Lynne U. Sneddon
banner
lynneusneddon.bsky.social
Lynne U. Sneddon
@lynneusneddon.bsky.social
Professor specialising in aquatic animal biology and fish welfare. Views and opinions are entirely my own and have nothing to do with my employer.
An important part of my role is teaching and inspiring the next generation of scientists. I am blessed to have run the Masters course in Research Skills in Biology which enables these students to become professional scientists and prepares them for their Masters thesis projects #biology #Masters
December 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Reposted by Lynne U. Sneddon
@asab.org Spring, aimed at ECRs, is coming to Bristol!

Conference grant DEADLINE for Developing Country Applicants (<£2500) or anyone needing an early decision for visas (<£750) is in ONE WEEK, 1st December.
www.asab.org/conference-g...

Referee statement also needed by then! 🐝🐜🦟🦂🐠🐟🐬🦎🐸🦆🐿️🦓
November 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Reposted by Lynne U. Sneddon
Finally, NATURE @nature.com has a Bluesky link on each of its articles! 👏
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Delighted to be an invited speaker at the Swedish Research Council's (Vetenskapsrådet) annual seminar on current animal research issues. I will be talking about refining experiments using fishes including how to assess and alleviate pain #fishsci #fishwelfare #3Rs

www.vr.se/aktuellt/eve...
Seminarium om aktuella djurförsöksfrågor
Den 4 december arrangerar Vetenskapsrådet det årliga seminariet om aktuella djurförsöksfrågor. Denna gång kommer frågan om förfining inom djurförsök att belysas från olika perspektiv.
www.vr.se
November 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Had such an inspiring time at the @catchwelfarepltfrm.bsky.social meeting last week with so many innovations to improve fish and crustacean welfare and sustainability in fisheries. Thanks to the organisers for a thought provoking programme and inviting me to speak #CWP25 #fishsci #fishwelfare
November 26, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Reposted by Lynne U. Sneddon
📢 The UFAW & AWRN seminar series Influencing for Impact – Translating #AnimalWelfare Research into #Law & #Policy continues next week with Penny Hawkins from the RSPCA.

Penny will be discussing: “Policymaking from an NGO scientists perspective".

Register here: lnkd.in/eS8cK3PQ
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Interested in hearing about the science of sentience in fishes and how this has important implications for the treatment of these animals. Please join me in the Aquatic Animal Alliance webinar on 13 November 2025. #fishwelfare #fishsci Please register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
October 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Delighted to be giving this webinar on 4 Nov along with with my colleague Ana Valentim organised by Zebrafish Husbandry Association on "𝗔𝗻a𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝗭𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗵: 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵". #zebrafish #fishsci
Register here: www.zhaonline.org/reporting-re...
October 29, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Reposted by Lynne U. Sneddon
Still time to register for the Catch Welfare meeting, 19-21 November which focusses on the welfare of fishes and crustaceans in fisheries. I will be speaking about decapod crustacean welfare and how this has important implications for their treatment #CWP25

catchwelfareplatform.com/third-confer...
Third conference – catchwelfareplatform.com
catchwelfareplatform.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Reposted by Lynne U. Sneddon
Starting the UK Zebrafish Husbandry Meeting with an important lesson on pain in #zebrafish from @lynnesneddon.bsky.social 🐟
October 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Heading to Manchester to give the keynote speech at the UK Zebrafish meeting on how to refine experiments. Big thanks to Joanna Stanley and Vicky Taylor at the University of Manchester and especially Mollie Millington of the Francis Crick Institute for organising a wonderful meeting. #zebrafish #3Rs
October 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
It is vitally important to discover the most humane methods of ending the lives of lobsters, crab, crayfish and other decapod crustaceans so we can inform practice in industry and restaurants as well as guiding the general public #animalwelfare #crustacean

www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/fors...
Forskaren: Därför är mästerkockarnas kräftgrillning oetisk - P4 Väst
Programmet Sveriges Mästerkock har anmälts till Granskningnämnden för djurplågeri. Detta efter ett inslag från Fjällbacka där deltagare anklagas skära ...
www.sverigesradio.se
October 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Great to see this TV company have agreed to do better by decapod crustaceans in their cookery programme. These animals endured an inhumane death on TV and it is important we safeguard the welfare of these sentient animals even at the time of death #animalwelfare

www.expressen.se/noje/tv-och-...
TV4:s svar efter anklagelserna mot Sveriges mästerkock
TV4 anklagas för djurplågeri i ”Sveriges mästerkock”. – Vad de gjorde i programmet var omänskligt, sa professor Lynne Sneddon. ”Professor Sneddon har en bra poäng” , svarar producenten Christer Anders...
www.expressen.se
October 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Reposted by Lynne U. Sneddon
📣 Are you interested in applied animal ethology and perceptual abilities of animals? Do you want to help us disentangle how animal emotions are modulated by their sensory environment? Then, you might be the postdoc we are looking for🌠

More info: www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

#appliedethology #postcoc
Postdoctoral position in Applied animal ethology and animal perception | slu.se
SLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life
www.slu.se
October 15, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Reposted by Lynne U. Sneddon
Don’t miss out on the UK #zebrafish husbandry meeting at the University of Manchester on Wednesday 22nd October. Ticket sales end in two days (15th). More details in the LinkedIn post: www.linkedin.com/posts/zebraf...
#zebrafish | Zebrafish Rock!
The Francis Crick Institute and The University of Manchester have invited you to the UK #zebrafish husbandry meeting on Wednesday 22 October at the University of Manchester. Tickets are £10 and inclu...
www.linkedin.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I am honoured to be talking with Chinese researchers this week in the Fish Welfare Fundamentals webinar organised by International Cooperation Committee of Animal Welfare (ICCAW) and the Fish Welfare Initiative. I will present the evidence for sentience and its relevance for aquaculture #fishwelfare
October 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Reposted by Lynne U. Sneddon
📢Applications are now open for the UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholarships!

Are you a student with an idea to improve #animalwelfare? UFAW scholarships offer the chance to bring your research to life and gain hands-on experience.

🔗 Apply here: ufaw.org.uk/awss
📅 Closing date: 28 February 2026
October 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Reposted by Lynne U. Sneddon
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Reposted by Lynne U. Sneddon
Had a great few days @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social - talking about animal ethics and welfare - thanks to the amazing hosts 🙏🙏 (mostly not on Bluesky). Now back home in HK.
October 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The Nordic Zebrafish Meeting organised by Zebrafish Core Facility KI has some wonderful speakers dedicated to improving science and the welfare of zebrafish.
Information here: ki.se/en/research/... #zebrafish #3Rs #fishwelfare
October 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Celebrate World Animal Day by attending this free webinar with the theme "Save animals, Save the planet!". My talk is on "The Importance of Fish Welfare for Aquaculture, Fisheries and Safeguarding the Environment". Register here: sciforum.net/event/WAD202... #fishwelfare #savetheplanet
October 1, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Reposted by Lynne U. Sneddon
Sad news: Jane Goodall has died. She did more than any other human for our understanding and appreciation of our closest relatives, the chimpanzees.

That chimpanzees are Endangered tells you everything about our species and about what made her so exceptional.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...
Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Heading to the Asia for Animals conference. Honoured to be a keynote speaker discussing the science of sentience in fishes and how we can improve their welfare in aquaculture, fisheries, the pet fish industry and in the laboratory. Also chairing a session on welfare in aquatics #fishwelfare #fishsci
August 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Registration open for in person meeting in Manchester, UK, 22nd October 2025 on welfare of laboratory zebrafish with a focus on 3Rs #zebrafish #fishsci #fishwelfare #3Rs

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uk-zebrafi...
UK Zebrafish Husbandry Meeting
Connect, Learn, and Share Best Practices in Zebrafish Care
www.eventbrite.co.uk
August 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM