Research output per year
Research output per year
Accepting PhD Students
I am a senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh where I am the Programme Director of the Conservation Medicine MVetSci and One Health MSc programmes. I qualified as a veterinarian in 1996 and gained extensive experience in first-opinion clinical practice. I obtained a PhD in wildlife epidemiology from the Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine and have field experience working with free-ranging wildlife populations in southern Africa and the UK. My broad research interests include wildlife disease epidemiology and disease transmission across the wildlife/livestock/human interface. My primary focus is the application of these fields of research to support the conservation of biodiversity. I have specialist expertise in the ecology of African trypanosomiasis in wildlife populations and I am chair of the Scientific Advisory Panel for the South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project.
My research interests are currently focussed on the epidemiology and ecology of trypanosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa and the health of wild raptor populations in Scotland.
Conservation Medicine may be described as the application of One Health to the conservation of biodiversity. In broad terms, my research interests centre on how Conservation Medicine may be applied to provide sustainable disease control and health interventions. I have a particular interest in trypanosomiasis in wildlife in sub-Saharan Africa. Recent projects include the Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium research project investigating the role of biodiversity in the regulation of infectious disease transmission. Using trypanosomiasis as a case study we investigated the impact of land cover change on disease transmission. I am applying geospatial modelling techniques to further understand the spatial dynamics of transmission of trypanosomiasis in sub-Saharan Africa.
I am co-supervising a PhD project studying raptor health as an indicator of ecosystem health and the development of novel surveillance tools for conservation. I provide clinical veterinary and scientific support for conservation projects including the South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project. I would like to further the application of Conservation Medicine and One Health principles in support of wildlife research and conservation projects.
MVetSci Conservation Medicine
An introduction to Conservation Medicine
Ecosystem health and species conservation
Applied epidemiology and surveillance for Conservation Medicine
Veterinary techniques and interventions for Conservation Medicine
Wildlife disease management
Interventions in wild animal health
MSc One Health
An introduction to One Health
Ecosystem health
Innovative approaches to health challenges across disciplines
CPD
Wildlife Disease Management in Species Conservation Programmes
MVetSci Conservation Medicine
http://www.ed.ac.uk/vet/conservation-medicine
MSc One Health
http://www.ed.ac.uk/vet/one-health
Conservation science research group
https://www.ed.ac.uk/vet/conservation-science
Edinburgh Conservation Science
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), An Investigation into the Ecology of Trypanosomiasis in Wildlife of the Luangwa Valley, Zambia, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 2009
Bachelor of Veterinary Science, University of Bristol
Award Date: 1 Jan 1996
External Examiner, MSc Wildlife and Livestock Management, University of Glasgow
1 Oct 2019 → 9 Dec 2021
Chair of the Scientific Advisory Panel, South of Scotland Golden Eagle Project
7 Jun 2018 → 31 May 2023
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Neil Anderson (Advisor)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Neil Anderson (Invited speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
Neil Anderson (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Neil Anderson (Speaker)
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
Neil Anderson (Speaker)
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
1/01/12 → 30/04/16
Project: Research
1/10/14 → …
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
Anderson, N. (Creator), ShareGeo Open, 24 Sep 2014
http://hdl.handle.net/10672/606
Dataset
21/04/17
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research