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Malcolm Bennett

Professor of Zoonotic and Emerging Disease, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Contact

  • workRoom A57 Veterinary School Building
    Sutton Bonington Campus
    Sutton Bonington
    Leicestershire
    LE12 5RD
    UK
  • work0115 951 6792

Biography

My research and teaching focuses on infectious diseases, especially zoonotic diseases, emerging infections and infections of wildlife (infections that jump species). I also have interests in food security and safety, conservation medicine and rural governance. Much of my research is interdisciplinary, and undertaken in collaboration with colleagues in other disciplines and institutions, taking a very 'one-health' and policy-relevant approach.

Current projects include:

  • the role of badgers in the transmission of bovine TB
  • antimicrobial resistance in wildlife and the environment
  • ecotoxicology and infection interactions
  • water-borne zoonotic pathogens
  • rodent-borne zoonoses

I Chair the Veterinary Products Committee and I am a member of the Medilink Midland Board.

Until recently, I was a Head of Division in Nottingham Veterinary school and Faculty Lead for KE. I was also a Trustee of the North of England Zoological Society (which owns and runs Chester Zoo, the largest zoo in the UK) and a member of its Conservation and Education Committee for which I chaired the Animal Health and Welfare sub-Committee. I have also been a member of the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Pathogens. Before joining the University of Nottingham, I was at the University of Liverpool where I was founding co-Director of the National Centre for Zoonosis Research (NCZR ), and at various times Dean of the School of Veterinary Science, Head of the Department of Veterinary Pathology and Associate Dean for Teaching / BVSc Programme Director.

I was a university-appointed member of Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons when at Liverpool, and I am a past President of the Association of Veterinary Teaching and Research Work (AVTRW). I have been a member of several RCVS/EAEVE/AVMA accreditation panels both within the UK and overseas.

Expertise Summary

My research and teaching interests are in infectious diseases, particularly the ecology/epidemiology of emerging, zoonotic and wildlife infections.

Teaching Summary

I teach across a range of disciplines and modules in the Nottingham veterinary curriculum including:

  • infectious diseases, particularly zoonoses and their control
  • parasitic diseases, particularly ectoparasites and protozoa
  • veterinary public health, outbreak control and emerging infections
  • veterinary pathology
  • clinical relevance
  • sustainability

My teaching includes lectures, PBL, DSL, tutorials, practicals/demonstrations and research project supervision at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Research Summary

My research interests are the ecology and evolution of infectious diseases, zoonotic transmission, emerging infectious diseases, and infectious diseases of wild animals. I have become increasingly… read more

School of Veterinary Medicine and Science

University of Nottingham
Sutton Bonington Campus
Leicestershire, LE12 5RD

telephone: +44 (0)115 951 6116
fax: +44 (0)115 951 6415
email: veterinary-enquiries@nottingham.ac.uk