Rebecca Shepherd4-year PhD Studentship: Assessing long-lasting pain following hot-iron disbudding in dairy calves
4-year PhD Studentship: Assessing long-lasting pain following hot-iron disbudding in dairy calves
About the Project Although freedom from pain is a key pillar of animal welfare, painful procedures are still common on most dairy farms. For instance, despite being painful1, hot-iron disbudding … Read More Read More
Categories:4-year PhD Studentship: Towards enhancing animal welfare, production and sustainability of farming a large neo-tropical rodent, the lowland paca, in Brazil
4-year PhD Studentship: Towards enhancing animal welfare, production and sustainability of farming a large neo-tropical rodent, the lowland paca, in Brazil
About the Project The current animal protein production from our global livestock agricultural system may suffice to provide minimum protein requirements to the 9.7 billion people 2050 projected global population … Read More Read More
Categories:4-year PhD Studentship: Antimicrobial resistance dynamics and antimicrobial use in wildlife rehabilitation facilities in the United Kingdom
4-year PhD Studentship: Antimicrobial resistance dynamics and antimicrobial use in wildlife rehabilitation facilities in the United Kingdom
About the Project Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the greatest global public health threats of the 21st century (Prestinaci et al. 2015). To mitigate this urgent challenge, a One … Read More Read More
Categories:4-year PhD Studentship: Cats’ perspective and welfare associated with outdoor access
4-year PhD Studentship: Cats’ perspective and welfare associated with outdoor access
About the Project Although freedom of movement is a key pillar of animal welfare, and outdoor access is considered the best way to allow cats to exercise and express natural … Read More Read More
Categories:4-year PhD Studentship: Measurement of reward sensitivity as an indicator of welfare in chickens
4-year PhD Studentship: Measurement of reward sensitivity as an indicator of welfare in chickens
About the Project Humans show a reduction in sensitivity to reward when suffering from clinical depression and similar changes have been demonstrated in laboratory rodents used as models for depression. … Read More Read More
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Antonio SanchezFunded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage: Digital twin simulations of visual perception to explore animal camouflage
Funded PhD open to UK-domiciled, home fee applicants of Black African, Black Caribbean or other Black or mixed Black heritage: Digital twin simulations of visual perception to explore animal camouflage
About the Project Background: The core challenge of understanding animal colouration is complex: animals exist in intricate ecosystems that interact differently with various observers, including predators, prey, potential mates and … Read More Read More
Categories:Understanding how international food trade networks influence gastrointestinal disease outbreaks in the UK
Understanding how international food trade networks influence gastrointestinal disease outbreaks in the UK
About the Project Background: In addition to their harmful effects on animal health, zoonotic foodborne pathogens infect around 2.4 million people in the UK each year, resulting in an annual … Read More Read More
Categories:Developing hybrid AI on wearables and video for fine-grained cattle behavioural monitoring
Developing hybrid AI on wearables and video for fine-grained cattle behavioural monitoring
About the Project Background: Do you want to help revolutionise how we understand animal behaviour and welfare? Social network data is now a powerful tool for studying both human and … Read More Read More
Categories:Funded PhD - Assessing the impact of parasitic bees and extreme weather events on bee colonies and Indigenous beekeeping livelihoods in the Peruvian Amazon
Funded PhD - Assessing the impact of parasitic bees and extreme weather events on bee colonies and Indigenous beekeeping livelihoods in the Peruvian Amazon
About the Project Stingless bees (Meliponini) are essential pollinators in tropical ecosystems, contributing to the pollination of around 50% of flowering plants and thus supporting ecosystem health. They are also … Read More Read More
Categories:Funded PhD- Finding Flow: The Capacity for Flow State in Animals
Funded PhD- Finding Flow: The Capacity for Flow State in Animals
About the Project Time flies when you are having fun. Humans experience ‘flow’, an altered mental state when intense task focus is coupled with feeling effortless and positive. Flow helps … Read More Read More
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