JICAS has paired with the University of Exeter to offer an MSc in Island Biodiversity and Conservation. This is the first year they’ve accepted a student from Guernsey and will now be offering a bursary to research dolphins in tandem with work being done by GBRC.

“They’re putting up the bursary and we’re setting up the project,” said the Manager at GBRC, Liz Sweet.

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Pictured: The DolFin project was launched in 2019 – students will be analysing the behaviour of dolphins.

“One of my personal goals has been to increase inter-island co-operation. We’ve all been doing great work in lots of different areas, but we’ve been doing it all separately.”

“I’ll be on the board interviewing for the successful student.”

Prospective students can apply now and will be given the chance to undertake original research on dolphins on local waters. Their work will be used to support the DolFin project.

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Pictured: Students can apply for the £2,000 bursary now. 

“There has been a dramatic increase in the number of bottle nose dolphins (Tursiops truncates) sightings in the Bailiwick of Guernsey,” the advert states. 

“Working with the Guernsey Biological Records Centre and DolFin Project, you will carry out a combination of boat and short-based surveys.”

Accommodation costs will be included for the successful applicant.