APHA Science Blog

Inspiring a new generation of female scientists

Flavie Vial, 11 February 2020 - Events, Women in science

Tuesday 11 February 2020, marks the fifth International Day of Women and Girls in Science. In this blog, Flavie Vial, our Lead Scientist for Wildlife, explains more about the day and asks some of our female scientists to share their personal experiences and offer advice to school-aged girls interested in STEM careers.

APHA inspiring kids to look after plants and native wildlife

Flavie Vial, 24 January 2020 - Wildlife

A lot of great science is carried out on a daily basis at APHA and our scientists relish opportunities to demonstrate that science can be exciting and easy to understand. In this three minute read, find out how our scientists enjoyed showing children at the Countryside Days event at the Great Yorkshire Showground just how fun science can be.

Protecting animal health - the role of scanning surveillance

Fin Twomey, 17 January 2020 - One Health, Surveillance

As part of our series of blogs around One Health, Fin Twomey, Head of the Surveillance Intelligence Unit at APHA, talks about the importance of APHA’s scanning surveillance programme for detecting diseases of livestock and wildlife.

Making the most of data

Phil Jones, 10 January 2020 - Surveillance

Veterinary Epidemiologist, Phil Jones, works in APHA’s Surveillance Intelligence Unit and talks about how APHA is looking to exploit new data sources to support its scanning surveillance activities to look for new animal disease threats.

Fighting the challenge of antimicrobial resistance in Ghana

Rod Card, 6 January 2020 - Antimicrobial Resistance, One Health

This January is One Health Awareness Month and the focus for today is antimicrobial resistance (AMR). In this blog, Rod Card explains how the Animal and Plant Health Agency in conjunction with other Defra Agencies is working to address the global problem of AMR.

We may be quieter than usual

Heather O'Sullivan, 4 November 2019 - APHA news

Learn about the pre-election period and how it will impact upon our blogging activity.

One Health is integral to APHA science

Katherine Webster, 3 November 2019 - Events, One Health

Sunday 3rd November 2019 is One Health Day. Have you ever wondered what One Health is or why it is so important? In this blog Dr Kath Webster, Director of Scientific Services at APHA, explains all and shares what our scientists are doing in One Health on a national and international scale.

One Health EJP Summer School

Hannah Fry, 18 October 2019 - Events, One Health

In this three minute read, find out about this year's One Health EJP Summer School from APHA's Hannah Fry as she shares her personal experiences of the programme. Find out why One Health is such a hot topic and what the Summer School, hosted by the University of Surrey, offered its global delegates.

‘And… action’! A taste of Hollywood for APHA Virologists

Denise Marston, 4 October 2019 - Diagnostics & testing, Viral diseases

Denise Marston from the Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA) reports on a new way of scientific publishing in The Journal of Visual Experimentation (JoVE).

World Rabies Day 2019

Lorraine McElhinney, 28 September 2019 - Viral diseases, Wildlife

To mark the 13th World Rabies Day Lorraine McElhinney, APHA’s Disease Consultant for Rabies, talks about the work the Rabies Team at APHA Weybridge have been involved in over the last year.

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