MA Climate, Risk and Society

It was a very interesting year that covered a diversity of topics and offered the chance to shape your own development. The discussion-based nature of many modules was very useful and offered the chance to learn from other students experiences. Overall a very strong masters course with excellent lecturers.

Assessment structure seemed well balanced and the workload was spread well throughout the year. Overall excellent course and great working environment.

I am now working with UNFCCC on Climate Change Education and the WHO on Climate Change and Health and Youth Engagement as well as being a Freelance Sustainability and Climate Change Consultant.

The range of topics and people I encountered was fantastic, it has easily been my most interesting year of higher education! It was great to spend a year with the kind of people who ask exactly all of the right questions, and to be taught by academics who knew all of the right answers.

I can’t stress enough that the vast majority of the course was extremely interesting, challenging and everything I hoped for from a Masters at Durham. Studying at Durham was a long standing ambition and this year has certainly not disappointed!

As a result of studying this programme I am now working for Applied Resilience as a resilience advisor – a startup public sector mutual providing emergency planning and business continuity services to Runnymede, Spelthorne and Guildford borough councils in Surrey.