UCD Animal Welfare Science And Ethics
UCD Animal Welfare Science And Ethics
Animal welfare science and ethics are fundamental disciplines underpinning animal use for food production, biomedical research, sports, wildlife conservation, recreation and the human-animal bond. Research on animal welfare science provides data to inform policy and regulation worldwide. UCD has an established record on animal welfare science through teaching and research.
Research on animal welfare science has traditionally focused on investigating welfare parameters, to evaluate environment and management systems or procedures performed on animals. Attitudes and behaviours towards animal welfare also presents an intriguing area of study. UCD is leading research in this field with a multidisciplinary collaboration between animal welfare science, veterinary epidemiology, veterinary public health and social science.
Call for Participants: Exploring Perspectives on the Impact of Ethics Teaching on Early-Career Veterinary Practice
Are you a recent veterinary science graduate (1-3 years post-graduation) from University College Dublin, the University of Sydney, or the University of Nottingham? Are you currently working in clinical practice? If so we invite you to take part in a collaborative qualitative research study. The aim is to examine whether and how veterinary ethics education influence your ability to navigate ethically challenging situations in practice. This study is being conducted jointly by researchers from:
- University College Dublin (Ireland)
- Sydney School of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney (Australia)
- University of Nottingham (UK)
Your insights will help to examine current needs and support the development of future approaches in ethics education. If you are open to sharing your experiences in a one-hour online interview, please get in touch at: catherine.devitt1@ucd.ie. We will then share more information with you about the research and interview process.