All Outputs (13)

Biofortified Maize Improves Selenium Status of Women and Children in a Rural Community in Malawi: Results of the Addressing Hidden Hunger With Agronomy Randomized Controlled Trial (2022)
Journal Article

Background: Selenium deficiency is widespread in the Malawi population. The selenium concentration in maize, the staple food crop of Malawi, can be increased by applying selenium-enriched fertilizers. It is unknown whether this strategy, called agron... Read More about Biofortified Maize Improves Selenium Status of Women and Children in a Rural Community in Malawi: Results of the Addressing Hidden Hunger With Agronomy Randomized Controlled Trial.

Owners’ views of canine nutrition, weight and wellbeing and their implications for the veterinary consultation (2022)
Journal Article

Objectives: To investigate owners’ views around canine nutrition and wellbeing, how these beliefs may differ according to the weight status of the dog and the implications for owner support approaches. Materials and Methods: A researcher-mediated que... Read More about Owners’ views of canine nutrition, weight and wellbeing and their implications for the veterinary consultation.

Telling their own stories: Encouraging veterinary students to ethically reflect (2021)
Journal Article

Background: Veterinary practice raises complex and unique professional ethical dilemmas. There is increasing discussion of how best to deliver ethics education to veterinary students, so that they are fully prepared to address ethical conflicts in pr... Read More about Telling their own stories: Encouraging veterinary students to ethically reflect.

Animal research beyond the laboratory: Report from a workshop on places other than licensed establishments (POLEs) in the UK (2020)
Journal Article

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Research involving animals that occurs outside the laboratory raises an array of unique challenges. With regard to UK legislation, however, it receives only limited attention in terms of offic... Read More about Animal research beyond the laboratory: Report from a workshop on places other than licensed establishments (POLEs) in the UK.

Is it just about grazing? UK citizens have diverse preferences for how dairy cows should be managed (2020)
Journal Article

© 2020 American Dairy Science Association Conflicting views between the dairy industry and the public about how dairy cows should be managed, together with an increase in the availability of alternatives to dairy foods, challenge future markets for m... Read More about Is it just about grazing? UK citizens have diverse preferences for how dairy cows should be managed.

Can selenium deficiency in Malawi be alleviated through consumption of agro-biofortified maize flour? Study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Micronutrient deficiencies including selenium (Se) are widespread in Malawi and potentially underlie a substantial disease burden, particularly among poorer and marginalised populations. Concentrations of Se in stapl... Read More about Can selenium deficiency in Malawi be alleviated through consumption of agro-biofortified maize flour? Study protocol for a randomised, double-blind, controlled trial.

Making science public: challenges and opportunities (2019)
Report

This Programme investigated the relationship between science, politics and publics in the aftermath of an influential 2000 UK House of Lords Science and Society report. We conceptualised top-down initiatives promising greater transparency around the... Read More about Making science public: challenges and opportunities.

'Science Matters' and the public interest: The role of minority engagement (2018)
Book Chapter

European Novel Foods Policy at a critical juncture: drawing lessons for future Novel Food Governance through a retrospective examination of Regulation 258/97 (2017)
Journal Article

This paper presents a timely analysis of the European Union (EU) Novel Foods Regulation EC 258/97, identifying trends in the policy process and the applications that have been made under the regulation. The ways that the Novel Foods Regulation has fu... Read More about European Novel Foods Policy at a critical juncture: drawing lessons for future Novel Food Governance through a retrospective examination of Regulation 258/97.

Informed consent in veterinary medicine: ethical implications for the profession and the animal 'patient' (2017)
Journal Article

Informed consent processes are a vital component of both human and veterinary medicine. Current practice encourages veterinarians to learn from insights in the human medical field about how best to achieve valid consent. However, drawing on published... Read More about Informed consent in veterinary medicine: ethical implications for the profession and the animal 'patient'.

“Who's been a good dog?” – Owner perceptions and motivations for treat giving (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. Complex relationships commonly exist between owners and their companion animals, particularly around feeding behaviour with an owner's affection or love for their animal most pronounced through the provision of food. It is notabl... Read More about “Who's been a good dog?” – Owner perceptions and motivations for treat giving.

Integrating social and value dimensions into sustainability assessment of lignocellulosic biofuels (2015)
Journal Article

The paper clarifies the social and value dimensions for integrated sustainability assessments of lignocellulosic biofuels. We develop a responsible innovation approach, looking at technology impacts and implementation challenges, assumptions and valu... Read More about Integrating social and value dimensions into sustainability assessment of lignocellulosic biofuels.

The challenges of consulting the public on science policy: examining the development of European risk assessment policy for genetically modified animals (2014)
Journal Article

With the growing importance of public engagement in science policy-making and declining levels of public trust in food production, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has attempted to embed ‘good governance’ approaches to strengthen scientific... Read More about The challenges of consulting the public on science policy: examining the development of European risk assessment policy for genetically modified animals.