Animal Welfare Program
The UBC Animal Welfare Program is one of the largest and most respected programs in the world in the field of animal welfare science. Since its inception in 1997, the program’s research has led to improvements in the lives of animals in British Columbia and around the world. The mission of the program is to improve the welfare and humane care of animals in agriculture, research, companionship and other areas through active efforts in research, education and public outreach.
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- Dan Weary gave a plenary presentation to the 18th Congress of the Brazilian Society for Science in Laboratory Animals
On April 4th, 2025, Dan gave an invited, plenary presentation to the 18th Congress of the Brazilian Society for Science in Laboratory Animals (SBCAL) in Uberlandia Brazil; SBCAL is Latin America’s foremost meeting for bringing together… Read more: Dan Weary gave a plenary presentation to the 18th Congress of the Brazilian Society for Science in Laboratory Animals - Nina von Keyserlingk awarded the 2024 Dr. Suning Wang Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship
UBC AWP’s Dr. Marina (Nina) von Keyserlingk, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Dr. Suning Wang Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS). Dr. von Keyserlingk is… Read more: Nina von Keyserlingk awarded the 2024 Dr. Suning Wang Award for Outstanding Graduate Mentorship - Nina von Keyserlingk received an honorary doctorate from Ghent University
On March 21st, 2025 UBC AWP’s Professor Marina (Nina) von Keyserlingk received an honorary doctorate from Ghent University, Belgium. Nina was nominated for this award by Dr. Frank Tuyttens and Dr. Christel Moons from the… Read more: Nina von Keyserlingk received an honorary doctorate from Ghent University - Congratulations to AWP students for hosting and presenting at the 2025 LFS GSC!
Students from the Animal Welfare Program were recognized for their outstanding research and leadership at the 2025 Land and Food Systems Graduate Student Conference. The annual event brought together graduate students from across the faculty… Read more: Congratulations to AWP students for hosting and presenting at the 2025 LFS GSC! - Welcoming Visiting MSc Student Victoria Gaia
Victoria Gaia had recently joined the Animal Welfare Program from the end of the summer of 2024 until the beginning of 2025 as a visiting international research student. Visiting students contribute to the exchange of… Read more: Welcoming Visiting MSc Student Victoria Gaia