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Students can apply for funding for travel and subsistence costs to support their overseas work. The grants have different deadlines and eligibility requirements so these need to be checked carefully. All are also competitive so it is important to make time to put in a strong application.
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This work placement involved 16 days of travel to and within the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. The main purpose of the project was to provide support to the ongoing project of Gaius Wilson's research on the Sumatran Elephant, specifically in regard to human, elephant conflict, by means of developing and deployment of targeted questionnaires. Other factors that this project was tasked with investigating was the possible positive or negative effects of eco-tourism on other Sumatran wildlife such as the Sumatran orangutan, Pongo abelii and other forest primates.
Ecology & Wildlife Conservation
2016
BSc
ewan hitchcoe, amanda korstjens, ross hill, emma Hankinson
The main benefit of this project was to provide valuable feedback from our surveys to help inform and refine further investigation by Gaius Wilson's team in these areas of important conservation concern.
"Ewan is a reliable hard working student who approached the placement with professionalism and showed excellent time keeping and communication skills. Ewan clearly engaged with the activity to such a level that he really benefitted from the developmental opportunities of the activity. He grasped the difficulties of conservation in the tropics and understood the opportunities offered by the field work trip and activities". Dr Amanda Korstjens, Bournemouth University Mentor
Julie Gill
jgill@bournemouth.ac.ukMouse over images to see student bio
This placement was a great experience and a real eye opener to some of the conundrums concerning conservation not only in the tropics but elsewhere. I enjoyed working on practical field skills such as audio spatial array, as well as on my people skills, for example approaching and communicating with strangers in order to carry out surveys, as well as discussing results and thoughts with other team members.