Geographers in the School of Anthropology and Conservation have welcomed Oshin Whyte to complete a Master’s by Research on cultural values for the marine environment in the Turks and Caicos Islands.<\/p>\n
The research is funded by the South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute<\/a> as part of a programme of work being conducted in the British Overseas Territories, in partnership with Reader in Human Ecology, Dr Robert Fish<\/a>.<\/p>\n Oshin, who is a Turks Islander Divemaster and Environmental Scientist, said, \u201cI am beyond ecstatic about this Master’s programme here at the University of Kent, as it provides me with the opportunity to explore a topic that hasn\u2019t been explored in the Turks and Caicos, one that will contribute to the wider understanding and ultimately better management of the marine environment of the Islands. This is something that I am passionate about.\u201d<\/p>\n Oshin will be supervised by Dr Fish and Reader in Tourism Management, Dr Mark Hampton<\/a>, both geographers with expertise on small-island culture.<\/p>\n Robert explained, \u201cIt\u2019s great to welcome Oshin and continue our work in trying to build resilience into remote island systems, starting from the perspective of what matters culturally to people.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"