Caroline Turner

Katrina Clark

Emma Moores

Planning & Environmental Management Newsletter

Useful Contact:

26/11/14 16:00—17:30

HBS 1.69/70

Planning Theory and Practice,

http://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/cups/

3rd year student Abi Gardner has been in contact with us

about the ‘Fossil Free’ Campaign she is involved in. We

thought all the you might too be interested in this fantastic

project.

Climate Change

Greenwashing by fossil fuel companies

A Danger to democracy

The Carbon Bubble—a risky investment

What can we do?

We catch up with Abi Gardner who has attended the PSS Student Experience Leads Conference on maximising your

experience as a student.

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The Environmental Management BA course at the University of Manches-ter offered a range of interesting courses with practical aspects that helped me to start my environmental career. For example we had a course that was lectured by a professional working in the environmental field, and we were also offered an internship course that gave me a placement for several weeks. Getting this real-life experience was key, because when I went to interviews the employers mainly wanted to know how my knowledge and capabilities had translated into action. Just before gradua-tion I received an email from the university administration asking if any-one was interested in an internship at the environmental consultancy WSP. I applied and was very lucky to get an opportunity to intern after which I was offered a position as a sustainability consultant. By that time, the courses and internships had created a solid ground to build a career on.

Since graduating in 2011 I have been employed in the private sector as a planning consultant, and I am currently working for Nathaniel Lichfield & Partners in Manchester. My current role is one that is extremely enjoyable and exposes me to a wide range of work across a number of sectors (including residential and retail) for a range of clients. I recently submitted my Assessment of Professional Competence and will hopefully become a chartered town planner in the not too distant future. The quality and range of modules on offer at Manchester combined with a dedicated group of lec-turers (who were very approachable) was something that benefitted me greatly and made me more suitable for a professional career in planning. The Professional Placement module in 4th year was particularly helpful as it gave me my first bit of practical experience. I had a great time at Manches-ter and I feel that the course gave me a good understanding of the planning system and prepared me for the working world!

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