AWF’s vision is for all animals to enjoy a good life, thanks to veterinary and allied professionals having the tools, knowledge and understanding to positively impact animal welfare.
We do this through our mission of placing animal welfare at the forefront of veterinary knowledge via research, education and debate.
We’ve partnered with BSAVA PetSavers to jointly fund a Master’s Degree by Research in animal welfare. The grant will offer up to £42,000 to cover a postgraduate student stipend at […]
Lesley Jessiman is a psychologist working with the animal behaviour and welfare team at Scotland Rural University College (SRUC). She is working with Dr Emma Baxter on the AWF-funded […]
On Thursday, 14th November, the AWF hosted an engaging and thought-provoking session at the London Vet Show, exploring the impacts of confinement systems on animal welfare while addressing broader societal, […]
Dr Lindsay Henderson is a researcher at The Roslin Institute, specialising in avian behaviour, physiology, and welfare. She also serves as the Academic Liaison for the National Avian Research Facility […]
Niamh Mahon is an environmental social scientist, with an interdisciplinary background, working in the Social, Economic and Geographical Sciences (SEGS) group at the James Hutton Institute. Beth Clark is Lecturer […]
In 2018, University of Edinburgh student Jillian Gordon received an AWF student grant to investigate the relationship between dairy cattle grimace expressions and post-mortem dental health. Her project uncovered alarming […]
Chloë Crichton is a third-year student in Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Bristol. She received an AWF student grant for a research project Investigating the cross-species emotional contagion […]
Skye Kenny just graduated from Edinburgh Napier University with a BSc (Hons) in Animal and Conservation Biology. As a nature lover and passionate of all things equine, Skye chose to […]
Mary Baxter is a post-doctoral researcher at Queen’s University Belfast, working in poultry behaviour and welfare. Niamh Elizabeth O’Connell is Professor of Animal Behaviour and Welfare at the School of […]
This article was published in Vet Record Careers on 24th September 2022. Read here. I am proud to say that 20 years later than I originally planned, in July 2022, […]
