Neil Sturrock

Education

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  The Kings School, Tynemouth

  1995 - 2010
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  University of Plymouth

  2010 - 2013

  Bachelor of Science (BSc) Geography 2:1

  Activities and Societies: Secretary of the Geography Soceity, Captain of the Geography Soceity Football Club, Futsal Club, Football Club, Cricket Club, University Gym An interest in how our climate is changing through identifying local scale flooding and sea level rise encouraged me to investigate this as an independent study for my dissertation (Dr. W. Marshall); thus combining a large and diverse data set. This ranged from primary data collected by myself in the form of differential GPS data, along with secondary data collected in conjunction with the Environment Agency, DEFRA, and the Met Office.I achieved the Highest Overall Mark in the… Show more An interest in how our climate is changing through identifying local scale flooding and sea level rise encouraged me to investigate this as an independent study for my dissertation (Dr. W. Marshall); thus combining a large and diverse data set. This ranged from primary data collected by myself in the form of differential GPS data, along with secondary data collected in conjunction with the Environment Agency, DEFRA, and the Met Office.I achieved the Highest Overall Mark in the final-year 'Geohazards' Module (Prof. I. Stewart) in a class of 88.Additionally, impressive results for from three final year modules of over 75% show that my interests are back up with an in depth academic knowledge.Final-year Modules taken:• Dissertation in Geography (Dr. W. Marshall)• Geohazards (Prof. I. Stewart)• Coastal Zone Management (Prof. S. Fletcher)• Tectonic Geomorphology (Dr. A. Mather)• Advanced Fieldwork in Geography - Glacial Environments (Prof. R. Gehrels) Show less