Associate Professor of Zoo Animal Welfare, STEMINIST, mum of 2 year old, climber, cross fitter & smallholder
United Kingdom
Joined March 2013
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Today's view from the desk @NTU_ARES is a little different, but beautiful and peaceful still!
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Are you a UK student of Black heritage looking for a funded PhD? Fancy joining me at the University of Bristol? You can combine animal cognition, animal welfare and human psychology in exciting ways! Please get in touch! lnkd.in/eSBjKjjR
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PhD Studentship available
I am looking for a student to study the 'Quality and function of affiliative actions in non-human primates' - if you are interested in primate sociality, communication, and relationships, get in touch!
findaphd.com/phds/project/qu…
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#JobOpening in #zoo #animalwelfare @zoomiami! Zoo Miami is hiring an animal wellbeing specialist to assist in animal behavior and welfare monitoring. Deadline is two days out (17 Sept). Non-PhD level.
aza.org/jobs?job=44196
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My team @LincolnParkZoo is hiring a Research Assistant to support our #chimp welfare work! 2-year position, in Chicago. Review of apps starts this week. @ArcusGreatApes #animalcareers #animalwelfare #primates #zoo #jobs
careers.hireology.com/lincol…
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🚨 Come join us at Dublin Zoo! We’re looking for a permanent, full-time Behaviour and Welfare Scientist to join our growing Conservation & Science Team.
dublinzoo.ie/careers/behavio…
Excited to be @TrentBridge for @ntu_research writing retreat!
Let the writing commence....
Congratulations to my amazing friend, colleague, and mentor who inspires me every day in so many ways and helps me to make an impact in my own (zoo) industry!
Very grateful of this MBE for Public Service. Particularly the work in the pandemic & the bravery of @NottmTrentUni to back their academics innovation to support evidenced based decisions. I share this with the teams and we continue to create work with Public Service at the heart
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Job alert! 10-month full-time paid RA in primate behaviour/cognition working on a range on projects (e.g. video coding, long-term datasets, zoo based experiments): get in touch for details! @evo_NTU @PsychologyNTU @NTUSocSciences
vacancies.ntu.ac.uk/Job/JobD…
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New paper on #bonobo #welfare! 🐵 We applied QBA to see how humans score bonobo emotional expressivity. Check out the study published in @AW_TheJournal and in the thread (1/5):
doi.org/10.1017/awf.2024.29
Excited to see our research featured in the @LeverhulmeTrust 2023 Annual Review!
@NTU_ARES
@DrAnnikaPaukner @ntu_research
The Trust’s 2023 Annual Review is now available online, featuring a comprehensive list of grants awarded. It also provides a glimpse into the breadth and significance of the research we support, with brief accounts of over thirty fascinating projects funded in 2023.
leverhulme.ac.uk/annual-revi…
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ALT Screenshot of double page spread. Tree with different coloured ears for leaves.
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Authored by @DrSamWard @GoatsThatStare @JoeNearyVet @GemmaLCharlton Mark Rutter, Annabelle Beaver, Jen Sadler & Clara Mancini 😍
Our article which came out of the @AnimalWelfareRN workshop hosted @HarperAdamsUni last year is now published :) doi.org/10.1017/awf.2024.23 Summarising stakeholder and researcher perceptions on human-animal and machine-animal interactions! Thks to everyone who came for your input 😍
A great test run for our meerkat human emotion and affect transfer (HEAT) @LeverhulmeTrust funded project!
I'm very excited for tonight's Inaugural @hill_rowenahill @ntu_research
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A stunning morning on Brackenhurst Campus ready for our open day 😍We can't wait to meet prospective students and guests.
Make sure to sign in on arrival to get your NTU tote bag and open day guide!
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So unfortunately our recruitment company went into liquidation, so applications for this role were lost 😞
If you are interested, please send your cover letter / cv over to:
[email protected] – at East Midlands, England
#JobAlert @TwycrossZoo
We’re looking for a Conservation Science Manager, to help deliver our organisation wide conservation strategy and develop our National Science and Conservation Centre.
Interested in working with me and a fab team?! Link in comments👇🏽get in touch! 🌎 🦧
