I studied Physical Geography and French for my undergraduate degree at Keele University and graduated with a first class BSc (Hons) in 2010. I spent a year abroad in Martinique (French overseas department) teaching English in two primary schools. I went on to study an MSc Water Science, Policy and Management at the University of Oxford in 2011. I began my PhD in peatland biogeochemistry at Queen Mary University of London in 2011, funded by Defra and a NERC. My research focused on the study of biogenic trace gas production and the interactions between the carbon, nitrogen and phosphorous cycles within peatlands