Miss Heather L Brown BSc (Hons)
Postgraduate research student
Miss Heather Brown is a Postgraduate research student within Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton.
I graduated from Environmental Science Bachelors Degree from the University of Southampton in 2016 and started the PhD entitled ‘Governance of sustainability in coastal zones of small islands’ the same year.
My undergraduate degree developed my interest in governance of natural resources and led me to the belief that good governance is crucial for sustainable development. My dissertation research looked at the consumer preferences for wild and farmed fish in Zomba, Southern Malawi. The most preferred and consumed fish species were identified, with important implications for aquaculture development and food security more generally in Southern Malawi.
Experiences from my undergraduate degree led me to start my current PhD project under the supervision of Dr Kate Schreckenberg and Dr Jack Corbett.