Tamsin Savvides is about to undertake a challenging and inspiring expedition to South Greenland this month.

From Cirencester, Tamsin will embark on the challenge with three of her fellow colleagues from the University of Oxford.

They were chose as the inaugural beneficiaries of the Everest Lewis Golden Foundation enabling them to take on the challenge.

With a shortfall in funding of £2,800 and the deadline fast approaching, Isabel Carter, a colleague of Tamsin's submitted an application to the foundation.

The foundation set up earlier this year to help aspiring individuals or groups achieve their ambitions, granted the full £2,800 by the foundation panel.

Starting on June 28, Tamsin and the group will spend several weeks to create a geological map of Igaliku, South Greenland, and seek to inspire other young scientists.

Classed as a world heritage Geopark, the part of the region's geology hasn't been studied in detail for almost 60 years.

The foundation was named in the honour of one of the company's founders, Lewis Golden OBE, who passed away in late 2017.

Lewis Golden’s son, Jonathan Golden, was one of the judges on the Foundation panel. He added: “Isabel and her team are clearly passionate about science and their enthusiasm really came across in their application.

"I can certainly believe that they’ll help to encourage more young people to consider a career in science.

"I am very pleased to see the Lewis Golden Foundation support this project.”