The Masters in Conservation Leadership at the University of Cambridge offers a unique opportunity to put your skills into practice with our Professional Placement.
From May to August, current cohort students will work alongside experienced professionals at a leading conservation organisation, tackling a carefully designed project that addresses a critical leadership challenge.
On May 21, 2025, our Masters in Conservation Leadership students showcased their professional placement projects through engaging presentations. These presentations highlighted the diverse range of conservation challenges they addressed during their placements with leading organizations, demonstrating their growth as conservation leaders and their contributions to meaningful conservation outcomes.
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Here is the list of presenters and their topics:
- Rosebell Abwonji (Cambridge Conservation Initiative) - What does an inclusive culture look like for a collaboration and how could we measure this?
- Nandini Mehrotra (UNEP-WCMC) - Participatory and inclusive approaches to ecosystem conservation and restoration
- Hyeseon Do (UNEP-WCMC) - What does the one health approach mean to different organisation and how does it align with the conservation agenda?
- Candeze Mongaya (UNEP-WCMC) - How transformative? - Assessing institutional engagement with, and capacity to support, transformative change in biodiversity policy
- Michael Lesecha (UNEP-WCMC) - Living with the big cats in the age of infrastructure: Understanding the impacts of linear infrastructure on big cats and their habitats
- Jingyu Chen (Zoological Society of London) - Exploring Conservation Leadership in China: Opportunities and Challenges under the National Park System Reform
- Marcela Castellino (Fauna & Flora) - Locally-led design, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning: What does it mean and how do we implement it in practice?
- Felicia Collins (Fauna & Flora) - Resourcing Community Patrol Teams for Social and Conservation Impact
- Eko Chalim (Fauna & Flora) - Improving access and diversity in the conservation sector through meaningful professional development opportunities for early conservationists
- Benazir Kabaeva (Fauna & Flora) - Sustainable livelihoods opportunities for local communities in Georgia
- Maritza McCudden (Fauna & Flora) - Conservation through Connection: Developing a People-Centred Approach to Place and Belonging
- Rocio Moreno (BirdLife International) - Championing women for biodiversity conservation: a comprehensive diagnosis and needs assessment in local communities and civil society NGOs – Phase 2
- Sakib Ahmed (BTO) - The GardenWatch Persona
- Samantha Matjila (London Wildlife Trust) - Developing an innovative alumni programme for young Londoners
- Michael Akrasi (Nature Perspectives) - Exploring the Potential of AI-Driven Simulations to Amplify Nature's Voice for Conservation Purposes
- Phoebe Ndiema (Unearthodox) - Exploring the topic of decolonising Futures for Nature - Collaborative Knowledge Building