We are lifesavers
Studying at university has provided our students with an eye-opening platform for careers that help turn around and save lives.
Zaidia: saving lives on the streets of London
You go home and think ‘I could go to anything tomorrow’ – you could deliver a baby in the morning, attend a stabbing in the afternoon, and finish with someone that has a broken fingernail.
We are part of the emergency response team that helped to save the life of a man stabbed in the heart – only the second time in the country that someone has recovered from such a wound.
Rachael: saving lives in the face of the death penalty
It can be difficult to sit in a room with someone, knowing what they stand accused of, and having seen the crime scene pictures. But it is part of the job. You cannot judge them by your own standards.
Welcome to our world as mitigation specialists, where the lives of our clients hang on our ability to find the human story behind the capital crime.
Sara: saving lives during humanitarian crisis
Since graduating, I have published a paper in neuroscience, volunteered at the frontline of the Syrian, Afghan and Iraqi refugee crisis, and trained as a medical technologist in Jordan.
Humanitarian roles can be challenging but we are fuelled by the positive difference we make make to lives.
Lianne: saving endangered animals’ lives
We received bears with abdominal tumours and infections, heart or liver disease, physical impairments, or mobility issues caused by years spent in cages.
Rehabilitation enclosures like the China Bear Rescue Centre help us to provide a safe haven, combining semi-natural rehabilitation areas with bamboo forest enclosures that are designed to provide the bears with a secure and stimulating environment.
Cats matter too...
Ben: saving lives by improving mental health
My favourite part of the role is when you see clients’ lives improving. Placements can be emotionally draining, but when you see someone making steps in their recovery, improving the quality of their life, it is so rewarding. These moments remind you that you are making a worthwhile difference.
