Alice Hall BSc Environmental Sciences

Programmes Co-ordinator for Thames21

Hi, I'm Alice Hall and I studied BSc Environmental Sciences within Engineering and the Environment at the University of Southampton.

I am River Programmes Co-ordinator for Thames21, an environmental charity which works with volunteers across London to improve London’s waterways.

At Southampton

The flexibility and variety of the Environmental Science degree course at Southampton gave me a detailed understanding of broad environmental concerns as well as allowing me to tailor my studies to focus on rivers and freshwater ecology- this include field-based practical work as well as theory.

My career so far

Initially I worked for the Environment Agency and then the River Restoration Centre.  Now I am River Programmes Co-ordinator for Thames21, an environmental charity which works with volunteers across London to improve London's waterways. I am leading a citizen science project which engages volunteers in monitoring the health of the tidal Thames. I am also involved in leading the Your Tidal Thames project - working with the tidal Thames community to create a long term plan to improve the river as part of the Catchment Based Approach to the Water Framework Directive. For more information on Thames 21's work visit www.thames21.org.uk