Institutional development · Research collaboration · United Kingdom
Surrey and APHA joint PhD studentship applies systems thinking to One Health research
The University of Surrey has profiled a doctoral studentship, shared between its School of Veterinary Medicine and the Animal and Plant Health Agency, that uses systems thinking to improve One Health outcomes.
Why it matters: Surrey's School of Veterinary Medicine and the Animal and Plant Health Agency jointly host this doctoral project on improving One Health outcomes and impact.
The University of Surrey published a case study on Hannah Kenway, whose doctorate applies systems thinking methods to improve the outcomes and impact of the One Health approach.
According to the university, the studentship is held jointly by Surrey's School of Veterinary Medicine and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).
Kenway said she has worked as a vet in farm animal practice since 1993 and has delivered projects for government and industry.
She said the transdisciplinary nature of the work has exposed her to a wide range of research methods and led her to collaborate with people from many disciplines.
Editor’s view
Joseph Lopez, Collaboration Editor
The studentship links Surrey's School of Veterinary Medicine with the Animal and Plant Health Agency on a single doctoral project, undertaken by a farm vet in practice since 1993, that applies systems thinking to One Health outcomes.
