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Mapping oceanography credentials to real-world career pathways

A degree in oceanography and geology, paired with a rescue diver qualification, should open doors, not lead to a desk writing reports that gather dust. Two years out of university, you have watched less-qualified peers get fieldwork offers while surveying companies reject you. The UK's coastal sector has shifted, but the ocean is still out there. Leaving the country may be worth considering. Our piece "Validated plastic debris now measurable in the deepest ocean trench" shows that real, impactful ocean science is happening globally.