The Week that Was

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Author

Jilly MacKay

Published

October 1, 2026

Opportunity in academia never seems to come in manageable chunks, neatly packaged for consumption on social media, and easily compartmentalised for the sake of work life balance.

This week, I attended the Empathy and Compassion in One Health conference, I was invited to Advocates for Animals’ Scottish Parliament event for the Animal Welfare Act at twenty, I taught on International Animal Welfare Ethics and Law and Clinical Animal Behaviour MScs, attended an amazing Animal Welfare Education Community of Practice event, and I presented our AI and Animal Welfare webinar to 260 people.

While also being a part-time employee and part-time parent.