About me

Hi all,

Firstly, thank you so much for visiting my blog. I do hope that you find my blogs interesting!

I have always wanted to start a blog, and whilst I feel I am slightly late to the game, I am so excited that I have finally joined the blog-writing gang!

So, a bit about me… I completed my PhD in December 2019 in Environmental Science in the School of Biology at the University of Leeds and part of the Ecology and Evolution research group – please do check it out! I also have a Masters in Environmental Politics and Policy and a Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Wildlife Conservation.

Whilst I will always be referred to by friends and family as the “oyster girl” (you can read my blog about this here), my current research focuses on changing environmental attitudes and behaviours. In particular I focus on increasing awareness around invasive species and trying to encourage pro-environmental behaviours (such as biosecurity practices) among individuals.

My blog will really be a mixture of things, from talking about topics that I research, PhD life, places I have visited and so on.

As you can also see, I absolutely love animals, and taking pictures with animals. So I plan on using these as much as I can on my blog to brighten it up, and even if you’re not interested in what I write, hopefully my pictures will be enough to make you smile.

I really hope you enjoy, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via email.

Over and out. Dr. S