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A science pod-yssey brought to you by the School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Glasgow.
He introduces us to common fatal horse racing injuries and talks about his most recent paper (doi.org/10.1111/evj....) where he uncovered novel risk factors associated with fatal injuries in race horses.
<em>Equine Veterinary Journal</em> | BEVA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Background The Equine Injury Database (EID) is a census-level record of Thoroughbred racing in North America, currently recording 95.6% of all race starts in 2023, along with partial training and ve...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
In this episode, Holly Niven (@hollyniven.bsky.social) and Taya Forde (@tayaforde.bsky.social) speak with Euan Bennet (@dreuanbennet.bsky.social), Lecturer in Research and Numerical Skills at the University of Glasgow and expert in risk factor analysis in Equine Sports.
October 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Their conversation explores everything from maternity leave (and how policies differ between funders) to work schedules, future careers, and the realities of doing fieldwork as a parent. They discuss the challenges but also the surprising positives that doing a PhD while being a parent can bring.
September 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
In this episode of Natural Speaking, PhD student Anna Formstone (@aformstone.bsky.social) speaks with six PhD parents, five mothers and a father, at SBOHVM (@sbohvm.gla.ac.uk) who are navigating the balance of academia and family life.
September 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
In our latest blog post, MRes student Kanishk Walavalkar (@kanishkpw.bsky.social‬) gives a historical view of the Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment (SCENE).
July 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Join us as John Smout recounts his journey to Straniger Alm in the Austrian Alps, where alpine pastures and boggy slopes provide a backdrop for an extraordinary encounter with lizards at the edge of evolution: where egg layers and live-bearers meet.
July 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
In this blog post, PhD students Holly Niven (@hollyniven.bsky.social‬) and Praise Adeyemo (@praiseadeyemo.bsky.social‬) examine the synergies between ecological modelling and field ecology, asking their colleagues at SBOHVM about their thoughts on this relationship.
June 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
"On Rheostasis: The Hierarchical Organization of Physiological Stability"

In this interview, we delve into the inspiration behind Professor Stevenson’s work and the key concepts that make his book a must-read for anyone interested in this exciting field.
April 9, 2025 at 2:17 PM
In this episode, Taya Forde speaks with Jos Bongers – a veterinary clinician specializing in neurology. She tells us all about the University of Glasgow’s Small Animal Hospital Seizure Clinic – the first of its kind in Scotland.
February 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
In our latest blog, EIDAR MSc student Anika Kalra gives a rundown on SBOHVM's newest MSc programme.

A great read for anyone considering a PGT course!
January 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Professor Kilner is an evolutionary biologist as well as Head of Zoology and Director of the Museum of Zoology at the University of Cambridge.
Here she shares her journey into the field of evolutionary biology which began in her sixth form after being inspired by popular science books on evolution.
January 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM