EXTRA CURRICULA

Durham University Boat Club 1st VIII - British university champions & Henley Royal Regatta successes (2011-14)

GB Rowing Team trialist, European university bronze medallist (2013), Home international gold medallist (2011)

Completed & organised: Durham to Bethlehem charity ergo (2013), 2200 mile Oslo to Italy cycle challenge (2012/13), fastest 100 mile Guinness World record (2011), Kindrochit charity quadrathlon (2010)

Summited 3 highest alpine peaks including Mont Blanc (2008 - 9)

Competed nationally for Judo, Cross-Country & Skiing (2006-10)

Completed Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award (2011)

BBC Junior Apprentice (2009/10)

First Aider (2014)

PROFICIENCIES

Proficient Java™ programmer

Competent French and elementary Italian

Technical and analytical laboratory and research skills

IT qualification with Office™ software, data handling & modelling

Proficient in statistics, analysis, data handling, algorithms & decision maths

Oscar William Richards BSc. Natural Sciences Undergraduate at Durham University

21 Mavin St, Durham, Co Durham, DH1 3AU

oscar.w.richards@gmail.com

07733104313

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Summer internship at Genetics Technologies International Ltd (Nairobi, Kenya): Commercial biotechnology, analytics, consulting, product development (2014)

Internship at Microsoft (Milan) - Software evaluation, market research, analysis (2009)

Foundation trading qualification at the Academy of Financial Trading (2014 -)

Supplementary course work at Oxford JET fusion labs, UCL cancer research labs, Royal College of Surgeons, Laverstock farm soil technology labs, summer ecological research project

Particle physics & Evolution insight days at Oxford University

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst - Potential officer course

AWARDS & SOCIETIES

Durham Award recognising employability skills from interdisciplinary and extracurricular involvement across University

Half-Palatinate recognising significant contribution to university sport

Half-Colours recognising contribution to college sport

Society of Biology affiliate & Institute of Physics student member

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Biology & Psychology society member

Awarded the school prize in Physics, Biology, Design & Geography

Academic scholarship to Radley College

RESPONSIBILITIES Captain (2013/14) and Treasurer (2012/13): Durham University Boat Club: leadership, organisation, motivation, logistics, finance, accounting & fundraising

Founder (2012) and manager (2012 - ): ‘Grassroots’ social enterprise

Enactus project leader (2012 - ) and nationals finalist (2013, 2014)

Combined Cadet Force Corporal: Army Section (2008-11)

School Prefect, Mentor & Captain of Boats (2010-11)

Durham Nat. Sciences committee representative & college mentor (2012 - )

Rowing coach (2011- ): Team Durham community support & college men’s VIII

References upon request

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Cert. of Higher Education: Chemistry & Physics joint honours (Pass)

A level: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths (A), Further Maths (B), Extended dissertation (A*)

GCSE: Maths, Science double award, Design & Technology, French, English language,

Geography, Spanish, History (A*) & English literature (A)

EDUCATION

Durham University (2011 - )

Radley College, Oxfordshire (2006-2011)

Saint Ronan's School, Kent (1995-2006)