Overview

Profile summary

Programme leader, MSc Zoo Conservation Biology
Director of Taught Postgraduate Programmes, School of Biomedical & Biological Sciences

Professional memberships

Chartered biologist, Society of Biology (www.societyofbiology.org)

International Society for Applied Ethology (www.applied-ethology.org)

Roles on external bodies

1995-2000: Communications Officer and Council Member, International Society for Applied Ethology
2000-present: Expert (1st tier), Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (specialist in injuries and/or deaths caused by livestock)
2004-present: Editorial Board Member, Applied Animal Behaviour Science
2008-2018: Member, Zoos Forum (renamed Zoos Expert Committee): the independent body that advises Defra on zoo licensing and policy matters; animal welfare specialist

2013-2015: Defra appointed independent member of Research Project Steering Group: Development of Welfare Assessment toolbox for captive elephants.

2015-present: Member, Animal Welfare Working Group, ANSES (Agence Nationale de Securité Sanitaire de l'Alimentation, de l'Environnement et du Travail), France 

Supervised research degrees

Since 1999

2001 K.C. Murray PhD

2002 D.H. Davies PhD

2003 R.P. Lane MPhil
2006 C.A. Tsourgiannis PhD

2007 D. Tsigkros MPhil
2007 A. Abdullah PhD
2008 L. Tsourgiannis PhD

Teaching interests

My current areas of teaching include all aspects of animal behaviour and welfare as applied to the management of both farmed livestock and conservation of wild species. This involvement is at both undergraduate and postgraduate (taught Masters) level.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 15 - Life on Land
  • SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics where John Eddison is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
  • 1 Similar Profiles