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What degree did you complete at Cardiff? Did you pursue more education after you left, in any field?<\/strong><\/p>\n MSc Conservation Practice, 2012<\/p>\n What have you been doing since you left Cardiff? Where are you now? Are you still in the heritage sector? If not why and would you consider returning?<\/strong><\/p>\n After a short spell of contract work at the conservation department at Cardiff, I went on to work on the \u201cOnce in a Whale\u201d project at OUMNH<\/a> (I recorded the project\u2019s journey in the onceinawhale.com<\/a> blogs), after which I lead a team of conservation volunteers on an ungulate skull rehousing project.<\/p>\n Since then, I have in the main part been making the most of my new life as a mother of two beautiful children. It is the most smile-evoking job in the world!<\/p>\n Have you done any freelance work? If so can you tell us about your experiences in the private sector?<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes I have, although not for the private sector. I took on a couple of contract projects at UCL<\/a> where they had a limited budget and a deadline to work towards.<\/p>\n What have been the highlights of your career so far? What are your favourite projects that you have worked on?<\/strong><\/p>\n I have been quite fortunate in my career as a conservator before and after my time at Cardiff in that I worked on rather high profile objects and projects. I cannot pick a favourite project but without doubt my favourite work was spent at the British Museum<\/a>\u2019s organic conservation department. It is an incredibly stimulating environment.<\/p>\n How has your Cardiff degree impacted your career?<\/strong><\/p>\n Cardiff is very well respected and its graduates have generally established themselves successfully in the conservation community. In the 2015 ICON<\/a> awards, I won The Pilgrim Trust Student Conservator of the Year award<\/a> for my MSc dissertation project. This in turn generated a lot of publicity which has given me recognition in spite of being in the midst of a career break.<\/p>\n What was your favourite aspect of the programme? Is there anything you would change?<\/strong><\/p>\n Favourite aspect of the programme: learning to question everything. What would I change? Perhaps more practical demonstrations of conservation techniques (e.g., infilling\/inpainting\/mould making)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Welcome to Alumni Spotlight, a blog series focused on our alums - where they've been and where they are now. For this installment we interviewed Gemma McBader. 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Shout out to the moms out there, both working and stay at home, for raising our next generation of scientists, artists, and conservators.<\/h5>\n