Every year, Surrey Wildlife Trust provides projects for the SATRO Research Work Placement scheme, producing some fantastic results. SATRO organise research placements for students aged 16+ to undertake a genuine STEM (Science, Technology, Maths and Engineering) based research project, working within an employer or academic research environment. The placement runs for four weeks during the Summer, enabling students to work alongside qualified professionals and experts.
This summer we worked with four students, split into two teams looking at two different angles of Nature Based Solutions. The first group, Enny and Jasvene, looked at how we could use Nature Based Solutions in small areas, rather than on the scales we normally think about. They designed some custom solutions and have done some great research to help our NBS team at Surrey Wildlife Trust.