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Environmental law, policy, and governance are interests of mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dylanki-d-77ah\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dylanki-d-77ah<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Internship reflection \u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I am an Environmental Science with Legal Proficiency BSc student. I am studying on the Penryn campus, where the Exeter Centre for Environmental&nbsp;Law(ExCEL) is based. Law has always been a point of interest for me, so I was really excited to study environmental law. The module surpassed my expectations \u2013 it led me to pursue legal opportunities beyond academics, including a research internship with&nbsp;ExCEL.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During my research internship, I researched student engagement with environmental law modules then I wrote an educational piece about my experiences studying environmental law. The internship was surprisingly reflective, I contemplated my own personal experience quite a bit; as well as the wider university and professional context of environmental law. I really enjoyed working with my supervisors, and gained a great insight into the professional academic field. In the beginning of the internship, I found balancing my studies with working on the internship challenging but as it progressed my time management improved. The internship increased my interest in environmental law and academia, which I hope to explore further.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am a first-year Environmental Science with Legal Proficiency BSc student at the University of Exeter. I am studying on the Penryn campus, where the Exeter Centre for Environmental Law(ExCEL) is based. I recently undertook a research internship with ExCEL, supervised by Professor Caroline Keenan. 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