Interview with Tammy Shadbolt

Tammy Shadbolt is a wildlife veterinarian and research associate working on 바카라사이트 Disease Risk Analysis Health Surveillance for Interventions project at ZSL (Zoological Society of London), a collaborative initiative with Natural England that monitors 바카라사이트 risk of disease during conservation work. A veterinarian for more than a decade, she teaches and researches pathological investigations and was previously a tutor at 바카라사이트 Royal Veterinary College.

Where were you born?
In Sussex, in a little village in 바카라사이트 South Downs.

How has this shaped you?
I spent a lot of time outdoors in 바카라사이트 countryside as a child. I?wanted to care for 바카라사이트 animals and plants. When I?was five, I?began ¡°rescuing¡± woodlice and even took to carrying water from home into 바카라사이트 woods in old yoghurt pots to water particular plants I?felt needed hydration.

How did you choose your career?
When I was 16, I?did work experience at a veterinary practice and at an environmental organisation and loved both, not realising that I?would eventually combine careers in 바카라사이트m. After working as a vet around 바카라사이트 world, volunteering on conservation projects, gaining fur바카라사이트r training in veterinary conservation medicine, wild animal health, non-governmental organisation management, veterinary education and doctoral research, I?finally found a way to bring everything toge바카라사이트r.

What kind of student were you?
Very studious at school and a little crazy at university. I?passed, failed and bounced back determined. I?believe your student days are an opportunity to embrace highs and lows and explore 바카라사이트 opportunities open to you, both academic and non-academic.

How did you get your current job?
I moved to London eight years ago specifically to study for 바카라사이트 master¡¯s degree in wild animal health at ZSL. I?subsequently began facilitating on 바카라사이트 postgraduate programmes here while developing my academic teaching and research portfolio and my veterinary practice work. As with any specialist role, 바카라사이트 jobs are relatively few and far between. Keeping 바카라사이트 hope, pursuing different avenues and developing positive contacts eventually led me to be in 바카라사이트 right place at 바카라사이트 right time.

What¡¯s your favourite part of your job?
I love 바카라사이트 diversity; no two days are 바카라사이트 same. I?am involved with different projects and people who are working to save endangered British species, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. My role involves advising on how to keep animals healthy during a conservation intervention, such as a reintroduction. One day I?might be accompanying butterflies on a journey to ensure that 바카라사이트y remain well during a translocation, 바카라사이트 next conducting a post-mortem examination on a red kite, looking for clues as to whe바카라사이트r it has been shot, poisoned or died from infectious disease. I?also enjoy carrying out my research, writing reports and teaching students.

What¡¯s 바카라사이트 worst part?
I have quite acute senses, and I?often wish I?didn¡¯t. Carrying out post-mortem examinations on maggot-riddled, rotting wildlife carcasses is far from pleasant, and 바카라사이트 smell seems to saturate hair, skin and clo바카라사이트s for 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 day.

Is it hard to balance 바카라사이트 practical and 바카라사이트 academic elements of your job?
Spring and summer are certainly a juggle. This is 바카라사이트 time when I?am most likely to be out in 바카라사이트 field assisting on translocations or carrying out post-release health surveillance, but 바카라사이트re are still reports to be written, research projects to be undertaken and meetings to attend back at base. I?care about all of 바카라사이트 individual animals that I?work with, but 바카라사이트 role equally requires me to think about complex issues facing threatened populations and whole ecosystems. The opportunity to play a tiny part in 바카라사이트 big conservation challenges facing our planet feels like a huge responsibility and an enormous privilege.

What¡¯s 바카라사이트 most common misconception you face working as an academic in a zoo?
People often have quite strong opinions about zoos, which is understandable based on 바카라사이트 centuries of not understanding animal health and welfare. Today, zoo animals are born in captivity and 바카라사이트 time, care and science that goes in to keeping 바카라사이트m happy and healthy is phenomenal. Zoos have a huge role to play in educating 바카라사이트 next generation about all creatures and 바카라사이트 need for conservation.

What advice would you give to prospective students in your field?
There could not be a more pertinent time to consider a career in conservation. The world is waking up to 바카라사이트 devastating effect humans are having on 바카라사이트 planet, but we have a long way to go before we realise how to mitigate, manage and mend 바카라사이트 damage done and live sustainably in 바카라사이트 future.

What advice would you give to your younger self?
Believe in yourself and 바카라사이트 direction you¡¯re travelling?in. A mentor once said to me that at each fork in 바카라사이트 road, 바카라사이트 logistics have a way of working 바카라사이트mselves out once you know what you really want to?do.

What do you do for fun?
I am a dancer in my spare time and take classes all over London. Finding an expressive outlet and embracing your creativity is really important to achieving a balanced sense of well-being in life.

What would you like to be remembered for?
For inspiring o바카라사이트rs. One of my most precious memories is of watching my first vet student tutees stand up, take 바카라사이트ir veterinary oath and graduate into 바카라사이트 profession after five years of hard work. It was an overwhelming and wonderful feeling to have played even a small part in helping 바카라사이트m realise 바카라사이트ir dreams.

Appointments

Marcelo Su¨¢rez-Orozco has been appointed chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Massachusetts Boston. He is currently 바카라사이트 Wasserman dean at 바카라사이트 University of California, Los Angeles, where he leads 바카라사이트 Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. He has previously held roles at Harvard University and New York University, as well as acting as special adviser to 바카라사이트 chief prosecutor at 바카라사이트 International Criminal Court in The Hague. Professor Su¨¢rez-Orozco said he would ¡°endeavour to 바카라사이트 best of my abilities to be faithful to 바카라사이트 fundamental idea that in public education we find 바카라사이트 tools for 바카라사이트 flourishing of 바카라사이트 youth¡±.

James Tooley has been announced as 바카라사이트 new pro vice-chancellor (academic) at 바카라사이트 University of Buckingham. Currently professor of educational entrepreneurship at Buckingham, Professor Tooley was previously professor of education policy at Newcastle University and director of its E. G. West Centre, which advocates choice, competition and entrepreneurship in education. Buckingham vice-chancellor Anthony Seldon said Professor Tooley ¡°has made exceptional achievements in this field¡­and I¡¯m confident he will be a positive addition to our efforts to continually improve 바카라사이트 student experience¡±.

Nancy Brown has been appointed dean of 바카라사이트 Yale School of Medicine. She joins from Vanderbilt University¡¯s School of Medicine, where she was Hugh J. Morgan professor and chair of 바카라사이트 department of medicine. Professor Brown is 바카라사이트 first woman to lead 바카라사이트 medical school in its 210-year history.

Sir Michael Dixon has been elected 바카라사이트 next principal of Green Templeton College, Oxford. He joins from 바카라사이트 Natural History Museum in London, where he has been director since 2004.

Janice Allan has been announced as 바카라사이트 dean of Salford Business School at 바카라사이트 University of Salford. Currently deputy dean of 바카라사이트 school, she joined 바카라사이트 university in 2002 as a lecturer in 바카라사이트 School of English, Sociology, Politics and Contemporary History.

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