Research has shown that people who volunteer often live longer.  ​

- Allen Klein, Author

Volunteering

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Volunteering at the "Ask a Biologist!" stand at New Scientist Live

Organisation

Severn Area Rescue Association (SARA)​

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)

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Oxford University Press (OUP)
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The British Ecological Society (BES)








The Royal Society of Biology (RSB)

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Swansea University​



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Swansea University Marine Biology Society​
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Swansea University Sub Aqua Club (SUSAC)

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British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR)
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The Marine Conservation Society (MCS)

Marine Energy Wales (MEW)

Marine Energy Pembrokeshire (MEP)

The Seasearch Project
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The United Kingdom and Ireland Regional Student Chapter (UKIRSC) of the Society for Marine Mammalogy (SMM)

Environment Platform Wales

The European Cetacean Society (ECS) and the Society for Marine Mammalogy (SMM)

Volunteer Roles and Responsibilities

Crewman of the Newport SARA Lifeboat

All Weather Lifeboat (ALB) Crew Member (3.5 years)
Inshore Lifeboat (ILB) Crew Member (3.5 years)

OUP Bioscience Student Panel

Summer School PhD Mentor, 17-21 July 2018
Assistant to the Education Committee at the Annual Meeting 2017
Committee Member and Early Career Rep of BES Wales Policy Group
Volunteer at BES Wales Policy Group events
Member Rep and Ecological Ambassador 
Summer School PhD Mentor, 17-21 July 2017
Conference Helper at the Annual Meeting 2016
Student Member of BES Movement Ecology SIG

New Scientist Live - Ask a Biologist!
Bioscience Careers Day Mock Interviewer

PhD Student Representative for Postgraduate Research
College Representative for Postgraduate Research
Marine Biology Undergraduate Student Representative 
Skills Sharing Club founding member

​Founder and Committee Advisor
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Open Water SCUBA Diving Instructor
Boating Officer (previously Chairman, Diving Officer and Equipment Officer)
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Marine Mammal Medic
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Sea Champion

​Conference Helper at MEW inaugral Meeting

Conference Helper at MEP Annual Seminars

Seasearch monitoring dives and wildlife surveys
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Committee Member (for organising the annual student conference)



Conference Helper at inaugral Environment Evidence Meeting 

Conference Helper at the World Marine Mammal Conference (WMMC), Barcelona, Spain, 2019: Poster Pod leader and Workshop Rapporteur