Dr Sarah Brown (BSc hons, PgCert, MRes, MSc, PhD, FHEA)
Senior research fellow & Lecturer
Contact details
Address
- Street
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The Roslin Institute
Easter Bush Campus
Midlothian - City
- Post code
- EH25 9RG
Background
I am a senior research fellow and lecturer in animal behaviour and welfare with a background in behavioural neuroscience. My research interests span all domains of animal welfare and encompasses a number of species (from rodents to farmed livestock to companion animals), though my main interest is in equine behaviour and welfare.
I teach on a number of postgraduate courses within the school and supervise students from undergraduate through to PhD level.
Qualifications
2025 Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (higher education)
2025 Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
2015 MSc International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law
2011 PhD Molecular Medicine
2006 MSc Neuroscience
2005 BSc Behavioural Biology
Responsibilities & affiliations
MSc Programme co-Director International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law
Course Organiser: MSc Equine Science dissertations; MSc Equine behaviour, welfare and ethics; MSc IAWEL dissertations; MSc IAWEL International Animal Welfare Science
Welfare representative: Teaching dog sub committee
Member of the British Veterinary Behaviour Association (BVBA) and the European Society of Veterinary Clinical Ethology (ESVCE)
Research summary
- Animal behaviour and welfare
- Experience of positive affect in animals
- 'Happy-Healthy' - how positive experiences affect mental and physical health
- Human-animal interactions - in particular empathy and animal training techniques