Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Chief Veterinary Officer, Robert Huey, has welcomed news that Northern Ireland has received final approval to export pork to China.
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A new competition for 2018 will make up to £10 million available to UK organisations to work with Chinese partners. The aim is to support novel projects that neither country would be able to conduct within the same timeframe without the other’s expertise. These should develop new products or services against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
This is a three year PhD which is part of a collaboration between Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) and Cranswick. To date there have been relatively few studies, in the pork sector that have investigated the Behaviour relating to animals and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). There is an urgent need to understand the use of antibiotics in pork, including the relationship with human health and wellbeing. Closing date is 30 September 2017
Project objectives are:
- To map the pork chain actors (from farm to fork) and processes in order to identify drivers, motivations and practices of the pork industry sector
- To explore farmers’ and processors’ perceptions of AMR, the extent to which AMR is perceived as a ‘human health’ issue and to identify options to raise awareness of AMR as well as barriers to using alternatives to antibiotics
- To investigate the influence of retailers and consumer organisations on farm practice to understand how it can be utilised to positively influence farmers’ practices
- To model alternative scenarios to antibiotic use investigate the short, medium, long term effects on a pork production business from lessons learned in other countries such as Denmark
REQUIREMENTS
Education
Candidates should have a First class or Upper Second honours degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Psychology or Biological Sciences and/or an MSc in Food safety/Nutrition/Health Psychology/Public Health.
English Language
Candidates applying from countries where the first language is not English should produce evidence of their competence through a qualification such as IELTS or TOEFL score. (Evidence of an IELTS* score of 6.0, with not less than 5.5 in any component, or an equivalent qualification acceptable to the University is required. ) *Taken within the last 2 years
FUNDING
DfE Research Studentship & Cranswick - 3 YEAR PROJECT
Eligibility for both fees and maintenance £16,553 for 2017/18) depends on the applicants being either an ordinary UK resident or those EU residents who have lived permanently in the UK for the 3 years immediately preceding the start of the studentship.
Non UK residents who hold EU residency may also apply but if successful may receive fees only.
For further details re eligibility criteria (including academic, citizenship and residency criteria) please click on the following link: View Website
- Position: Research Fellow
- School/Department: Institute for Global Food Security
- Reference: 17/105792
- Closing Date: Wednesday 13 September 2017
- Salary: £32,004 per annum
- Duration: Until 31 August 2020
To be an active member of the research project/team assisting in the development of research proposals and planning and delivery of the research activity within the area of (1) identification of contaminants and/or their biomarkers in farm animals and humans exposed to natural and man-made pollutants using advanced LC-MS, GC-MS and ambient MS systems or (2) nutritional and genetic factors impacting on the lipid composition of animal products, meat and milk, using advanced GC and GC-MS, LC-MS systems or (3) identification of high value proteins in colostrum from dairy animals using advanced LC-MS and gel-based proteomics.
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The Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University would like to introduce you to an exciting part-time postgraduate online programme currently accepting applications for October 2017 enrolment which may be of interest to you or your staff: Global Food Security (Food Safety) Cert/Dip/MSc. Part-time, Online
All course content will be delivered online, with assessment taking the form of continuous assessment activities throughout each module with no formal examinations or need to attend Queen’s during the course. The modular format of the programme means you can choose to study to Postgraduate Certificate (60 CATS, 1 year), Diploma (120 CATS, 2 years), or full Masters (180 CATS, 3 years) level. Find out more
The fees for this course are £56.50 per CATS point.
- The PgCert (1 Year) covers 60 CATS, a total fee of: £3,390
- The PgDip (2 Years) covers 120 CATS, a total fee of: £6,780
- The full MSc (3 Years) is 180 CATS, a total fee of: £10,170
For further fees information see: go.qub.ac.uk/pgstudy
Postgraduate loans
From the academic year 2017/18, the Department for the Economy will provide a tuition fee loan of up to £5,500 per NI / EU student for postgraduate study. View Tuition fee loan information on our website or read an online guide to find out more
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The FSA Chairman, Heather Hancock, has today published the department's plans to change food regulation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The document called, ‘Regulating Our Future – Why food regulation needs to change and how we are going to do it’, sets out proposals to transform the way food businesses are regulated in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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