Programme Team
Details of our core teaching staff and the courses they teach.
Programme Team
Dr Tamsin Coombs
Programme Director
- MSc Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare
- University of Edinburgh
- SRUC
Contact details
Miguel Somarriba Soley
Deputy Programme Director
- MSc Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare
- University of Edinburgh
- SRUC
Contact details
- Email: animal.bheaviour@ed.ac.uk
Mrs Kirstin McIlvaney
Programme Coordinator
- MSc Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Email: Animal.behaviour@ed.ac.uk
- Web: Kirstin's profile
Natalie Honeyman
Programme Administrator
- MSc Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare
- University of Edinburgh
Contact details
- Email: Animal.Behaviour@ed.ac.uk
Tutors and lecturers
The programme is mainly taught by members of SRUC. Courses are also run by staff from the University of Edinburgh, the University of Newcastle.
| Name | Course | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Professor Alistair Lawrence | Introduction to Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare | SRUC |
| Dr Simon Turner | Introduction to Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare | SRUC |
| Professor Cathy Dwyer | Biology of Animal Welfare | SRUC |
| Dr Kenny Rutherford | Biology of Animal Welfare | SRUC |
| Professor Marie Haskell | Animal Cognition & Consciousness | SRUC |
| Professor Francoise Wemelsfelder | Animal Cognition & Consciousness | SRUC |
| Dr Rick D’Eath | Scientific Methodology | SRUC |
| Mr Rob Thomas | Animal Welfare Applications |
University of Edinburgh |
| Kirstin McIlvaney | Animal Welfare Applications | University of Edinburgh |
| Dr Rebecca Doyle | Introductions to Applied Animal Behaviour and Welfare | University of Edinburgh |