From a small village in the Scottish Highlands, I have always been surrounded by nature and felt a passion to protect it. Over the past 3.5 years studing an undergraduate degree in Environmental Management at SRUC Edinburgh, I have developed a passion for sustainable development, particularily relating to resource recovery and circular economy. I'm excited at the prospect of helping find solutions to modern day problems, and a firm believer that small changes made nationwide can make a very large impact. My fourth year dissertation is focusing on food waste recovery within rural areas of the Scottish Highlands, and identifying the other benefits this could bring such as community development and economic savings.