{"id":4007,"date":"2022-12-07T14:21:57","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T13:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/?p=4007"},"modified":"2022-12-07T14:21:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T13:21:57","slug":"student-case-study-envirotech-r-d-ltd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2022\/12\/07\/student-case-study-envirotech-r-d-ltd\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Case Study: Envirotech R & D Ltd"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Name of Student:\u00a0<\/span><\/b> Saskia Hendy<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Degree Subject: <\/span><\/b>Conservation biology and ecology<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Job Title: <\/span><\/b>Research Assistant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Company Name:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span> Envirotech R & D Ltd<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Description of Organisation:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Envirotech R & D Ltd is a family business, passionate about the environment and climate change.\u00a0 Eliminating growing problems faced, such as, coastal erosion, flooding, cliff erosion, converting mining and brownfield sites, and land reclamation, using their technology to grow effectively and quickly.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Type of Internship:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Student Business Partnerships (SBPs)\u00a0<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What were your key duties and responsibilities during your internship?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My key responsibilities were to travel to the Isles of Scilly to observe and assist in the scientific trials that were conducted on coastal erosion. Then to write a scientific report based on the result of the trials. I also conducted extra research for the company in possible areas of development.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What was your biggest achievement on your internship?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My biggest achievement during the internship was the end scientific report I produced. It was around 3500 words and was described as \u2018exceptional\u2019 by the company\u2019s owner. She has also forwarded the report to a few contacts within the environmental and enterprise area to emphasise the company\u2019s success of the trials. I have also personally gained insight into how a start-up company operates and gains momentum, as well as increasing my confidence and leaving my comfort zone by travelling and staying with the company of the Isles of Scilly.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Were there any challenges and how did you overcome these?\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

There were some challenges during the trial, with the logistics of the Isles of Scilly more complicated than neither me nor the company knew. As well as some other supply issues, however these were overcome with the determination of the company significantly evident.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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