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Welcome.<\/p>\n

From May to July this year I'll be based at the IRRI<\/a> office in Vietnam, working on communications materials and conducting research on participatory methods\u00a0for multi-directional learning in the area of climate change and agriculture (photography and the photovoice<\/em> methodology in particular). I'm really looking forward to what are sure to be an interesting few months. You can follow\u00a0how it's going here on the blog!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Previous to this MSc, I've worn a lot of hats but have primarily gained experience working in education and technical communication.<\/p>\n

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A child at the migrant settlement at Mae Sot dump, Thailand. Migration is just one of the global issues being exacerbated by climate change impacts. Source: Self (2010)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I've also self-produced and shot a documentary (Official Selection, Open City<\/a>, 2012 - rough trailer\/intro below) and have had some journalism and photojournalism published.<\/p>\n

Closer to home, I'm interested in permaculture\/regenerative agriculture and its implementation at farm-scale in temperate climates. I\u00a0was lucky enough to take part in a PDC run by Ridgedale Permaculture<\/a>\u00a0in 2016 and rate it as one of the motivational and educational highlights of my life so far.<\/p>\n