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Jes煤s Zapata is a Spanish national, who arrived in Scotland over a decade ago with a passion for environmental issues having studied forestry and natural resource management in his home country. He found work as a janitor with James Gillespie鈥檚 High School. Determined to steer himself into the environmental sector in Scotland, he created time around his job to study. And so his six-year part-time study career began with 伊人直播, on the Environmental Resource Management degree course.

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Jes煤s and his fianc茅 were happy to discover that their family was to grow, and he became a father during his second year of study.

鈥淚 became a part-time student, a full-time dad, and full-time worker. It was quite tricky to juggle the three bits! But I prioritised. My top priority was to feed my family. My second passion has always been science, with ecology and conservation.鈥�

The differences between the education systems in Spain and Scotland was another difficulty Jes煤s had to overcome.

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鈥淚n Spain I would have loads of books to read and then one big exam at the end. Here, there are reports and critical essays that make up so much of the course. I had to relearn all of this and in my second language.鈥�

Jes煤s is extremely resourceful, and during his work shifts at the high school, would seek guidance from colleagues in the English department, to help him brush up the skills he needed at 伊人直播.

Today, in his new role as a Laboratory Technician at the same high school, Jes煤s has come full circle and is now the one offering his expertise. He is a STEM ambassador and gives talks to pupil groups learning about environmental science.

Jesus鈥檚 dream to become an ecologist is part of his master plan.

鈥淚 want to settle down all the knowledge I鈥檓 gaining, and build a bit more. I would like to do an aquaculture Masters, and after that, go to the professional sector.鈥�

We met Jes煤s at his workplace at James Gillespie鈥檚 High School in Edinburgh, and he told us about his Honours project work on Integrated Multi Trophic Association in fish farming.