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  • Celebrating the International Day of Veterinary Medicine – Featuring Hui Pin (Julia) Lee

    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…

  • Dr. Marina (Nina) von Keyserlingk Awarded the R.G. Thomson Lecture at The University of Prince Edward Island

    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…

  • Congratulations to these Winter 2022 Graduates who have worked with the AWP this past year!

    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…

  • Dr. Camila Cavalli joins the Human-Animal Interaction Lab!

    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…

  • Two Graduate Positions Available: Welfare of Companion Dogs in Commercial Breeding Contexts; Behaviour and Welfare of Rabbits

    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…

  • Undergraduate Researchers are Making an Impact in Animal Welfare!

    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…

  • AWP Undergraduate Work Learn Positions

    AWP Undergraduate Work Learn Positions

    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 September 2022 to April 2023!  These are part time positions (maximum of 300 hours).  To see if you are eligible for the program, visit the Work Learn website. In order to apply,…

  • Making Science More Accessible: Three Graduate Students Share how they are Communicating Research

    Making Science More Accessible: Three Graduate Students Share how they are Communicating Research

    Peer-reviewed literature has traditionally been seen as the gold-standard of research communications.  While the academic journal is still an important way of sharing knowledge with other academics, the high cost of journal subscriptions and open-access publishing fees can make this approach inaccessible for many. Researchers are increasingly aware that academic journals are only one way…

  • Exploring Dr. Katie Koralesky’s PhD on Convocation Day: Using Institutional Ethnography in Animal Welfare Research

    Exploring Dr. Katie Koralesky’s PhD on Convocation Day: Using Institutional Ethnography in Animal Welfare Research

    While Dr. Katie Koralesky is currently a post-doctoral fellow with the AWP, she also completed her MSc and PhD with the group under the supervision of Dr. David Fraser.  We asked about her PhD research experience in celebration of the conferral of her doctoral degree on June 2nd! During her PhD research, Katie used a…

  • New AWP research on public feedback for animal research protocols

    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.…