Early-career conservationist currently undergoing a PhD, studying the role of zoos in conserving species threatened by climate change. Part of IAPETUS in the North East, the Conservation Ecology Group at Durham University and the Chester Zoo Conservation team. Currently working as a Senior Advisor at Natural England, based in Greater Manchester and Cheshire. Previous academic achievements have included a Distinction MSc in Biodiversity and Conservation at the University of Leeds and a 1st Class Honors in French and Italian at the University of Bristol. I am fluent in French and Italian with experience of using Spanish in a professional environment.