Public engagement

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Sharing science and love of our living world is not only important, but also fun!

Being involved with the student-led Oxford University Nature Conservation Society (OUNCS) (2022 - 2025) was an invaluable opportunity for me to take part in public engagement for conservation together with our amazing committee members. We work to promote learning in conservation by hosting free expert talks, contribute to local conservation efforts by collaborating with community groups, and provide a platform for like-minded students to network and access information about careers in conservation. If you are based in Oxford, follow us on our Instagram to keep up to date about the society events!

Here are some exciting activities outside the OUNCS which I have been fortunate to be a part of.

  • Developing a datapack that allows control of custom wild animals’ movement for the My Critter Snap project, which aims to teach wildlife camera trapping to citizen science participants using the popular 3D sandbox game Minecraft
  • Delivered a public talk about bryophytes at the Water and Wildlife Activity Day at the Oxford University Botanic Garden
  • Guided nature walks as part of the Oxford Outside event run by the Environmental Sustainability Team at Oxford University
  • Illustrated articles for the student-run journal The Earthly on a range of topics including permafrost melting, natural capital and water scarcity

If you have an idea for public engagement related to ecology, botany and/or conservation, please reach out so we can discuss it further!