Jane Hurst | |
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Born | Jane Louise Hurst |
Alma mater | University of Birmingham (BSc, PhD) |
Known for | Behavioural ecology |
Awards | ASAB Medal (2017) NC3Rs Prize (2010) Swiss Laboratory Animal Science Association Prize (2019) OBE (2020) UFAW Medal (2022) Frink Medal (2023) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemical communication Pheromones Laboratory animal welfare Cooperation Kin recognition[1] |
Institutions | University of Nottingham University of Liverpool |
Thesis | The behavioural ecology of the house mouse (Mus domesticus) (1984) |
Website | www |
Jane Louise Hurst OBE FRSB is the William Prescott Professor of Animal Science at the University of Liverpool. She is Head of Mammalian Behaviour & Evolution.[2][1] She studies scent communication between mammals, as well as animal welfare and pest control. She served as the president of the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour from 2010 to 2012.