Congratulations to these Spring 2022 Graduates who have worked with the AWP this past year!
Christine Kuo Congratulations to Christine Kuo for graduating with her BA in International Relations and a Minor in Applied Animal Biology! Christine began her involvement with the AWP after taking her first APBI course and then did a practicum at the UBC Dairy Farm. Inspired by these experiences, then completed a directed study and held […]
Congratulations to our Graduate Student Conference Presenters!
We would like to congratulate three members of the Animal Welfare Program for participating in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems (LFS) Graduate Student Conference and for earning awards for their wonderful presentations! The LFS Graduate Student Conference is a student-organized event where students from the faculty can present the research that they are […]
Meet AWP Work Learn Student Lauren
There are many people who make up the Animal Welfare Program – students, alumni, faculty, partners and staff, including many undergraduate students who take on important roles supporting research and program activities. We would like to introduce you to Lauren Clarke, a current Work Learn student who has been supporting the program in many ways […]
AWP International Undergraduate Work Learn Positions
The Animal Welfare Program has received funding through UBC’s Work Learn International Undergraduate Research Award (WLIURA) Program to engage five current UBC undergraduate students who meet the WLIURA eligibility criteria. To see if you are eligible for WLIURA, please see here for details. In order to apply, eligible students must log into Careers Online to view the posting […]
Meet Negar Sadrzadeh – International Day of Women in Science
On this International Day of Women in Science, we would like to introduce you to graduate student Negar Sadrzadeh. Negar joined the Animal Welfare Program at UBC in February 2021, travelling from Iran to become a master’s student. Learn about how Negar uses her experiences with animals and computer science to improve the welfare of […]
Peek-a-Moo: Data Visualization at the UBC Dairy Education and Research Center
UBC’s Dairy Education and Research Centre (DERC) is the site of a wide variety of research projects into dairy cattle behaviour, welfare and more. At the DERC each cow is monitored consistently with regards to their eating and drinking habits, social interactions, sleeping patterns and more. This information is used in a variety of research and […]
Meet Visiting Scientist Dr. Jana Denissen
Dr. Jana Denissen is a scientist visiting the Animal Welfare Program (AWP) for four months from her home in western Germany where she works at the North-Rhine-Westphalian Chamber of Agriculture. Completing her BSc in Agricultural Science and MSc in Animal Science at Bonn University, Germany, she completed her PhD at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-University Bonn. Under the […]
Meet AWP collaborator Dr. Katia Atoji Henrique – National horse day
In honour of National Horse Day on December 13th, we would like to introduce you to an Animal Welfare Program (AWP) collaborator, Dr. Katia Atoji Henrique, whose research includes the health and welfare of our equine companions. Katia is a professor in the Animal Science Program at the Federal University of Technology in Prana, Brazil […]
New AWP research on public feedback for animal research protocols
A publication by Michael Brunt and Dan Weary, titled Public Consultation in the Evaluation of Animal Research Protocols, was recently published in PLoS ONE. The aim of this study was to assess the potential for public feedback on animal research protocols, and to develop an understanding of the types of animal research the public are accepting of. […]
New AWP research investigating stress in shelter cats
Entering an animal shelter can be stressful for cats, as cats are highly sensitive to environmental change. Stress experienced in the shelter can impact cat health and behaviour, and stress mitigation is critical to shelter cat welfare. Cats also have very sensitive hearing and possess one of the broadest known hearing ranges among all mammals, […]