Alumni Matters

In our second Alumni Matters episode we chat to alumnus Daniel Crockett (Geography, 2002) who is Director of Ocean and Climate at the Blue Marine Foundation.

We spoke about how Dan's lifelong love of our oceans began, his work at Blue Marine, his hopes ahead of COP28 and the changes we can all be making to look after our blue planet.

Alumna and children's author Jemma Hatt talks to us about The Adventurers series of books, how her love of reading as a child inspired her, and some advice for students wishing to follow in her footsteps.

As the number of satellites in Earth's orbit starts to rise significantly, Professor Kevin Gaston at the University of Exeter talks about the potential impacts and balancing technology and the environment.

Alumna and best-selling author Milly Johnson talks about her career, how she gets her ideas, and why it's important the romantic fiction genre is not overlooked by the industry.

Professor Richard Betts, Chair in Climate Impacts at the University of Exeter and Head of Climate Impacts in the Met Office, talks about how the climate has changed and how we can protect it for the future.

Professor Craig Williams is the Director of the Children’s Health and Exercise Research Centre (CHERC) and a Professor of Paediatric Physiology and Health. He speaks about his research into cardiac risk in young athletes and methods for identifying potential issues early. This research is supported by Canon Medical Systems Ltd, Heart Research UK and the GW4 MRC DTP.

Alumna and rugby player Clara Nielson talks about playing women's rugby and returning to Devon to join the Exeter Chiefs.

Connie Allen, PhD researcher at Exeter’s Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour, and her supervisor, Professor Lauren Brent, talk about research into sociality particularly within elephant populations.

Dr Elisa de Franco, an award-winning molecular geneticist based at the University of Exeter Medical School, talks about research taking into neonatal diabetes and how it is helping families all over the world.

Alumnus William Graydon, better known as musician 220 Kid, talks about his career and having the current number one single in the UK charts.

Professor Callum Roberts from the Centre for Ecology and Conservation talks about the term Blue Carbon, carbon capture, and how different ocean ecosystems help protect against climate change.

University of Exeter researcher and marine biologist, Sophie Corrigan, talks about the potential for seaweed aquaculture for sustainable growth, marine habitat restoration and the fight against climate change.

Professor Richard Brazier, Professor of Earth Surface Processes at the University of Exeter, talks about a unique research project to re-introduce beavers to the UK 400 years after they were hunted to extinction.

Professor David Pencheon OBE from the University of Exeter Medical School recently won The BMJ Outstanding Contribution to Health Award for his work to tackle the climate emergency from within healthcare. He speaks about the link between human health and the climate crisis.

CEO of Simply Sustainable and Geography alumna, Nicola Stopps, talks about how companies can be more sustainable, how consumers can use their power, and what the pandemic could mean for the future of corporate sustainability and social responsibility.