The central role of veterinarians in public health and food safety reinforces the value of trans-disciplinary One Health approaches to discovery and innovation.
One Health concepts are becoming more important than ever in the face of mega-trends such as demographics (population growth and urbanisation), global connectedness (movement of products and people), digital disruption, climate change and ecosystem sustainability.
Global mega-trends are fuelling a rise in risk of animal-origin global threats to human livelihood posed by pandemics of infectious and typically zoonotic disease. Our School is involved in a variety of research into animal diseases that have zoonotic potential (including wildlife).
The importance of human connections to animals (particularly pets) and to the natural environment for wellbeing represents a separate challenge and opportunity.
We see opportunities for growth in innovation across the One Health domain with the largest opportunities in developing trans-disciplinary partnerships to manage complex interactions between ecology, animals, people and disease, while retaining flexibility for individuals to respond to challenges in a more focused manner.
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