{"id":3282,"date":"2022-04-20T13:56:37","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T12:56:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/?p=3282"},"modified":"2022-04-20T13:56:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T12:56:37","slug":"british-ecological-society-undergraduate-summer-school-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2022\/04\/20\/british-ecological-society-undergraduate-summer-school-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"British Ecological Society \u2013 Undergraduate Summer School 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Applications are now open for the <strong>Undergraduate Summer School 2022<\/strong> run by the <strong>British Ecological Society<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This year the Summer School will start with an online day held on the\u00a0<strong>12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0July<\/strong>, followed by a residential field trip to Blencathra FSC Centre within the Lake District,\u00a0<strong>15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0to 18<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0July<\/strong>.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Applicants must be from UK or Ireland-based universities and in an ecology-related undergraduate degree<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This Summer School is\u00a0an opportunity for\u00a0undergraduate students of all levels\u00a0<strong>to gain insights into\u00a0careers<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>in the ecology and environment sector\u00a0<\/strong>and develop vital experience and skills\u202fincluding:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Practical field skills through outdoor activities<\/li>\n<li>Workshops in a range of specialist ecological fields (e.g. botany, entomology, etc&#8230;)<\/li>\n<li>Careers talks from professionals in the sector both within and outside of research<\/li>\n<li>Transferable skills development (e.g. CV, science communication, wellbeing, etc\u2026)<\/li>\n<li>Networking opportunities\u00a0with professionals and peers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We strongly encourage applications from students that feel that they have experienced or still experience barriers to their career development, and who have gaps in their practical field skills.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Applications close\u00a0Tuesday 3rd\u00a0May 9:00am BST<\/strong>, and students can find further details of the Summer School and apply online by filling out the Google forms document via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishecologicalsociety.org\/learning-and-resources\/career-development\/ugsummer-school\/\"><strong>our website<\/strong><\/a><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>We can discuss alternative application methods with applicants should this be a barrier.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in applying or have questions about eligibility and the application process, please contact Fiona Le Ray (<a href=\"mailto:fiona@britishecologicalsociety.org\">fiona@britishecologicalsociety.org<\/a>).<\/p>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2022\/04\/20\/british-ecological-society-undergraduate-summer-school-2022\/&amp;t=British Ecological Society \u2013 Undergraduate Summer School 2022' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=British Ecological Society \u2013 Undergraduate Summer School 2022%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2022\/04\/20\/british-ecological-society-undergraduate-summer-school-2022\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2022\/04\/20\/british-ecological-society-undergraduate-summer-school-2022\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2022\/04\/20\/british-ecological-society-undergraduate-summer-school-2022\/&amp;title=British Ecological Society \u2013 Undergraduate Summer School 2022' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/aspirations\/2022\/04\/20\/british-ecological-society-undergraduate-summer-school-2022\/&amp;title=British Ecological Society \u2013 Undergraduate Summer School 2022' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Applications are now open for the Undergraduate Summer School 2022 run by the British Ecological Society. 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