ESAI membership entitles early-stage researchers access to networking with like-minded people and well-established actors across the environmental science community.
The ESAI Postgraduate Network will work alongside the ESAI council to help bring together ideas and concepts from students, researchers, supervisors and course organisers on how to improve our overall activities and spread the word of ESAI’s awards and projects to the wider environmental science community.
What is the ESAI Postgraduate Network?
The ESAI Postgraduate Network aims to promote communication, interaction, and peer support among environmentally conscious postgraduate students by facilitating social and networking events. Our objectives are to:
•Communication platform: Provide a national forum to disseminate postgraduate research within disciplines related to environmental science.
•Promote networking and learning: Facilitate interaction among postgraduates through workshops, seminars, and social events.
•Early research mentoring: Provide a supportive platform to facilitate mentoring and peer support for early stage researchers.
•Career development: Facilitate professional networking and information about environmental careers.
•Community engagement: Encourage awareness of environmental issues and solutions in the wider community.
Recent News and Events from the Postgraduate Network:
•May 2022 – Issuing of our first inaugural newsletter highlighting the inspiring research currently being carried out by 8 of our early-stage researcher including UCC's Irene O Callaghan, who has just being named ESAI Postgraduate Researcher of the Year 2021!
•June 2022 - Make sure to meet us at the Postgraduate Network stand at this year's Environ conference.
The ESAI newsletter and website offer postgraduate students opportunities to disseminate their findings and promote their publications, as well as access support and feedback on their ongoing research.
How do I join?
Early stage researchers automatically become a member of the Postgraduate Network upon joining ESAI – you don’t have to do anything! The Postgraduate Network representatives will ideally consist of students from all of Irelands Higher Education Institutions.
ESAI also encourages postgraduate members to request tailored events and workshops, from trainings to talks by invited speakers. So do ask for what would be useful to you, and reach out to us if you need any connections in the environmental field in Ireland!
Growing from strength to strenght over the years the ESAI run student competition at Environ is a great opportunity for students to gain recognition for their presentation skills...
