I am a great believer in being yourself, life is so much simpler when you are. It starts with knowing who you are and being happy with that. But it can be tricky at times and can be even harder …
...significantly in this chain as overall response to a flood is only as good as the weakest link. On detection we now have a river level monitoring service which covers...
...impact on me. There I worked on water supply, roofing solutions and micro-hydropower and saw the hugely positive impact engineering can make. Clean water, a roof over your head and...
...civil engineering that hooked her and her 12-year career sees her leading on exciting new projects that create better places. I would say to any girl considering a career in...
The past 33 years of my life has been spent protecting fisheries, particularly salmon fisheries, from illegal fishing and also making sure that legitimate anglers are not cheated by those who fish without paying their way. I am very lucky …
I work in a flood resilience team in East Anglia and my role focuses on working with local communities to help them understand their flood risk https://floodsdestroy.campaign.gov.uk/. Working with communities across such a diverse area is in my (unbiased!) view …
Did you know that 100,000 young people live in an area at risk of flooding? But only 75% of 18-24 year olds checked if they are at risk in the last year? This is just one of the headlines from …
As I begin my tenure as Chair of the Environment Agency it is now, more than ever, that we need a bold new vision for the environment. Over the last 40 years EU legislation has helped shape and promote improvements …
I know I’m lucky. I’ve got a great job. Every day I travel across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, measuring water levels and flows in rivers, and rainfall amounts and groundwater levels in boreholes and wells. I’ve got really fond …
I’ve been lucky enough to work on a number of different projects since working for the Environment Agency but I feel most proud of the work that I’ve been doing more recently – using high tech cameras to monitor flooding. …
