Michiel van den Bergh (1983) obtained his master’s degree in Human Geography from the University of Amsterdam (2009). In addition, he completed several conservation-related courses at the Wilfrid Laurier University (2006) and two research courses at the Utrecht University (2011). Michiel joined the ASCL in 2011 and became the institute’s PhD Representative from 2012 to 2015. In that same period, Michiel published a book and several articles in peer-reviewed journals, was co-director of the documentary ‘Living on the Edge’, and project-leader of the conservation-golf programme ‘Committed to Birds’. Currently, Michiel is working as North Sea programme manager at the WWF.