Kate Jordan from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research telling us about animal welfare activities and funding opportunities #AWRN2024

Caroline Spence from Defra UK presenting pathways to impact in animal health and welfare #AWRN2024

Simon Turner and Helen Gray from SRUC and Newcastle University presenting the new Animal Welfare Research Network (AWRN) open science framework #AWRN2024

Kenny Rutherford from SRUC presenting work on facial recognition in pigs 🐷 #AWRN2024

Hearing from the first Animal Welfare Research Network (AWRN) Kick-starter funding awardee of the day: Benjamin Lecorps from University of Bristol @Bristol_Vets presenting his work on the application of cold therapy (cold packs!) for de-horned calves 🐮 #AWRN2024

Second Animal Welfare Research Network (AWRN) Kick-starter funding awardee presentation from Helen Gray who explored biological factors associated with stressful events in bees 🐝 #AWRN2024

Three short talks by Janire Castellano, PhD Kareemah Chopra and Meredith Burke #AWRN2024

Final session of the day (and of the meeting!) starting with Helen McNally from Battersea investigating how animal welfare researchers and charities can work together to campaign for change #AWRN2024

Simon Turner from SRUC presenting welfare outcomes of animals transported on freight ferries using a cassette system #AWRN2024

All good things must come to an end but what a fantastic meeting, thanks so much to all the organisers and delegates #AWRN2024

Great evening for the Arnott lab who were out in force tonight hosting a wonderful lecture by Dr Temple Grandin IGFS School of Biological Sciences

A huge thank you to everyone who submitted applications for Workshop funding! We're thrilled to announce funding has been awarded for these exciting workshops. Stay tuned for the final dates & registration info. #AnimalWelfare #AnimalWelfareScience

We were delighted to welcome renowned American academic and animal behaviour expert Dr. Temple Grandin back to campus, to help us celebrate 100 Years of Agriculture, Food and Biological Sciences at Queen's. Hosted by IGFS, Dr Grandin delivered a keynote lecture on ‘Insights

Delighted to finally be able to share the results from this DEFRA project! We carried out a literature review exploring the welfare effects of livestock breeding and new breeding technologies 🐔🐖🐏🐄🐟 sciencesearch.defra.gov.uk/ProjectDetails…

📢 PhD alert 🚨 Interested in how sustainability influences animal welfare and vice versa?Come do a PhD with us in the Arnott lab! Application deadline January 4th 🐄💨🐮 gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/d…

Do you think your dog can tell when you’re stressed? Our colleagues have found that not only can your pooch detect when your stress levels are heightened, they also mirror your emotions during that time. Read more - qub.ac.uk/News/Allnews/2…

❄️Monthly Meetup: Animal Welfare in Winter & Festive Seasons Mon 16th Dec, 12-1pm (GMT) With Rebecca Hood (RSPCA) & Laura Freeland (RVC) Stories, quizzes, & speed-networking. Join here on Teams: awrn.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=… Meeting ID: 338 936 520 098 Passcode: 4rm2f8pN