Animal & Vet Seminar: The Animal Welfare Collaborative
- Date: Wed, 29 May 2019, 11:30 pm - 12:30 pm
- Location: Eastick Lecture Theatre, Roseworthy campus
- Cost: FREE
- Contact: Dr Jill Fernandes 07 334 62264
- Email: j.ulrich@uq.edu.au
Societal expectations for animal welfare are quickly evolving, and many industries that use animals are under increasing pressure to improve the welfare of their animals.
The Animal Welfare Collaborative is a university-led, non-partisan ‘knowledge broker’ for animal welfare powered by researchers across Australia. The goal? To make Australia a global leader in animal welfare.
University of Queensland researchers, Professor of Animal Welfare Alan Tilbrook and Dr Jill Fernandes, will explain the concept and goals of The Animal Welfare Colllaborative and will talk about how University of Adelaide researchers can get involved.
About the presenters
Professor Alan Tilbrook
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland
Professor Tilbrook is a national and international leader in animal welfare science. He is also internationally renowned for his research in animal science and biomedical science (endocrinology, neuroendocrinology, behaviour, stress, and reproduction). Professor Tilbrook has an outstanding balanced portfolio in leadership, strategic planning, research, academia, education and government.
Dr Jill Fernandes
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland
Dr Fernandes is a public policy scientist in the Centre for Animal Science in QAAFI at The University of Queensland. Trained as a microbiologist and political scientist, Jill undertakes research in the field of public policy and governance, with a particular interest in animal welfare policy.