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Animal Behaviour & Welfare Scientist. Posts on science, job/funding opps, general life events, & random thoughts.

Joined July 2011
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Applications are open for our Special Travel Award 2024! The award supports travel and subsistence expenses for short-term, technical or scientific visits to appropriate institutions or commercial operations ➡️ ow.ly/u3pl50PSQfj.
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Nominations are open for the UFAW Early Career #AnimalWelfare Researcher of the Year Award! The award is open to students currently studying for a PhD and to individuals within six years of the end of their PhD work. Nominations close 10 December 2023 ➡️ufaw.org.uk/ecr24
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For anyone who visits zoos - it would be great if you could take this short survey on public perceptions of zoo animal experiences, to help with a PhD student research project: uwe.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/for…
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We are now accepting applications to ISAE Student Representative! Applicants should be a graduate student through December 2025, and ISAE members. A 1-page CV and 1-page statement of interest should be submitted to bianca.vandresen@ubc.ca by October 31st, 2023
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Emails of abstract decisions for the Adelaide meeting have been sent, make sure to check your inbox!
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📢#JobOpportunity 🇩🇪@FBNDummerstorf has two Postdoctoral and one PhD position available beginning Oct 2023 (flexible) to collaborate on a 3-year 🇪🇺 research project on helping behavior in pigs. ✍️Apply now: cutt.ly/Pwfn9Lqz 🐷#pigresearch #animalwelfare
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🚨 Job alert 🚨 Research Manager role at @waltham_science. Responsible for leading a team of behavioural scientists who work to improve pet wellbeing & investigate the relationships between pets & people. More info here ➡️ careers.mars.com/uk/en/job/R…
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Our #AnimalWelfare e-learning programme has been launched today in Thai! ค้นพบข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมเกี่ยวกับสวัสดิภาพสัตว์ในที่กักขังผ่านหลักสูตรที่เข้าถึงได้ฟรีนี้ wildwelfare.org/animal-welfa…
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ISAE members! Want to be part of our editorial team? Nominations are open for Junior Editor* on the ISAE council! CVs & statement of interest can be sent to ISAE secretary (applied-ethology.org/Carly_O…) or message me for more info. *Must be a current ISAE member
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📢 SAVE THE DATE! 📢 We are pleased to be hosting a one-day seminar for the meat and livestock industry on Wednesday 18 October 2023 at The Arden Hotel & Leisure Club, Solihull, UK. For more information, visit: ow.ly/Jnfv50ObF4C
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We're recruiting! Growing student numbers mean we are after a new #Lecturer in #AnimalBehaviour & #Welfare to join us @Hartpury Uni. Closes 25th May 23. Details: tinyurl.com/s4nhybjy Please RT #animalwelfare #companionanimal #caninescience #animaltraining #caninetraining
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The special issue that my amazing peeps @KrisDescovich & @WelfareScience, plus myself, edited for the @JZBG_MDPI is now out! mdpi.com/books/book/7103 Great for anyone who is into zoo knowledge and particularly birds and reptiles, who too often get overlooked in research.
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Reprint Book of Fundamental Knowledge on Forgotten Species: An Exploration of Data from Rarely Studied Captive Animals is published. You may freely download it here: mdpi.com/books/book/7103
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Hot off the press! 🚨 This meta-analysis by Dr Ana Rentsch (@AenniLueth), from the Widowski lab, looks at differences in fearfulness of brown and white commercial laying hens. Spoiler alert: Testing duration and object type used can influence results sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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📢🐔🧠🐣 Exciting news! Our project "PeckLess" is looking for a postdoc researcher to study the relationship between feather pecking, personality, and cognition in laying hens! If you're passionate about animal behavior/welfare/cognition and want to join our team, apply now! 🌟
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#jobalert Research Animal Scientist/Physiologist (Animal) Livestock Behavior Research Unit, USDA West Lafayette, USA applied-ethology.org/Researc…
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📢 We're hiring! Do you want to conduct research to improve dog welfare? Our Research team are recruiting for a Research Officer to join us on a fixed-term contract until the end of 2023 🐕 Full details and how to apply here 👇 careers.dogstrust.org.uk/vac…
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Tonight! 🚨 The CCSAW Student Chapter now offers virtual attendance to this seminar with Penny Lawlis (Adjunct Faculty) on Animal Welfare Auditing: What do welfare scientists do outside of academia Mon 27th 6-7.30pm EST Teams ID: 232 715 708 46 Passcode: MQv5ua
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