I always enjoyed being outdoors.
I moved around a lot when I was growing up,
so I was exposed to quite a lot of different environments
and I always found the geologic side of where I was living really interesting.
Then, living in Indonesia,
when we went up the volcano,
I think that's when I knew I was going to do geology.
The field trips are hard work,
but they're so rewarding.
Being able to get your hands on the rocks
and being able to see how they are in context
with the larger picture is really important.
You don't get to see that in the lecture theatre.
All the lecturers are really enthusiastic and really passionate about what they do.
They've seen these views many times
so they know a lot about what you're looking at
and they never want you to leave a locality confused.
They always want to make sure that you know how amazing what we're looking at is.
There are so many great geologists that are women
and so many inspiring people in the department that are women
and I think that really shows that it's definitely not a 'man's subject'
The field trips are what makes Imperial stand out
because they make sure that you do get to go on fieldwork to some of the best localities in the world.
You see world class exposures, world class deposits...
and I think that's what makes Imperial really special.
