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Meet our Current Work Learn Students!
The Animal Welfare Program has received funding through UBC’s Work Learn Program to hire current UBC undergraduate students in a number of different positions for May 2023 to August 2024! These are part-time positions (maximum of 300 hours). To see if you are eligible for the program, visit the Work Learn website. The two types of positions available…
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Undergraduate Researchers are Making an Impact in Animal Welfare!
The Animal Welfare Program (AWP) is thrilled to support undergraduate students in developing their research expertise through a number of programs. We would like to introduce you to a few of the students who have conducted research over the past year. These student researchers have covered a range of disciplines within the program. While most…
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Two Graduate Positions Available in Dairy Cattle Welfare
** Please note – applications are now closed for these positions. Many thanks for your interest.** UBC’s Animal Welfare Program is inviting applications for two graduate student positions, starting in the summer/fall 2023. The duration of the position will be about 2 or 4 years, the time typically required to complete MSc or PhD programs,…
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Celebrating the International Day of Veterinary Medicine – Featuring Hui Pin (Julia) Lee
A number of AWP students, alumni and collaborators, come from the veterinary community. In honour of International Day of Veterinary Medicine on December 9th, we would like to introduce you to one of our current Masters students (and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine), Hui Pin (Julia) Lee. Learn about her interests in veterinary medicine and how…
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Dr. Marina (Nina) von Keyserlingk Awarded the R.G. Thomson Lecture at The University of Prince Edward Island
Congratulations to Dr. Marina (Nina) von Keyserlingk who has been awarded the R.G. Thomson Lecture at The University of Prince Edward Island. The award, in honour of the founding Dean of the Atlantic Veterinary College, is awarded to an individual active in research, who is an inspiring speaker and an outstanding research scientist. Nina has been a professor with…
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Introducing the Human-Animal Interaction Lab!
The new Human-Animal Interaction Lab at UBC’s Vancouver Campus will soon be welcoming owners and their pets to participate in canine cognitive studies. In order to improve companion animal wellbeing in shelters and pet-owning households, researchers are looking for new information. Additionally, they will study how to better utilize therapy dogs in educational settings for…
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Congratulations to these Winter 2022 Graduates who have worked with the AWP this past year!
Congratulations to Allison Welk on graduating with her Masters degree in Applied Animal Biology! Her research focused on investigating the effects of intake-based weaning and forage type on the feeding behaviour and performance of dairy calves. Allison is currently a PhD student at the University of Guelph where she continues to research the health and welfare of…
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Dr. Camila Cavalli joins the Human-Animal Interaction Lab!
We would like to welcome Dr. Camila Cavalli as the newest Postdoctoral Researcher in the Animal Welfare Program! Camila recently earned her PhD in Psychology (2022) from the National University of Córdoba, Argentina and is working with Dr. Sasha Protopopova in the Human-Animal Interaction Lab. Learn about Camila’s interest in animal welfare below and see her…
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Two Graduate Positions Available: Welfare of Companion Dogs in Commercial Breeding Contexts; Behaviour and Welfare of Rabbits
Please note – we are no longer accepting applications for these roles. Please watch our website for future opportunities! Applications are invited for two MSc or PhD positions in the Animal Welfare Program, Applied Animal Biology, Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia. The starting time frame for these positions…
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Undergraduate Researchers are Making an Impact in Animal Welfare!
The Animal Welfare Program is thrilled to support undergraduate students in developing their research expertise through a number of programs. We would like to introduce you to a few of the students conducting research in the summer of 2022 that cover a range of disciplines within the program. You can read even more research stories…