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themed ‘Dusk until Dawn’. These times are to me, some of the most exciting to experience wildlife. When I can make it out of bed in time for dawn, the chorus of birds chattering and singing above me makes the wrestle with my tiredness all worth it. As sun sets, some of the most secretive animals come out of their day time hiding places. Foxes and badgers can be seen by the lucky, and bats’ sonar can be heard with a handy bat detector. The time between dusk and dawn is fascinating too. Whilst most of us are tucked up in bed asleep, many animals are exploiting this quieter period, with multitudes of adaptations allowing them to use the darkness to their advantage. From this issue, many of the original team, including myself, are ‘phasing out’. We’re looking for new team members – see the careers section for more information on how to get involved. Whilst some of us will still be involved in the next issue, we’ll be taking less on, so we’d like to thank
themed ‘Dusk until Dawn’.
These times are to me, some of
the most exciting to experience
wildlife. When I can make it
out of bed in time for dawn,
the chorus of birds chattering
and singing above me makes
the wrestle with my tiredness
all worth it. As sun sets, some of
the most secretive animals come
out of their day time hiding
places. Foxes and badgers can
be seen by the lucky, and bats’
sonar can be heard with a handy
bat detector. The time between
dusk and dawn is fascinating
too. Whilst most of us are
tucked up in bed asleep, many
animals are exploiting this
quieter period, with multitudes
of adaptations allowing them
to use the darkness to their
advantage. From this issue,
many of the original team,
including myself, are ‘phasing
out’. We’re looking for new
team members – see the careers
section for more information
on how to get involved. Whilst
some of us will still be involved
in the next issue, we’ll be taking
less on, so we’d like to thank
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CAREERS FROM DAWN UNTIL DUSK AUTUMN ISSUE<br />
Claire Young: Careers<br />
Interview<br />
BSc Conservation Biology<br />
and Ecology<br />
I have the longest job title<br />
EVER. Such a mouthful: Student<br />
Engagement, Widening Participation and<br />
Internationalisation Coordinator for CLES<br />
Cornwall at the University of Exeter. And<br />
people still don’t know what it means after<br />
I’ve said it!<br />
My job is so varied. Part of<br />
it involves working with current students<br />
to get them engaged in projects we’re<br />
running, as well as supporting them to set<br />
up their own. I also do a huge amount of<br />
outreach work with schools, developing<br />
lessons and teaching kids, trying to inspire<br />
them to get excited about science.<br />
Image Credit: Dave Jones<br />
Having autonomy in<br />
my job and being able to tailor it to my<br />
strengths and what I enjoy. I’m supposed<br />
to be an intern but I’m treated like an<br />
<br />
into the deep end and it has been very<br />
<br />
and I’ve achieved some great things.<br />
Having to convince<br />
people to come to events and take part in<br />
things that I’ve worked so hard on. At every<br />
event I’m always so worried no one will<br />
turn up! They usually do though!<br />
I was an engaged<br />
student myself and did lots of volunteering.<br />
I was also a Student Ambassador which<br />
gave me a lot of experience working with<br />
<br />
massively.<br />
I don’t really<br />
know! I’d love to do a PhD but I’m yet to<br />
<br />
me. I’m open to a most things but I need<br />
something that challenges me!<br />
Want to be part of <strong>Life</strong> <strong>Nature</strong><br />
<strong>Magazine</strong>?<br />
We are looking for a new team<br />
for a new year. So will be<br />
<br />
An Editor-in-chief<br />
Sub Editors<br />
Picture Editors<br />
Content Editors<br />
Layout Designers<br />
Either experienced or just keen<br />
to learn and put in the time!<br />
Must be pro-active!<br />
If you’re interested, e-mail<br />
life@exeter.ac.uk<br />
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