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 Published: 19 Jun 2015 | Last Updated: 19 Jun 2015 13:48:42

We are excited to announce the expansion of our VetCompass team, with the recent addition of  as a UFAW-funded, Post Doctoral Research Associate. 

Emma has a strong background in welfare research, and recently completed her PhD studies in the Centre for Animal Welfare at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹æÂÉÂÛ̳ (). Her thesis title is "Objective and subjective assessments of positive emotional states in companion dogs". While preparing for her PhD viva earlier this year, she also completed a Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) funded project using VetCompass Programme data to describe primary-care veterinary practice antimicrobial administration and prescribing in dogs and cats in the UK (report entitled ").

Emma joins us in a year-long position funded by the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (). Her focus will be on summarising currently available knowledge on inherited disorders in companion animal species, to update and highlight significant knowledge gaps.

(Full project summary page coming soon!)

VetCompass team members at a recent group meeting at the RVC, Camden campus

(From right: David Brodbelt, Emma Buckland, Steph Marlowe, Jen Summers and Dan O'Neill.