Early Career Committee

The Early Career (EC) Committee is led by the Postdoc and Postgraduate Representatives who also sit on the Coordinating Group of the AWRN. The aims of the EC Committee are to Champion ECRs within the AWRN community, to support the AWRN and to improve animal welfare. The individuals elected to the EC Committee are as follows:

Role	Name	Affiliation
Postdoc Representative	Kate Lewis	University of Portsmouth
Postgraduate Representative	Urja Thakrar	Royal Veterinary College
Animal Welfare and Sustainability Officer	Francesca Pells Johansen	TEAGASC
EDIA Representative	Nicki Phillips	University of Lincoln
EDIA Representative	Wasseem Emam	Ethical Seafood Research
Evidence Gathering Officer	Alison Russell	University of Nottingham
Impact and Outreach Officer	Femi Oyeniyi	Ekiti State University
Impact and Outreach Officer	Holly Vickery	Harper Adams University
International Representative	Rachel Annan	University College Dublin
Monthly Meet Up Coordinator	Laura Freeland	Royal Veterinary College
Online Communications Officer	Aleksei Podturkin	Newcastle University
Open Science Officer	Amanda Bartlett	University of Portsmouth
Peer Support Officer	Lucy Oldham	SRUC
Research Communication & Dissemination Officer	Emily Gilford	University of Exeter
Tech and AI Officer	Danielle Sorbie	Manchester Metropolitan University