WELCOME TO THE NETWORK

Welcome to the BBSRC Animal Welfare Research Network (AWRN) website. The Network is currently funded by a grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). Some of the funds for this are being provided by the Animal Welfare R&D budget held jointly across Defra, Scottish Government and Welsh Government. It aims to bring together the UK animal welfare research community, researchers in related areas, and stakeholders with interests in animal welfare, to identify important research topics, increase collaboration, and support and encourage research activities.

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The Early Career (EC) Committee has open positions!

The EC Committee is responsible for ensuring the views and interests of Early Career members are represented in the work of the AWRN and supporting the AWRN Coordinating Group (CG) to help the AWRN meet its aims. EC roles will begin ...Read more >

Working Group topics

Launched: 1st October 2026 Deadline: 23rd October As you may be aware, a few months ago we launched a Working Group on Virtual Fencing, this was a pilot phase to help us determine the process for establishing and running AWRN Working Group. ...Read more >

AWRN Mentoring Scheme Launched

Launched: 1st October 2026   Do you want to be a mentor, helping to guide other animal welfare researchers within AWRN? Or are you looking for a mentor in a particular area of animal welfare science? AWRN are launching another round of our mentoring ...Read more >

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