Eilish Farrelly

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Eilish Farrelly | MBiol Student

I have shown an interest in conservation and climate change issues as long as I can remember, often choosing a conservation-based topic when given the choice at school, such as trying to convince my secondary school English class to all adopt animals with WWF! In sixth form I carried out an extended project looking at the impact of a vegan diet on the environment, which not only highlighted the impact of individual decision making, but also demonstrated the importance of understanding human behaviour for positive ecological outcomes. This also impacted my decision to apply to study Undergraduate Biology at Oxford.

I am very active and love to be out in the field, being lucky enough to have been a volunteer diver in Belize and a conservation intern in Nosy Be Madagascar. Both trips involved working with and learning from local people and demonstrated to me the importance of local communities leading conservation action.

I am very excited to be a part of the ICCS research group, to both work with and learn from inspiring conservation scientists, and provide my own small contribution towards an equitable and sustainable future.