The following case studies highlight how opportunities to conduct ship based fieldwork has helped to advance the careers of marine scientists. These case studies describe how chance encounters or academic networks led to these opportunities, FindAScienceBerth aims to allow those without such connections to access fieldwork, in turn helping to advance the careers of those who would otherwise be excluded.
Alethea Mountford
Northumbria University
“Getting experience of real and meaningful scientific research and meeting researchers from a variety of institutions, at different points in their careers and from a range of research areas has definitely helped to guide my career.”
Dr Alice Marzocchi
National Oceanography Centre
“I enjoyed every minute of that first research cruise and it was a chance for me to develop important connections and keep pursuing my interest in oceanography and high-latitude settings, alongside continuing my PhD work on past warm climates.”
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