Environment and Sustainability Radboud University

Overview

In this specialisation you will dive into ecological issues on all size scales and connecting scientific findings to societal implications or environmental policies. You will be trained to become an environmental expert, analysing the human impact on nature. You will learn to unravel the effects of stressors - like carbon dioxide emission or toxic pesticide - to connect scientific findings to societal implications or environmental policies. During your two internships within the specialisation, you will be responsible for your own experiments, surveys and (model) analysis, under the supervision of one of our top researchers at the RIBES.

Future career opportunities

You will be trained to become an environmental expert, educated to analyse the impacts of mankind on nature and use this knowledge to support sustainability transitions. On the job market, there’s a great demand for environmental experts who can make the connection between science and society. Our graduates work across a wide variety of jobs, including research, policy support, consultancy, and environmental education. Possible occupations include:

• Researcher at a university or research institute
• Consultant at a governmental agency, like a ministry
• Researcher in a company, either a large or a start-up company
• Risk analyser
• Consultant at a consulting firm

Accreditation

This programme is accredited by the NVAO (the Dutch-Flemish accreditation organisation).