{"id":5459,"date":"2024-07-09T11:33:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-09T11:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/?p=5459"},"modified":"2024-07-09T11:33:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T11:33:28","slug":"student-case-study-natural-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.exeter.ac.uk\/internships\/2024\/07\/09\/student-case-study-natural-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Case Study: Natural England"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Name of Student: <\/strong>Jessica Steer &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Job Title:\u00a0<\/strong>Assistant Field Intern\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> Natural England &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Description of Organisation:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Natural England is here to conserve and enhance the natural environment, for its intrinsic value, the wellbeing and enjoyment of people and the economic prosperity that it brings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What was your biggest achievement on your internship?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Development in specific conservation skills such as plant ID and being able to survey in the field.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Were there any challenges and how did you overcome these?&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning how to use an entirely new set of tools to undertake research without any guidance, because of there being a knowledge gap in this area at the university. 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