Sally Hughes
18 September 2025

Are you ready to champion the student voice? Become a Student Ambassador

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Shape the future of environmental science, boost your employability, and make your voice heard.

Why Join the Scheme?

As an IES Student Ambassador, you will:

  • Build skills in communication, leadership, and event management.
  • Gain professional experience that looks great on your CV.
  • Network with students, academics, and industry professionals worldwide.

Hear what our current ambassadors have to say about the role:

What You’ll Do

The role is flexible - you can shape it to your strengths and interests.

As an Ambassador, you will:

  • Represent the IES at your university.
  • Promote environmental action and student membership.
  • Run or host IES events on campus.
  • Share opportunities and inspire your peers.
  • Contribute to IES social media and student pages.
  • Sit in on CEDHE committee meetings, influencing the future of environmental education.

Who We’re Looking For

We want students who are:

  • Studying on an IES-accredited programme and are current IES Student Members (you can sign up today if you’re not).
  • Confident communicators (written and verbal).
  • Organised, proactive, and ready to lead.
  • Passionate about sustainability and environmental science.
  • We particularly welcome applications from students from underrepresented groups, in line with our Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) Plan 2023–2026.

Key Details

  • Term: 13 months (Nov 2025 – Dec 2026, including handover period).
  • Deadline: 12pm, Monday 27th October 2025.

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You must be an existing Student Member (sign up form) of the IES and logged into the members area to access this form.


Not yet a Student Member? Sign up today.

Questions? Email us at education@the-ies.org.