Emma-Jane Murrary

Emma-Jane’s background includes governance, public health, veterinary epidemiology, and animal science. She previously sat on the Writtle University College Board of Governors as an Independent Governor.

Emma-Jane worked in public health surveillance in Ireland during the peak of the pandemic (January 2021) until its slowdown (October 2022).

She graduated from the Royal Veterinary College and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine with an MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology and a BSc (Hons) in Animal Science at Writtle University College.

Emma-Jane is a PhD (Health & Agricultural Sciences) Scholar studying the burden (animal health economics) of cattle diseases in Ireland with the University College Dublin School of Veterinary Medicine. A project funded by the Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine. Her project contributes to the Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme and involves other institutions such as Teagasc – Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Animal Health Ireland, and the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF).

Emma-Jane is a British Society of Animal Science member and sits on their Publications Committee. She is interested in all aspects of animal health and welfare, economics, regenerative agriculture, public health, and the environment.