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Dr Davina Hill is a Lecturer in Welfare Physiology at the University of Glasgow’s School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine (SBOHVM), a role she has held since November 2019. Her primary affiliation is with the Physiology Ageing & Welfare department. Previously, she served as Senior Lecturer in Zoology at the University of Cumbria (2016–19), Quantitative Animal Scientist at Scotland’s Rural College (2012–16), and held a National Research Foundation Freestanding Fellowship at the University of the Witwatersrand (2010–12).
Her research focuses on how animals respond to environmental change, particularly in agricultural contexts. Key areas include dairy cow welfare and productivity under climate stress, thermal biology, and life history strategies in species like bats, dormice, and hedgehogs. She holds a Visiting Researcher position at the University of the Witwatersrand to study rodent sociality and energetics.
Dr Hill mentors postgraduate students and leads the British Society of Animal Science’s annual R and Statistics Workshop (since 2013). She has supervised over 40 students, including PhD candidates and postdoctoral researchers, and teaches courses in animal welfare science, veterinary physiology, and research methods. Professional roles include editorial board membership for the Journal of Thermal Biology and grant reviewing for BBSRC and the National Research Foundation.
Her awards include Fellowship of Advance HE and Certified Animal Scientist accreditation. Current research projects investigate biomarkers for Johne’s disease in cattle and the impacts of climate change on hibernating mammals.
