Terri Amory

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Lecturer
Faculty:
Faculty of Science and Engineering
School:
Writtle School of Agriculture, Animal and Environmental Sciences
Location:
Writtle
Areas of Expertise:
Animal and environmental biology

Terri holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Further and Higher Education (PGCF and HE) and is an experienced teacher of the practical husbandry of farmed livestock, pet and exotic species, with a focus on human-animal interactions.

She also works in conservation and habitat management, and the rescue and rehabilitation of British wildlife casualties, and is particularly interested in regenerative farming and sustainable food production.

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Background

Terri joined Writtle University College as an Associate Lecturer in 2016 and has since built up her roles in higher education teaching, course development and programme management and recruitment. She works to facilitate practical student involvement in managing ARU Writtle’s commercial pig unit, growing beef herd and flock of Romney sheep, and is studying for an MSc in Sustainability.

Terri graduated in Animal Science from the University of Leeds with undergraduate and postgraduate research in beef reproduction and dairy cow metabolism. Terri was a Lecturer and Course Manager in further education for eight years and also worked in quality management for Edexcel/Pearson. While working in FE she earned a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Countryside Management and has been a volunteer nature reserve warden for both Warwickshire and Essex Wildlife Trusts.

Terri was Chair of the British Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (BWRC) from 2014-2021.

Teaching
Qualifications
  • PGCE (Further and Higher), Cheltenham & Gloucester College of Higher Education
  • BSc (Hons) Animal Science, University of Leeds
  • HNC Countryside Management, Harper Adams University College/Reaseheath College
Memberships, editorial boards

British Wildlife Rehabilitation Council 2004-2021

Selected recent publications

Jones, M., Mullineux, E., Amory, T. and Draper, C. (2021) 'Resources to improve welfare of wildlife casualties, Vet Record, 10/17 July 2021.

Murray, R. D., Cartwright, T. A., Downham, D. Y. and Murray, M. A. (1999) 'Some maternal factors associated with dystocia in Belgian Blue Cattle', Animal Science, 69, pp. 105-113.

Ogden, N. H., Cartwright, T. A. and Ward, W. R. (1998) 'Metabolic profiles: Problems in interpretation', CPD Bulletin Veterinary Medicine, 1(1), June/July.

Recent presentations and conferences

Amory, T. A. (2020) 'Effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the work of UK Wildlife Rehabilitators (March–May 2020)', BWRC Annual Symposium 2020, online, 21 November.

Amory, T. A. (2019) 'What has research ever done for us? (And what do we still need it to do?) An overview of past and potential contributions from science to wildlife rehabilitation practice', keynote presentation, 8th workshop of the European Hedgehog Research Group, Hyde Park, London, 23 February.

Media experience

'Are we fighting nature with wildlife rescue?', BBC Gardeners' World Magazine, February 2020.

'That’s Amory: Terri’s labour of love', Essex Wildlife Magazine, 109, summer/autumn 2019.

'Volunteering focus: managing our reserves', Essex Wildlife Magazine, 92, winter 2013.