Fiona McAuliffe

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Fiona is an ecologist with particular research interests in agroecology, ornithology, animal health and welfare, and sustainability. She is a Lecturer at Scotland's Rural College in Edinburgh, teaching on the Environmental Management, and Wildlife and Conservation Management programmes.

Fiona holds a First Class BSc in Zoology, an MSc with Distinction in Ecological Management and Conservation Biology, and a Phd in Clinical Veterinary Sciences. She completed her PhD with SRUC and the University of Edinburgh investigating causes of lamb loss on Highland farms and crofts. During her studies, she used the information acquired from compiling a literature review on lamb health and mortality to design and develop a questionnaire study of hill sheep enterprises on the topic of lamb loss. She also collated and analysed a multi-annual longitudinal flock production dataset, and implemented field studies on commercial farms and crofts to investigate lamb health issues and losses in a real-world setting. Her PhD has helped develop her agroecological and socio-ecological research interests.

Experience

  • –present
    Lecturer of Ecology, Scotland's Rural College

Education

  • 2024 
    University of Edinburgh, PhD- Clinical Veterinary Sciences
  • 2018 
    Queen's University Belfast, MSc- Ecological Management and Conservation Biology
  • 2016 
    University College Cork, BSc- Zoology

Publications

  • 2024
    Investigating hill sheep farmers and crofters’ experiences of blackloss in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, PLOS One
  • 2024
    Prey deficit for reintroduced Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in Ireland, Irish Naturalists' Journal

Professional Memberships

  • Higher Education Academy/ Advance HE

Contact Fiona for

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  • Consulting / Advising
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  • Research supervision