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Dr Simon Doherty
BVMS CBiol FRSB FHEA ARAgS
FRCVS
- Location: Co Antrim
- Year of Fellowship: 2020
- Route to Fellowship: Meritorious Contributions to the Profession
Field of work
Universities and colleges
Areas of special interest
- One Health
- Sustainability
- Agriculture
Areas of support
- Collaborative research
- Innovation in professional practice
- International issues
- One Health Agenda
- Professional mentoring
- Promoting knowledge and best practice
- Public engagement
- Translating research into veterinary practice
Professional positions
- Senior Lecturer, Institute of Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast
- Past-President, BVA
- BVA representative, FVE
- GlobalScot
- Life Sciences Scotland ‘Triple A’ Industry Leadership Group
- Director, Vet Sustain
- Trustee & Ambassador, Send a Cow
- STEM Ambassador
- Certified Aquaculture Veterinarian, WAVMA
- Chartered Biologist & Fellow, RSB
- Fellow, HEA
- Associate, RAgS
Biography
Simon Doherty obtained his BVMS from the University of Glasgow in 2000. With over two decades of experience in veterinary practice, research & diagnostics, animal health & aquaculture, trade & investment, and professional representation, Simon was appointed as an Honorary Lecturer in 2011 before taking on a part-time role on the staff at QUB in 2018, becoming full-time in 2021.
Simon’s interests span sustainable livestock agriculture & aquaculture – including animal welfare, environmental impact & antimicrobial resistance - One Health approaches to global health challenges and novel vaccine design.
Simon is a past-president of the British Veterinary Association and is one of two BVA representatives at the Federation of Veterinarians in Europe. During 2022, he will chair a BVA working group creating a position on sustainable aquaculture.
Simon’s interests span sustainable livestock agriculture & aquaculture – including animal welfare, environmental impact & antimicrobial resistance - One Health approaches to global health challenges and novel vaccine design.
Simon is a past-president of the British Veterinary Association and is one of two BVA representatives at the Federation of Veterinarians in Europe. During 2022, he will chair a BVA working group creating a position on sustainable aquaculture.