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University Life On The Marine And Freshwater Course
Well, university is great! You get to meet loads of new people and party like you have never partied before. Well, that was before starting the course. As soon as you begin, the amount of work dawns on you. Well it’s to be expected that there’s loads of coursework. Thankfully, with the course chosen, you will enjoy it. I know I am. At present, I am writing up my research task on whether or not sharks have the ability to get cancer. It’s really interesting so it’s never a dull moment researching this.
I recently got the chance to go to The Deep and see so many of the creatures there. It was amazing (just one of the many perks of joining a course like this); I got the chance to see the endangered Green Sawfish Shark. Unfortunately, the photo blurred because it was moving so fast. The Deep have a breeding pair. It was such a great trip, and I didn’t mind filling out a sheet for a research task on the way round. You didn’t honestly think they would have taken the group there for no reason did you? The questions were based upon what creatures were at The Deep so we got to check out how they all move around the water e.g undulating, and we were able to get to have a talk with someone who worked there. They told us the basics of how they keep the habitats for the creatures perfect and quite a bit about some of the inhabitants.
In November I shall be taking another field research trip – this time to Scarborough to check out the inter-tidal area (rocky shore) of the coast, and to look at what kinds of life inhabit the areas there. It should be fun. If this still hasn’t convinced you to join a course similar to this at a university… what about all of the social events you get to attend? My calendar is full, so many places I will be going. It will be crazy. You don’t need to worry about finance either. Mine just went in today and if you ever did have a problem, you can easily talk to the money advisers at the university and sort out any problems you may have. See? Anyone can join university. Funding won’t be a problem and shouldn’t be a concern.
Hull University is a great place to come. However, any university with this kind of course will be an adventure for any of you if you’re up for it. After all, take it from me…you won’t regret it!
Gemma and Ian visited DEEP and were hosted by Phil Short, Research Diving, Training Lead, and were given a tour of the facility at Avonmouth and then over to the Campus at Tidenham.
DEEP is evolving how humans access, explore and inhabit underwater environments. Through flexible, modular and mobile subsea habitats that allow humans to live undersea up to 200m for up to 28 days, work-class submarines, and advanced human performance research, DEEP completely transforms what we are capable of underwater and how we conduct undersea science and research.
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Gemma and Ian chat to Dr. Joseph Dituri. Dr. Jospeh Dituri lived undersea for 100 Days in a mission combining education, ocean conservation research, and the study of the physiological and psychological effects of compression on the human body.
Dituri enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1985. He served continuously on active service upon various ships and shore stations where he was involved in every aspect of diving and special operations work from saturation diving and deep submergence to submersible design and clearance diving. Now that he is retired from 28 years of active service to the United States, he is the president of the International Board of Undersea Medicine. He also volunteers his time as the CEO of the Association for Marine Exploration. He is an invited speaker on motivational, sea and space related topics.
Fuelled by his passion for exploration, discovery, adventure, and making the greatest possible positive contribution to the world, he is fighting for change in a big way and with great enthusiasm.
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