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Linsey Cottrell
Blog
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
Blog
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
Blog
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...

Various
Webinars
October 2025
Photograph of goshawk about to take off from a tree stump

To meet the scale of the challenge posed by climate change, the focus of COPs must rapidly move from discussion to delivery. We know what we need to do, and a strong public mandate for ambitious solutions has continued to grow.


Ahead of the COP30 climate summit taking place in...

Alison Morrissy
Blog
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
Blog
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...

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