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Name of Student: <\/strong>Lucy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job Title: <\/strong>Research Field Assistant <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Description of Organisation:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Centre for Ecology and Conservation (CEC) at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus in Cornwall is a world-leading hub for research and education in ecology, conservation, evolution, zoology, behaviour, microbiology and marine science. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was your biggest achievement on your internship?<\/strong>    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After spending time shadowing my line manager, I was trusted to handle eggs, chicks and adult birds. It was a huge confidence boost to be trusted with the most precious element of the research, which involved animal handling. This was in addition to my main duties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Pacing myself was my most notable challenge as the physical work was hard going and I needed time to recover. To overcome this challenge I needed to be brutally honest with myself and then my line manager in order to meet my commitments throughout the whole field season. By reducing my work to 1 day per week, I was able to sustain my internship from April – June. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Would you recommend this internship scheme to other students?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes I would definitely recommend the A2i scheme to other eligible students.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like to find out more about the A2i scheme, you can contact the team via a2i@exeter.ac.uk. You can also visit the student<\/a> and employer<\/a> facing webpages here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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