Paul Rose

Biologist interested in animal behaviour, zoo animal husbandry and welfare, and conservation. * University lecturer and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. * Research Associate for the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). * Manager of the Animal Welfare & Ethics Committee for the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT). * IUCN Flamingo Specialist Group. * IUNC Giraffe & Okapi Specialist Group. * BIAZA Research Committee. * BIAZA Bird Working Group. * Member of BIAZA Animal Welfare Working Group. * Royal Soc. Of Biology / BSAS registered scientist. * I have assisted with several TV natural history programmes based on animal behaviour. * Read my blog at: https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/slimbridge/diaries/flamingo-diary/ My research areas and teaching expertise are in: applied behaviour and behavioural observation, zoo research methods, zoo animal nutrition, measuring zoo animal welfare and evidence-basing zoo animal husbandry. I teach at the University of Exeter at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, and I have supervised by BSc and MSc-level theses. I am a regular guest lecturer at Bangor University and I have supervised MSc project students at the Royal Veterinary College (MSc Wild Animal Biology). I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) and an Associate of the Royal College of Science. I also teach at Sparsholt College Hampshire on the BSc and MSc Animal management programmes (I used to manage the BSc AM degree until the end of 2011 when I commenced my PhD). During my time as a full-time course manager and lecturer at Sparsholt College Hampshire I was also a Member of the Institute of Learning (IfL). My professional zoo involvements are with the BIAZA Research Committee and BIAZA Bird Working Group, two IUCN specialist groups, and I am a professional member of ABWAK. I am also a member of the British Society of Animal Science, a fellow of the Zoological Society of London and a member of the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour. I am a registered scientist by the Royal Society of Biology / British Association of Animal Science, and an Associate of the Royal College of Science.