Masters Thesis enquiry
Hello All,
We have had an enquiry from Dídac Segura Muñoz, a Masters student who would like to focus their thesis on conservation projects that utilise detection dogs. Please see information below. If you you have any opportunities please contact Dídac directly at sniffbio@gmail.com
I am currently pursuing a Master's degree in Terrestrial Ecology and Biodiversity Management at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain).
I live in Catalonia, Spain, and I am open to traveling within Spain or Europe if the project requires it, depending on the duration and available resources.
The university does not provide a dedicated budget for expenses, so I would need to cover costs personally unless external support is available.
The thesis is worth 24 ECTS credits (approximately 600 hours of work). My planned timeline is to conduct data collection during 2025 (over the coming months) and submit the thesis in September 2025.
My background is in biology, and I have worked with detection dogs since 2013 in different contexts (seminars, courses, and professional bed bug detection). Most recently, I volunteered with Kayla Fratt on the Alexander Archipelago wolf study this summer.
The goal of my thesis is to collaborate on an existing or new conservation project where detection dogs can contribute useful data, ensuring the study can be written in the format of a scientific article with objectives, hypotheses, data analysis, and discussion.