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Dr Ellen Williams

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Dr Ellen Williams

Animal Health, Behaviour and Welfare, Harper Adams University

 

Research Interests

Ellen Williams is an experienced ethologist and specialist in zoo animal behaviour and welfare studies and has undertaken consultancy for zoological collections. Her areas of expertise focus on understanding the effect of the zoo environment on animal behaviour and welfare and identifying opportunities for mitigation efforts to ensure positive welfare in zoo-housed animals. She is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums Research Committee (co-opt member), Official Advisor for the European Association of Zoos and Aqauria Animal Welfare Working Group and an EAZA Animal Welfare Instructor. She is also the UK representative for the International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) and a member of the ISAE ethics committee.

More information on her current research can be found on her Research Gate profile.


MIBTP Project Details

Current Projects (2025-26)

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Co-supervisor on a project with Dr Heather Campbell.