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WELCOME Welcome to the Home page of the UK/Eire Region of the International Society for Applied Ethology! The ISAE is a scientific society that focuses on the study of applied animal behavior covering topics such as farm animals, wildlife management, companion and laboratory animals, control of pests, human-animal interactions, and animal welfare. From this site you will be able to access information on present and future ISAE activities, and other relevant information on news and events, in the UK/Eire region. UK/Eire members, if you have news or useful links for ISAE members in our region, please contact one of your regional secretaries! (back to top) REGIONAL NEWS Meetings: For the second time in three years the UK/Eire region will be hosting the annual International Congress of the ISAE in Dublin from 5-9 August 2008! For further information about the 42^nd International Congress please visit the website: http://www.isae2008.com/ Funding opportunities Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/funding/index.html Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs http://www.defra.gov.uk/funding/index.htm Scottish Government: Environment, Biology and Agricultural Research http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Research/15597 Natural Environment Research Council http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/news/ Wellcome Trust http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/index.htm The Leverhulme Trust http://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/grants_awards/ British Veterinary Association Animal Welfare Foundation http://www.bva-awf.org.uk/about/ Universities Federation for Animal Welfare http://www.ufaw.org.uk/grants.php NC3Rs http://www.nc3rs.org.uk/landing.asp?id=27 (back to top) REGIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEETINGS Meetings: With the International Congress in our region this year there will be no regional meeting this year. Check back here regularly for information about future regional meetings. Other meetings of interest // Réunions d'intérêt: 42^nd International Congress of the ISAE, Dublin, Ireland, 5-9-Aug-2008 http://www.isae2008.com UFAW Meeting: Recent Advances in Animal Welfare, 3 July, 2008, Birmingham, UK http://www.ufaw.org.uk/quality-of-life.php 4^th European Conference on Behavioural Biology, 18-20 July, 2008, Dijon, France http://www.u-bourgogne.fr/ECBB2008/ 4^th International Workshop on the Welfare of Animals at Farm and Group Level (WAFL), 10-13 September, Ghent, Belgium http://www.wafl2008.com Animal Athletes: Welfare of Animals in Sport The Scottish Centre for Animal Welfare Sciences (SCAWS) are holding a one day meeting at the Moredun Institute, Pentland Science Park, Edinburgh on 24^th September, 2008. For further information and a registration form contact laura.kelly@sac.ac.uk ASAB Winter Meeting 2008, London Zoo, Regent’s Park, London, UK. The theme this year will be ‘Maternal Effects’. http://asab.nottingham.ac.uk/meetings/asab.php#winter08 43^rd International Congress of the ISAE, Cairns, Australia, 2009. (back to top) RELATED RESEARCH AND EDUCATION Research and Education Programs Undergraduate A number of UK and Eire universities and colleges provide education to BSc level in applied animal behaviour and welfare. For a list of Institutions see: http://www.apbc.org.uk/training_courses.htm Postgraduate Degrees University of Edinburgh, MSc in Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare http://www.vet.ed.ac.uk/animalbehaviour/ University of Exeter, MSc in Animal Behaviour http://www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/degrees/psychology/animalmsc.shtml University of Lincoln, MPhil/PhD in Animal Behaviour and Welfare http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/courses/dbs/postgraduate/animal/index.asp University of Plymouth, MSc in Zoo Conservation Biology http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/course.asp?id=2678&al=2 UK/EIRE Farm Animal Welfare Council http://www.fawc.org.uk/ Companion Animal Welfare Council http://www.cawc.org.uk/ Universities Federation for Animal Welfare http://www.ufaw.org.uk/ (back to top)

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