Environmental Work Experience
| Countryside Jobs Service |
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Weekly jobs bulletin with a huge range of graduate jobs and work experience opportunities in the environment. Click on the link below to gain access to the current issue and back issues. Please note, that a University IT username and password is required. If you are a graduate of the University of Aberdeen, email careers@abdn.ac.uk to be sent details of how to access the bulletin. A printed version is available for reference-use in the Careers Service. You will find this book in the Careers Service library on the second floor of the Hub. |
| Environmental Placement Programme |
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The Environmental Placement Programme (EPP) places students within Scottish businesses to undertake projects with an environmental focus. The placements are open to undergraduates in years 2, 3 and 4, first year taught postgraduates, as well as recent graduates. Part-time and full-time placements are available year round but primarily run from March until September. |
| Organisations for Volunteering in Conservation |
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This document contains a list of organisations who may be able to provide volunteering opportunities in Conservation in the Aberdeen area.
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| National Trust for Scotland |
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Information on historic properties, collections, archaeological sites and the Scottish landscape - site includes information on events, current projects, jobs and volunteering opportunities. |
| Woodland Trust |
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Advertises current voluntary opportunities. |
| Change Agents (formerly Student Force for Sustainability) |
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Voluntary and paid environmental work experience in Central/Eastern England. |
| Natural England |
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Voluntary opportunities in nature conservation. |
| National Trust |
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Information on historic properties, collections,archaeological sites, countryside and environment in England. Site includes information on training, volunteering and events. |
| Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) |
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Charity working to secure the conservation and enhancement of Scotland's natural heritage. Website includes current vacancies and volunteering opportunities. |
| Scottish Environment Link |
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Scottish Environment LINK is the forum for Scotland's voluntary environment organisations. Incorporating over 30 member bodies, it represents a wide range of environmental interests with the common goal of contributing to a more environmentally sustainable society. |
| North East Scotland Biodiversity Partnership |
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Organisation formed from a wide range of statutory and voluntary agencies and individuals with a common interest in conserving biodiversity. Useful contact point for finding out about voluntary opportunities in the local area. |
| Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust |
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Voluntary opportunities in marine conservation and working with marine mammals. |
| Aberdeen Greenspace: Volunteer Conservation Projects |
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Local environmental charity working with communities to improve greenspaces. Volunteer groups are organised on a Tuesday and Thursday every week. A list of current projects can be found on their website. |
| Cetacean Research and Rescue Unit |
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Offers summer field placements in Gardenstown where you will learn about the whales and dolphins of the Moray Firth. |
| Friends of the Earth Scotland |
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Opportunities for gaining environmental work experience, paid and unpaid. |
| The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) |
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Large practical conservation charity, involving volunteers in projects to protect and enhance the environment. |
| Groundwork |
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Leading environmental charity offering graduate volunteering programme. |
| Water Recovery Group |
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A voluntary organisation which organises camps for the restoration of derelict canals in Britain. |
| Love the Oceans - marine conservation volunteering |
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Non-profit organisation offering volunteering opportunities on marine conservation projects in Mozambique. |
| Wildlife Sense - volunteering with a sea turtle conservation project |
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These volunteering opportunities offer you the chance to help to protect the endangered sea turtles of Kefalonia, Greece while getting hands-on field research experience. |
| Whale Shark Research Project Volunteering |
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Whale Shark Research Project is a non-profit organization established in Baja California, Mexico. Volunteer projects are available from 2-10 weeks throughout the year. |
| Oceans Research - internship projects |
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Marine and terrestrial research projects in South Africa for students to gain practical experience. |
| Archelon - Voluntary Sea Turtle Conservation Projects in Greece |
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Archelon is a well-established sea turtle protection society. Volunteers are required to work on the island of Zakynthos, where they will assist with protection measures for the preservation of the sea turtles. |
| WiseOceans |
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Search for current marine conservation internship and volunteering opportunities across the globe. |
| Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation - voluntary placements |
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Located on islands in the eastern Aegean Sea, these internships address a number of key conservation and scientific issues, which relate to the protection of the rare biodiversity in the region. All internships are geared at developing your leadership and role model skills, allowing you to develop a variety of key skills. |
| Atoll Marine Conservation Volunteer Programme |
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Voluntary projects working alongside Marine Biologists at the Atoll Marine Centre in the Maldives. |
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