Name: Amruta Tendolkar
Committee Role: Chair
Course: Genetics and Molecular Cell Biology, 4th Year
In a parallel world, I would: Climb every mountain there is to climb
Instead, I am: Aiming to work for conservation of wildlife
Best thing about SUCV: Seeing that a day's hard work has paid off. And of course, the lovely people you meet!
Get to know our glamorous SUCV committee - working to provide the best conservation opportunities for you. Say hello at tasks and socials!
Name: Katjuša Koler
Committee Role: Vice Chair
Course: PhD in Bioinformatics, 1st Year
In a parallel world, I would: Be a sea turtle and sample all the different algae
Instead, I am: starting a PhD and pretending to understand the computer lingo
Best thing about SUCV: exploring Sheffield and surroundings while doing something good for the environment together with wonderful people!
Name: Sophie Sykes
Committee Role: Secretary
Course: Zoology, 2nd Year
In a parallel world, I would: be David Attenborough and have a pet meerkat
Instead, I am: a poor student that spends too much money on food and alcohol
Best thing about SUCV: each task is completely different and gets you out and about around Sheffield.
Name: David Rapley
Committee Role: Treasurer
Course: Biology, 4th year
In a parallel world, I would: be training as a professional gymnast and then travelling back regularly for competitions in the world we all live in now, because a parallel world sounds like an excellent place to practice parallel bars!
Instead, I am: burying myself in plants and pipette tips, helping coach the judo club and using conservation as my way of staying in touch with the Peak District. I’m also avoiding gymnastics completely (now seems a bit late to start parallel bars…also I can’t think of a way to get into a parallel world for me to practice).
Best thing about SUCV: getting outdoors and hanging out with like-minded conservationists - especially on our residential trips, which are fab!
Name: Euan Berry
Committee Role: Residential Officer
Course: Chemical Engineering, 2nd year
In a parallel world, I would: be the host of Grand Designs
Instead, I am: planning incredible residentials
Best thing about SUCV: seeing different parts of Sheffield and helping local people out!
Name: Ashleigh Courage
Committee Role: Task Ranger
Course: Environmental Science, 4th Year
In a parallel world, I would: Live at the top of a mountain, be fluent in 27 languages and have pool filled with jelly.
Instead, I am: Eating my own body weight in avocado everyday and spending an inordinate amount of time culturing fungi for my master’s.
Best thing about SUCV: Getting out into the peaks and meeting like-minded people.
Name: Ellie Absalom
Committee Role: Task Ranger
Course: Environmental Science, 3rd year
In a parallel world, I would: Have got my hogwarts letter, been on a walking holiday in Middle-Earth, road-tripped through time and (relative dimensions in) space and played the game at 221b Baker Street before hopping on a spaceship for journeys in a galaxy far, far away…
Instead, I am: Writing this and weeping
Best thing about SUCV: Getting outside, enjoying nature, giving back. Oh, and thermos tea.
Name: Sadia Yaqub
Committee Role: Task Ranger
Course: Molecular Biology, 2nd year
In a parallel world, I would: Be travelling the world as a professional tea taster with some professional ballet on the side
Instead, I am: Trying to do something meaningful with my life
Best thing about SUCV: The people, the tasks and the tea
Name: Benjamin Radford
Committee Role: Task Ranger
Course: Archaeology, 3rd year
In a parallel world, I would: Living in a hobbit hole somewhere gleefully enjoying my longbottom leaf.
Instead, I am: Dusting some 2000 year old pot
Best thing about SUCV: Folk train adventures
Name: Sinead O’Sullivan
Committee Role: Social and Fundraising Officer
Course: History and Sociology, 2nd Year
In a parallel world, I would: be Beyoncé
Instead, I am: Sinead
Best thing about SUCV: Getting fresh air!
Name: Laura Stafford
Committee Role: Outreach and Inclusions Officer
Course: Environmental Science, 4th year
In a parallel world, I would: Live in a beautiful, hot country, probably in a tree house!
Instead, I am: Going into my last year at Sheffield!
Best thing about SUCV: Getting outdoors while making new friends (and the free biscuits)
Name: Cuiying Ma (Tracey)
Committee Role: Publicity Officer
Course: French and Economics, 2nd Year
In a parallel world, I would: Travel around the world, binge on delicious food from every country, wander lost into the local neighbourhoods
Instead, I am: Stuck in my degree sobbing at the overload of French Grammar and inflation issues
Best thing about SUCV: Residentials! - being stuck in the middle of nowhere losing connections of the social world lol
