Visiting scientists and students from around the world come to Blue Ventures’ field site in Andavadoaka, southwest Madagascar, to work on independent research projects and dissertations.
Visiting scientists and students can research a wide range of conservation and ecological projects based at our field site in the village of Andavadoaka, located along the southwest coast of Madagascar. Volunteers who join Blue Ventures’ six-week conservation expeditions may also be able to use their time in Andavadoaka to earn credit toward their university courses.
Past research projects have covered such diverse issues as ecological monitoring of coral reefs and feasibility studies for tourism development in the region. A list of previous project titles is available here.
Medical Electives: find out more here.
Blue Ventures does not offer funding for independent research projects, but staff are able to provide supervision and guidance to undergraduate and postgraduate students.
We suggest that undergraduate students choose a project that can utilise archived databases and is not dependent on new data collection due to the difficult logistics and time constraints of this remote region. Depending on the amount of supervision required there might be a small fee associated with covering supervision time from Blue Ventures’ research teams.
Project ideas must support and contribute to the overall conservation goals of Blue Ventures. Please see below for current project proposals - we welcome other project ideas and suggestions.
Blue Ventures is also working with academic institutions across the UK to recruit medical students to work in Andavadoaka as part of their student elective programmes. The students will work with Blue Ventures’ new Family Planning Clinic in Andavadoaka, providing medical assistance and education to villagers. Students also will set up satellite family planning clinics in villages north and south of Andavadoaka.
For further information on any of these projects, or queries regarding other research opportunities, please contact us.
If you are interested in undertaking a research project with Blue Ventures please:
Blue Ventures currently has a number of project proposals:
