Donald Maurice Broom (born 14 July 1942) is an English biologist and emeritus professor of animal welfare at Cambridge University.[2][3]

Donald Broom
Born (1942-07-14) July 14, 1942 (age 82)[1]
NationalityBritish
Alma materSt Catharine's College, Cambridge (BA, PhD, DSc)
Scientific career
FieldsBiology
InstitutionsUniversity of Reading
University of Cambridge

Education and career

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Broom studied at Whitgift School, and at St Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he gained a BA in 1964, and a PhD in 1967. From 1967 to 1986, he was lecturer and then reader at the University of Reading.[1]

Broom was appointed to the first professorship in animal welfare at the University of Cambridge in 1986, and has written widely on sentience in animals, and on the ethics and morality of animal welfare.[4][5]

During his career in Cambridge, Broom was a fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and a professor in the veterinary school. On retirement in 2009, he was elected to an emeritus fellowship at St Catharine's college.[6]

Awards

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Selected works

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References

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  1. ^ a b "ORCID Professor Donald Broom". orcid.org.
  2. ^ "Cambridge Veterinary School: Research investigators". University of Cambridge Veterinary School. Archived from the original on 4 January 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
  3. ^ Garner, R. (2004). Animals, Politics and Morality: Second Edition. Animals, Politics, and Morality. Manchester University Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-7190-6621-4. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ^ Broom, D. M. (1 October 1991). "Animal welfare: concepts and measurement2". Journal of Animal Science. 69 (10): 4167–4175. doi:10.2527/1991.69104167x. PMID 1778832.
  5. ^ a b "THE EVOLUTION OF MORALITY AND RELIGION". The Gospel Coalition.
  6. ^ "Professor Donald Broom | St Catharine's College, Cambridge". www.caths.cam.ac.uk.
  7. ^ "Glittering Prizes: Awards for Academics". The Times Higher Education. 29 September 2000. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  8. ^ "New Honorary Doctorates at UMB". Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
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