Research
Current areas of research include Investigating the impact of veterinary ethics teaching on the ability of recent veterinary graduates to navigate ethical challenges; Using a 'One Welfare' framework to develop alternative high welfare pig production systems (OneWelPig); Racehorse welfare assessment; Automated detection of lameness in dairy cattle; Animal welfare agricultural payment policy options.
More information on animal welfare research at UCD School of Veterinary Medicine and a full list of completed research projects and publications are available from the lead researchers:
Professor Siobhan Mullan: (opens in a new window)https://people.ucd.ie/siobhan.mullan
Professor Alison Hanlon: (opens in a new window)https://people.ucd.ie/alison.hanlon
Professor Vivienne Duggan: (opens in a new window)https://people.ucd.ie/vivienne.duggan
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.