News: Honours projects - Alexandra Whittaker
Investigating the role of perineuronal nets as a non-cellular mechanism of emotion and mood
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Honours project: Investigate perineuronal nets as a non-cellular mechanism of emotion and mood.
Sheep Pain Mitigation Trial
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Honours project: Join a team of researchers who are investigating the experience of pain in sheep.
Using rodent grimace scales in biomedical research
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Honours project: Explore the barriers and enablers to the use of rodent grimace scales in biomedical research.
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Stockpersons' knowledge of Codes of Practice in the pig industry
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Honours project: Undertake qualitative research methods to determine farmer awareness and knowledge of a range of secondary legislative documents pertaining to the pig industry.
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Working with animals: Knowledge of delegated legislation in biomedical research
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Honours project: Undertake qualitative research methods to determine personnel awareness and knowledge of a range of secondary legislative documents pertaining to the use of animals in research.
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Novel markers of animal emotion
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Honours project: Can differential expression of microRNA’s distinguish valence of emotional state?