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Linsey Cottrell
November 2025

As part of Green Careers Week, IES Member Linsey, the Environmental Policy Officer at the Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS), talks to the IES about her career journey and what a typical day in the life looks like. 


What has your career path looked like?

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Michelle Brierley
October 2025
River network from above surrounded by green landscape

As part of Green Careers week, IES Member, Michelle, Senior Environmental Officer in the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, talks to the IES about her career journey and what a typical day in the life looks like. 


Career path overview 

My career in...

Oliver Puddle
October 2025
Multi-coloured hot air balloon floating mid-air

As part of Green Careers Week, IES Member Oliver, the Technical Director at DustScanAQ , talks to the IES about his career journey and what a typical day in the life looks like. 


What has your career path looked like?

I graduated back in 2002 with a BSc in...

Alison Morrissy
October 2025
Environmental professionals working in a pair in a field with technical instruments

As part of Green Careers Week IES Member Alison, Technical Director EIA at Binnies, talks to the IES about her career journey and what a typical day in the life looks like. 


What has your career path looked like?

When I left university, I got my first job as a...

Catherine Copping
October 2025
Close-up layers of red rock

As part of Green Careers Week, IES Member Catherine, the Technical Director at Stantec UK Ltd, talks to the IES about her career journey and what a typical day in the life looks like. 


What has your career path looked like?

My first job was in the forensic science...

Vihan Jain
September 2025
Rows of empty colourful chairs

We caught up with Vihan, an IES Student Ambassador, to hear his story as a student and ambassador of the IES.


For the past ten months, I have had the privilege of serving as a Student Ambassador for the Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES). This role has given me the opportunity to...

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