My Master’s gave me a solid foundation for my profession and meant that, despite an incredibly steep learning curve, I had the academic knowledge and transferable skills to join project teams and work on client deliverables straight away. This meant that the degree program’s emphasis on practical skills such as research, data analysis and policy evaluation, empowered me to effectively contribute to complex environmental projects. The Climate Science into Practice module was instrumental in giving me an insight into consultancy work. The coursework tasks directly emulate the type of day-to-day work I do in my job.