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The University of Nottingham and National Geographic
are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming virtual Explorer
event as part of the Excel in Science initiative.
Students across the UK and beyond are all welcome to join
us for this insightful and inspiring conversation with four
National Geographic Explorers. Find out more about their
work and their experiences pursuing science and research
careers.
The Excel in Science
programme is an innovative
new educational programme
for students from all
backgrounds and ethnicities,
which aims to enable students
to examine the ethos and
philosophy of science, whilst
being equipped with the
knowledge and skills to forge
a new, inclusive and diverse
generation of scientists.M I C H A E L N I C H O L S
E X C E L I N S C I E N C EYOU WILL BE HEARING FROM:
M A D A L E N A B O T O
KASIM RAFIQ Wildlife biologist, National Geographic
Explorer, and Fulbright Scholar studying
African large predator behaviour and
conservation. Kasim’s work includes
understanding the impacts of climate
change on wildlife behaviour and
developing new tools for species
monitoring and has included extensive
fieldwork in remote bush camps in the
Okavango Delta.
RICARDO ROCHABiologist from Madeira Island, Portugal.
Ricardo conducts interdisciplinary
research at the interface of conservation
science and ecology. His research
has taken him to the tropics and sub-
tropics, working extensively in the
Central Brazilian Amazon, Madagascar,
Kenya and throughout the Madeira
Archipelago.
LYDIA GIBSONAnthropologist and ecologist with a BSc in
Maths and Biology from the University of
Bristol and a MSc and PhD in Anthropology
from UCL. Lydia’s PhD looks at the impact
Jamaica’s growing conservation scene
has on forest-based traditional practices
using interdisciplinary approaches from
anthropology, ecology, geography, and
sociology and includes mapping, oral
histories, social theory, and ecological data.
NATALIE SINCLAIRScottish marine biologist and conservationist.
Her work in conservation policy, with
Scottish Natural Heritage, led to the
implementation of remote time-lapse
photographic monitoring of seabirds in the
Northern Isles of Scotland. Natalie’s passion
for interdisciplinary research has brought
together researchers from biology, music and
philosophy to create collaborative studies of
both human and nonhuman cultures.
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