"I am proud to work for a university that offers fieldwork to every student, regardless of financial circumstances. It is not something that every university offers. But it is only with your support that students can keep accessing this opportunity."
Professor Bryne Ngwenya
Will you help our students attend fieldwork trips?
Not all our students are fortunate enough to come from backgrounds where fieldwork costs can be met. For these and many other students, a little extra financial help makes the world of difference. With your support, we can make certain that an Edinburgh education with the best fieldwork opportunities remains open to all.
We hope you will be inspired to give a special gift today. Your gift can help us to ensure the next generation of students won’t miss out on this invaluable experience. Thank you.
Bryne is Professor in Microbial Geochemistry and Head of School at the University's School of GeoSciences. In his message to alumni, he explains the importance of fieldwork trips to our undergraduates, and why support from the alumni community is crucial in enabling these vital experiences to continue:
In the field: a message from Professor Bryne Ngwenya
Video: Rachel, current student
"It makes me feel like a proper scientist now because I get to go out in the field and do what I'm interested in."
Rachel is a fourth year Physical Geography student, originally from Inverness. In this video interview, she tells us about her reasons for studying at the University of Edinburgh, and why the opportunity to take fieldwork trips has been so crucial to her studies.
Lara
"I don’t think I’d still be here without the fieldwork. It's 100% the thing that makes it click in your brain - actively doing the tasks and the techniques. Otherwise I would not have had a clue about the glacial processes or hydrology. I would not have understood because we don't do it at all until we're on field work."
Lara (Geography)
Katie and Evie
"Having the opportunity to spend time with lecturers on fieldtrips is incredible. Their level of expertise is jaw-dropping. Prior to fieldtrips I was so nervous talking to lecturers but during the fieldtrips you suddenly feel you can talk to them about anything, whether it’s career opportunities or asking for a reference. And you know the reference will be more detailed, more personal because they’ve got to know you on a trip."
Katie (Physical Geography)
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