Category: Blog

New Environment Platform Wales Director: Andrew Schofield

Meet the new Director of Environment Platform Wales: Andy Schofield who joins the team following a career in fisheries, conservation, land management and water quality. His appointment follows two years managing the GW4 Water Security Alliance. Read more about him here, including his hopes for the platform, his passion for Bridgend Hockey Club…and Finn, his rather energetic Labrador! …Continue Reading New Environment Platform Wales Director: Andrew Schofield

Guest blog – Amber Rochette, Sustainable Fashion Week: “New fashion habits that don’t harm people or planet”

Ahead of September’s Sustainable Fashion Week (SFW) event, guest blogger and SFW partnerships manager Amber Rochette explains how the fast fashion industry has played a role in accelerating the climate emergency……Continue Reading Guest blog – Amber Rochette, Sustainable Fashion Week: “New fashion habits that don’t harm people or planet”

New role at National Museum Wales for EP Wales Director Dr. Jenny Geroni

EP Wales Director Dr Jennifer Geroni has this month served her last week as EPW Director, after almost three years leading the platform and its membership community. Jenny helped to formulate and deliver EP Wales’ thematic conferences and supported community members to collaborate on funding bids and a number of workshops, consultation events and sandpits at membership institutions…….Continue Reading New role at National Museum Wales for EP Wales Director Dr. Jenny Geroni

Green pastures and new adventures for Prof. Kathryn Monk

A pan-Wales collective of environmental research and evidence professionals have paid tribute to one of their contemporaries who is embarking on a new adventure, after helping to shape the role of research and evidence in Welsh policy making and collaborative working……Continue Reading Green pastures and new adventures for Prof. Kathryn Monk

Happy International Women’s Day 2021 | Environmental voices, emerging talent and HERstories

Happy International Women’s Day 2021 from the team at EP Wales – we’re celebrating our original thinkers, educators, emerging voices and HERstories in environmental science. …Continue Reading Happy International Women’s Day 2021 | Environmental voices, emerging talent and HERstories

Interview with Brian Royson Mayne, CIWM

EP Wales caught up with Brian Royson Mayne, Chair of the Chartered Institute for Wastes Management, Wales ahead of his appearance at the All Wales Virtual Careers Fair. Brian reveals all about the CIWM, his ‘plan B’ dream career, what’s helped him through lockdown this last year…and his enthusiasm for extremely spicy chili peppers. …Continue Reading Interview with Brian Royson Mayne, CIWM

EP Wales speakers at All Wales Virtual Careers Fair: ‘never stop learning’

Speaking ahead of the first ‘All Wales Virtual Careers Fair’ on Monday March 1st, science communicator/presenter Huw James and Forbes Under 30 finalist Jessica Leigh Jones MBE have underlined how students emerging into the job market can gain a competative advantage by blending career passions, being agile and viewing their future careers as ‘jungle gyms’ rather than traditional career ladders. …Continue Reading EP Wales speakers at All Wales Virtual Careers Fair: ‘never stop learning’

EP Wales February 2021 News update

All Wales Virtual Careers Fair – exhibitors and grads/students wanted! Environment Platform Wales has been working with other Welsh University Careers Services and UK’s student employability experts GTi group to deliver an ‘All Wales Virtual Careers Fair’ on March 1st (10am-3pm) and bookings for this event are open for employers and students. It’s a great way for organisations and businesses to…Continue Reading EP Wales February 2021 News update

Green shoots and new horizons at the All-Wales Virtual Careers Fair

Large-scale Welsh businesses, micro-employers and organisations are being encouraged to join the first pan-Wales careers fair which is being co-produced by all Welsh universities and HEIs. Working together for the first time in partnership with GTI, the virtual fair will promote a range of opportunities, graduate schemes and pathways into employment open to students and graduates….Continue Reading Green shoots and new horizons at the All-Wales Virtual Careers Fair