College of Manchester scholar Catherine Smith has simply accomplished a five-month internship at BSAC HQ as a part of her PhD analysis into the cultural historical past of underwater exploration in Britain.
Catherine, who has been a member of BSAC since 2012, was granted funding from the North West Social Science Doctoral Coaching Programme to undertake her internship. In addition to interviewing BSAC members as a part of her oral historical past venture, Catherine additionally labored on a number of strategy-related initiatives throughout her time with BSAC.
Beforehand a member of Aberdeen SAC, Catherine presently dives with Manchester College SAC. She mentioned working alongside the BSAC HQ crew over the previous 5 months had been a rewarding expertise.Â
Catherine mentioned:
HQ was an especially pleasant setting, and I’m grateful for the prospect to be taught extra about BSAC and to make some contributions. An enormous thanks to my supervisors, Max Jones and Emma Barrett, and to Mary Tetley and Sophie Heptonstall for serving to me to design the internship and provides me this incredible alternative.
Sophie Heptonstall, Head of Diving and Coaching thanked Catherine for her contribution to quite a lot of tasks throughout her internship. Sophie mentioned:
Catherine additionally offered BSAC workers and council with a number of analysis reviews – together with Regional Teaching and eLearning. The second a part of her internship centered on our equality, variety and inclusion strategy, in addition to safeguarding. A few of these tasks are nonetheless ongoing and we want to thank Catherine for all her laborious work.
