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Emma Holland
July 2025

Since the start of June, the IES team have been hosting a new Project Intern, Emma, who is a final year University of Sussex student. The university's Career Lab facilitate six-week internships for students progressing through their undergraduate degrees, enabling them to pick up new skills...

Marcus McAuley
March 2025
A photo of books on a shelf

I was curious to learn if the cover information on this little book could possibly be correct. How could such a hand-sized almost pocketbook offer a fascinating read for conservationists, anglers, freshwater biologists and those with interest in the natural world? I am, to a greater or...

Joseph Lewis
March 2025
Jellyfish in dark water

Over the past year the IES has been conducting a thematic project on 'Knowledge for policy'. That project has now concluded with a final report: 'Knowledge in a world of transformative change'.


Read the full report


Following the release of our vision for the future of environmental...

Harriet Codling
February 2025
What did you study before your apprenticeship?

I studied Geography, Biology and Computer Science at A Levels, so very much tailored my A Levels to the career I wanted to head into. I always loved Geography at GCSE, particularly for the field trips and natural hazards! Computer...

Ethny Childs
February 2025
Photograph of landfill site with a digger

The Land Condition Community and Environmental Policy Implementation Community (EPIC) and National Contaminated Land Officers Group (NCLOG) collaborated on a joint roundtable discussion exploring the challenge of PFAS management and key considerations for its effective regulation. ...

David Morris
February 2025
What did you study before your apprenticeship?

I’m on to my third career now! I started off in catering management and I didn’t get the best of grades and always thought I could do better. I took some time off to travel after university and then worked in hospitality. The...

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