Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
My current research interests are related to investigating societal perspectives of farm animal welfare
• Investigating farmer and consumer perspectives of positive animal welfare
• Development of qualitative research methods (e.g. interviews) to examine societal perspectives of animal welfare.
• Human behaviour change and the use of ‘nudging’ to encourage changes in human behaviour in relation to animal welfare.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Greenwich
15 Sep 2014 → 16 Dec 2017
Award Date: 31 Mar 2018
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Methane-inhibiting livestock feed supplements: review of net impacts, barriers to success and consumer acceptance
Duthie, C., Newbold, J., Miller, G. & Vigors, B.
8/02/21 → 8/08/21
Project: Research
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Advanced technologies for efficient crop management: a participatory approach with application at farm scale
Hoad, S., Borthwick, F., Rees, B., Barnes, A., Crawford, C., Florence, A., Buckingham, S., Buckingham, S., Miller, S., Fortune, J., Vigors, B., Domalazek, N., Rzepka, A. & Redpath, R.
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
1/12/16 → 30/11/20
Project: Research
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Reducing the consumer attitude-behaviour gap in animal welfare: the potential role of 'nudges'
Vigors, B., 5 Dec 2018, (First published) In: Animals. 8, 12, p. 232-254 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Good Animal Life: Bringing awareness of animal sentience into farming practice
Wemelsfelder, F., Vigors, B. & Lawrence, A., 10 May 2022, SRUC's Rural Policy Centre. 2 p. (Research Briefing)Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief
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Animal health and natural behaviours: how important are they for farm animal well-being?
Vigors, B. & Lawrence, AB., Mar 2021, (First published) Scotland's Rural College (SRUC). 6 p.Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research brief
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Behaviour change and attitudes in the Scottish agricultural sector: A rapid evidence assessment
Thompson, B., Morrison, RM., Stephen, K., Eory, V., Ferreira, JG., Vigors, B., Botero Degiovanni, HB., Barnes, AP. & Toma, L., Mar 2021, Scotland’s Rural College 2021 on behalf of ClimateXChange. 46 p.Research output: Book/Report/Policy Brief/Technical Brief › Research report › peer-review
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Happy or healthy? How members of the public prioritise farm animal health and natural behaviours
Vigors, B., Ewing, D. A., Lawrence, A. B. & Frewer, L. J. (ed.), 3 Mar 2021, (First published) In: PLoS ONE. 16, 3, e0247788.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)25 Downloads (Pure)