accurately and engagingly to a wide range of different audiences. The course culminated in the design and delivery of a science radio programme recorded at BBC Coventry & Warwickshire studios

Thanks to Adair Richards and Rosie Eaton

Taxonomic Principles and Tools in Botanical Research - Focus on Lichenology

Completed March 2024.

A fascinating week immersed in the life of a botanical researcher at the Natural History Museum, London.

Thanks to Gothamie Weerakoon, Pat Wolseley, and the whole NHM team.

FAAM Experience Flight

Facility for Atmospheric and Airborne Measurements, Cranfield University, August 2023

Thanks to Doug Anderson, Chris Reed, and everyone at FAAM

Flight C352 for the Wessex Convection Experiment (WesCon)
ITV News coverage: https://www.itv.com/news/2023-09-25/the-scientists-taking-to-the-skies-to-improve-extreme-weather-forecasting

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Visit WesCon

Fundamentals of Build-It-Yourself Environmental Sensors

Kings College London, May 2023, funded by NERC

Thanks to Dr Daniel Schillereff, Dr Michael Chadwick, Dr Kristofer Chan, Professor Mark Mulligan, Dr Kate Olde, Dr Francis O'Shea, Nathan Oo, Reagan Pearce

Visit KCL Geography

Explore FreeStation Sensors

Learning the basics of wiring and code scripts to construct an air quality sensor
Data collection and performance analysis using various environmental sensors
Observation and operation using FreeStation sensors

Introduction to Earth Observation Data

Cranfield University, May 2023, funded by NERC

Thanks to Dr Abdou Khouakhi, Dr Jacqueline Hannam, Dr Toby Waine, Dr Daniel Simms, Ann Holden, Ian Truckell

Fundamentals of EO (Earth Observation) types and principles and how satellite EO interacts with the earth's surface and atmosphere
Google Earth engine and Microsoft Planetary Computer EO cloud data
Python API to access and manipulate collections of EO data
Building EO workflows from EO cloud back-ends

Geographic Information Systems Short Course

University of Birmingham, January 2023, funded by CENTA.

Led by the University of Southampton

Introduction to the underlying principles and methods of GIS.
Examination of the processes involved in the capture, storage, manipulation, analysis, presentation, and output of digital geographical data in a GIS.
Development of practical skills in processing data using QGIS.