Animal and Veterinary Sciences Aarhus University in Denmark

Texas Tech University’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences is recruiting a PhD student for the One Welfare Equine Lab, starting Fall 2027. The project focuses on equine health , animal welfare , and human-horse interactions , especially how interactions during clinical care, husbandry procedures, and training affect horse health, welfare, and human well-being. The student will take a leadership role in the research program, including organizing and conducting experiments, coordinating with h...

PhD opportunity at Harper Adams University in dairy cattle welfare , animal behaviour , and environmental enrichment . The project asks whether enriching the rearing environment of dairy heifers can improve welfare and whether those benefits continue into first lactation. The research will follow heifers from rearing through early lactation and will combine behavioural observations , precision livestock technologies , and measures of health and physiology . The aim is to generate practical recom...

PhD position or research assistant opening in farm animal medicine at the University of Bern , based at the Ruminant Clinic, Bern , focused on infection control in calves and respiratory disease prevention. The project builds on ongoing work to protect calves from respiratory pathogens during transport from fattening farms. The research environment includes barns, clinic facilities, and offices at the Bern Animal Clinic, with collaboration across university institutions supporting innovation and...

Harper Adams University’s Animals in Education research team is recruiting for two PhD opportunities advertised through the Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership (MIBTP) . The first project, “Improving animal welfare practices in Veterinary Education: an evidence-based approach” , focuses on how live animals are used in veterinary education and aims to build an evidence base for better practice. The second project, “Balancing education and welfare: Quantifying the impact of farm ...

PhD position available in the Mort lab at Lancaster University on cattle genetics , with a focus on pigmentation genetics in dairy cattle and how this research can help build resilience to climate change . This opportunity is described as an exciting collaboration with Davina Hill at the University of Glasgow and Barbara Shih at Lancaster University . The post is aimed at students interested in animal genetics, livestock biology, and applied research with agricultural relevance. No funding detai...