Want to be a Meteorologist?
LOCATION
80 Portland Place
London
W1B 1NT
United Kingdom
Are you aged 14-20 and are careers related to weather and climate something you are considering?
If so, come along to this day and hear from some people already working or studying in the field, and some of the Universities offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses in weather and climate.
All under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult who will need to register themselves and then send us an email giving us the names of the young people they are accompanying. Unaccompanied young people will be required to show ID on arrival as proof of age.
This event is free of charge but registration is required to reserved your place. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
There are several shops and cafes nearby where lunch can be purchased.
Can’t make it to London? We’ll record the talks and make them available on our website http://www.metlink.org/careers-and-courses/career-links/ after the day, and you can tweet questions in to the panel discussion using #RMetSCareers.
This meeting is supported by the Institute of Physics.
More Information
All under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult who will need to register themselves and then send us an email giving us the names of the young people they are accompanying. Unaccompanied young people will be required to show ID on arrival as proof of age.
This event is free of charge but registration is required to reserved your place. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
There are several shops and cafes nearby where lunch can be purchased.
Can’t make it to London? We’ll record the talks and make them available on our website http://www.metlink.org/careers-and-courses/career-links/ after the day, and you can tweet questions in to the panel discussion using #RMetSCareers.
Programme
| 9.30 | Registration | |
| 10.00 | Daniel Brener, University of Edinburgh | Introduction |
| 10.05 | John Hammond, Co-founder of weathertrending | My Life in Meteorology |
| 10.40 | Emily Potter, British Antarctic Survey | My Early Career |
| 11.00 | Alice Gill, Met Office | My Early Career |
| 11.20 | Craig Poku, University of Leeds | Post Graduate Research |
| 11.40 | Rebecca Jones, BP | My Early Career |
| 12.00 | Lunch Break | |
| 12.45 | Course Speed Dating - Representatives from undergraduate and postgraduate courses including the Universities of Birmingham, Reading, Leeds, UEA and Edinburgh. | |
| 13.30 | Rebecca Hemingway, Met Office | Storm Naming and Communicating Risk |
| 14.00 | Dr. Ambrogio Volonte, University of Reading | Sting Jets |
| 14.30 | Dr. Simon Foster, Imperial College London | Space Weather |
| 15.00 | Panel discussion | Why become a Meteorologist? |
| 15.25 | Daniel Brener | Final remarks |
| 15.30 | Close of Event | |
Event Sponsors
Are you aged 14-20 and are careers related to weather and climate something you are considering?
If so, come along to this day and hear from some people already working or studying in the field, and some of the Universities offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses in weather and climate.
All under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult who will need to register themselves and then send us an email giving us the names of the young people they are accompanying. Unaccompanied young people will be required to show ID on arrival as proof of age.
This event is free of charge but registration is required to reserved your place. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
There are several shops and cafes nearby where lunch can be purchased.
Can’t make it to London? We’ll record the talks and make them available on our website http://www.metlink.org/careers-and-courses/career-links/ after the day, and you can tweet questions in to the panel discussion using #RMetSCareers.
This meeting is supported by the Institute of Physics.
More Information
All under 16s must be accompanied by a responsible adult who will need to register themselves and then send us an email giving us the names of the young people they are accompanying. Unaccompanied young people will be required to show ID on arrival as proof of age.
This event is free of charge but registration is required to reserved your place. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
There are several shops and cafes nearby where lunch can be purchased.
Can’t make it to London? We’ll record the talks and make them available on our website http://www.metlink.org/careers-and-courses/career-links/ after the day, and you can tweet questions in to the panel discussion using #RMetSCareers.
Programme
| 9.30 | Registration | |
| 10.00 | Daniel Brener, University of Edinburgh | Introduction |
| 10.05 | John Hammond, Co-founder of weathertrending | My Life in Meteorology |
| 10.40 | Emily Potter, British Antarctic Survey | My Early Career |
| 11.00 | Alice Gill, Met Office | My Early Career |
| 11.20 | Craig Poku, University of Leeds | Post Graduate Research |
| 11.40 | Rebecca Jones, BP | My Early Career |
| 12.00 | Lunch Break | |
| 12.45 | Course Speed Dating - Representatives from undergraduate and postgraduate courses including the Universities of Birmingham, Reading, Leeds, UEA and Edinburgh. | |
| 13.30 | Rebecca Hemingway, Met Office | Storm Naming and Communicating Risk |
| 14.00 | Dr. Ambrogio Volonte, University of Reading | Sting Jets |
| 14.30 | Dr. Simon Foster, Imperial College London | Space Weather |
| 15.00 | Panel discussion | Why become a Meteorologist? |
| 15.25 | Daniel Brener | Final remarks |
| 15.30 | Close of Event | |
Event Sponsors