UK/Ireland

Welcome to the Home page of the UK/Ireland 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/Ireland region.

UK/Ireland members, if you have news or useful links for ISAE members in our region, please contact one of your regional secretaries!

Regional Meeting 2012

On the 21st February 2012 the UK and Ireland Regional Meeting of the International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) will be held at Harper Adams University College. The meeting will be preceded by an evening reception on the Harper Adams campus (February 20th).

The deadline for abstract submission is now closed and the final programme is available

The deadline for registration (including payment) is 1^st February 2012 (Click here for Registration form)

We are offering 3 registration packages:

Package 1

Welcome reception, accommodation at the International Hotel, Telford and conference (includes minibus transfers between Harper Adams and the hotel, but excludes breakfast) for £90

This package was only guaranteed until 6th January 2012 and is now subject to availability

Package 2

Conference only (i.e. day delegate) for £32

Package 3

Welcome reception and conference (i.e. delegate arranges own accommodation) for £38

Students

There is a student discount of £15 (which applies to all 3 packages) for the first 20 students to register. After this students will need to pay the full price so get registering asap!

Payment is to be made via PayPal to Dr. Mark Rutter:

For further information including how to prepare your presentation please click here

Or send enquiries to Cathy Dwyer (), Laura Boyle () or Moira Harris ().

Research 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

Regional Meetings

After a period without a regional meeting, we were pleased to host the UK and Ireland Regional Meeting of the International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) at Harper Adams University College on 14th January 2010. The meeting was preceded by an evening reception in the West Midlands Food Academy. For information on the 2010 UK/Ireland meeting, click here.

Other meetings of interest:

The Parental Brain: Neurobiology, Behaviour and the Next Generation 1st-4th September 2010 | Edinburgh, Scotland
http://www.edinburghneuroscience.ed.ac.uk/parentalbrain2010/index.html

42nd International Congress of the ISAE, Dublin, Ireland, 5-9-Aug-2008
http://www.isae2008.com

Related Research and Education

Research and Education Programs

The annual Course on Animal Welfare Science, Ethics And Law that is held at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge, UK, will this year run between 12-24 September 2010.

Through a combination of lectures, videos and discussions, this course is designed to cover the curriculum for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeon's"Animal Welfare Science, Ethics and Law: Introduction and Theory" Module. However, it is also suitable for those just interested in learning about/updating their knowledge of animal welfare. Past attendees have included veterinarians (working in practice or for government or animal charities), animal welfare researchers and students, and animal charity workers/campaigners, and have come from a wide variety of countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the USA.
The Course, made up of five Sections, is taught by academics and professionals from many universities and organizations: Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge; Department of Biomedical Science and Biomedical Ethics, University of Birmingham; Department of Law, University of Aberdeen; Department of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol; Department of Life Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Lincoln; Chester Zoo; Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. For further details, please see here.

Undergraduate

A number of UK and Ireland 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/Ireland

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/

Your regional secretaries are:

Laura Boyle () and Cathy Dwyer ()