Josh Silberg was a master’s student in the School of Resource and Environmental Management (REM) at Simon Fraser University (SFU), where he studied the potential indirect effects of sea otter recovery on rocky reef fish. “In addition to my thesis research, I completed a university teaching and learning certificate, attended writing workshops, participated in a statistics support group, and so much more,” he says. “Many of these opportunities are only open to students, so I tried to take advantage and develop a diverse set of skills while in school.” Whilst at university, he did apply for a PhD programme, but upon being accepted, he decided to turn it down.  Read more