Alistair Lawrence
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Alistair B. Lawrence (born 1954) is an ethologist. He currently holds a joint chair in animal behaviour and welfare at Scotland's Rural College and the University of Edinburgh.


Education

Lawrence graduated from the University of St Andrews with a degree in zoology. He then studied for his PhD at the University of Edinburgh under the direction of David Wood-Gush. His 1985 thesis is entitled “The social organization of Scottish blackface sheep".


Career

In 1995 he received the RSPCA/ BSAS award for innovative developments in animal welfare for his 'outstanding contribution to animal welfare research'. He has published extensively throughout his career. Lawrence is a past secretary of the
International Society for Applied Ethology The International Society for Applied Ethology is the leading non-profit professional organization for academics and scientists interested in the behaviour and welfare of confined or domesticated animals, including companion, farm, laboratory and ...
and is a supporter of
Compassion in World Farming Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) is a campaigning and lobbying animal welfare organisation. It campaigns against the live export of animals, certain methods of livestock slaughter, and all systems of factory farming. It has received celebr ...
. He has served on the UK
Farm Animal Welfare Committee The Farm Animal Welfare Committee (FAWC) is an independent advisory body established by the Government of the United Kingdom in 2011. It replaced the Farm Animal Welfare Council which was an independent advisory body established in 1979. The Cou ...
and has been appointed to the council of the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare. With Aubrey Manning he oversees the David Wood-Gush Trust Fund that set up and supports the annual Wood-Gush lecture.


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Scotland's Rural College homepageUniversity of Edinburgh homepage
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