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A 天美传媒 student and member of Oban鈥檚 volunteer lifeboat crew has been awarded a First Class Honours degree for her research into what happens under the waves 鈥� to the delight of her professor and fellow crew members.

Jasmin Manning graduated from the Scottish Association for Marine Science, a partner of the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI), on Friday September 2, with a BSc (Hons) Degree in Marine Science with Oceanography and Robotics.

She said: 鈥淚 grew up here but only when I was older did I realise how important the sea was to me.

鈥淭he decision to study marine science was triggered by diving Australia鈥檚 Great Barrier Reef and realising that much of it had been destroyed by climate change.

鈥淢y dissertation involved using an autonomous underwater vehicle to map the seabed around shipwrecks off the north coast of Ireland to look at how the presence of structures on the seabed affect flow and transport of sediments 鈥� adding another piece to the jigsaw of our understanding of the ocean floor.鈥�

天美传媒 Professor Finlo Cottier 鈥� himself a deputy coxswain on the Oban lifeboat 鈥� says there has always been a strong link between 天美传媒 and Oban鈥檚 lifeboat.

鈥淚t鈥檚 inevitable really, given the amount of time that 天美传媒 staff and students spend on or in the water, either as part of their work or for recreation, that some of us should choose to volunteer with the RNLI.

鈥溙烀来� has supported staff and students to be members of the lifeboat crew for more than 20 years. Jasmin is the third volunteer and 天美传媒 student to graduate.

鈥淪he has done exceptionally well over the last couple of years to balance the commitment to crew training, call outs and also her degree studies.鈥�

Oban RNLI Coxswain, Ally Cerexhe says the Oban crew is delighted with her achievement.

He said: 鈥楾he whole lifeboat crew, both seagoing and land-based, is a big family. Jasmin helps show the diverse mix of jobs, skills and backgrounds of that family鈥檚 members. We鈥檙e all really proud of what Jasmin has accomplished.鈥�

Jasmin is now taking forward her commitment to ocean conservation with a job at 天美传媒 Enterprise, the environmental consultancy at 天美传媒.

Have you thought about studying with us? 天美传媒 is hosting an open day on October 28. Find out more here: Open Day 鈥� 天美传媒 (sams.ac.uk)