Staff Directory - Professor Philip Robinson

Professor Philip Robinson

BVMS DSVM MSc PhD PgCert TSLHE SFHEA MRCVS

Professor of Veterinary Public Health and Deputy Head of School

Professor Philip Robinson is an academic veterinarian teaching and conducting research in veterinary public health in the Harper and Keele Veterinary School. He is a RCVS Recognised Specialist in State Veterinary Medicine. After qualifying as a veterinary surgeon from the University of Glasgow, Philip worked as a private practitioner in mixed veterinary practices in Northern Ireland and Scotland, and then spent 12 years as a government veterinary field officer, Official Veterinarian and epidemiologist with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) in Northern Ireland. He is a Diplomate of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in State Veterinary Medicine, and holds the MSc degree in Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health (with Distinction) from the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. In 2010 Philip was awarded a NI Civil Service US-UK Fulbright Scholarship at the College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, where he conducted research on factors affecting diagnostic sample submission to veterinary laboratories. Philip completed his PhD in the Geography Department of Durham University, having researched factors affecting the bovine tuberculosis eradication programme in Northern Ireland. After working as a Senior Lecturer and then Principal Lecturer in Farm Animal Health and Welfare at 91Pro, Philip joined the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine as Senior Lecturer in Veterinary Public Health before returning to Harper Adams in 2020, where he was Head of the Department of Animal Health, Behaviour and Welfare until November 2022. His main research interests are in veterinary public health, veterinary surveillance, enzootic disease control in livestock, veterinary education, and using qualitative research methodologies at the interface of the natural and social sciences. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and member of the Acid Fast Club, a society dedicated to mycobacteria research. He serves as a Senior Editor of the scientific journal Annals of Applied Biology and is a Past President of the Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (SVEPM). In May 2023 he was appointed Deputy Head of the Harper & Keele Veterinary School.

Professional Memberships

Member of Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (MRCVS)
Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (SVEPM) - President 2022-2023
Veterinary Christian Fellowship (VCF)
Acid Fast Club
Shropshire Veterinary Association
Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Academic Department:

Office: VF21 Main Building

Research profile:

Publications

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Other publications

Crawford, P.E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M.C., Robinson, P.A. (2024) Annals of Applied Biology 1-13
Crawford, P.E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M.C., Robinson, P.A. (2024) Preventive Veterinary Medicine 226, 106169
Dórea,F.C., Vergne,T., Correia-Gomes,C., Carmo,L.P., Fischer,E.A.J., Messam,L.L.McV., Brodbelt,D.C.& Robinson,P.A. (2024) Preventive Veterinary Medicine 106174
Crawford, P.E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M.C. & Robinson, P.A. (2024) Vet Record Open 2024;11:e278.
Crawford, P., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F. Behnke, M. & Robinson, P. (2023) Animal - Science proceedings 14, 153-154
Crawford, P., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F. Behnke, M. & Robinson, P. (2023) Animal - Science proceedings 14, 154-155
Dorea, F.C., Vergne, T., Correia-Gomes, C., Carmo, L.P., Fischer, E.A.J., Brodbelt, D.C., Robinson, P.A. & van Schaik, G. (2023) Preventive Veterinary Medicine 215, 105927
Crawford, P.E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F., Behnke, M.C., Robinson, P.A. (2023) Vet Record Open 10:e75
Robinson, P.A. (2022) Annals of Applied Biology doi.org/10.1111/aab.12759
Palczynski, L.J., Bleach, E.C.L., Brennan, M.L. & Robinson, P.A. (2022) Frontiers in Animal Science 3. 10.3389/fanim.2022.835317
Dórea, F.C., Vergne, T., van Schaik, G., Barrett, D., Carmo, L.P., Robinson, P.A., Brodbelt, D.C. & McIntyre, K.M. (2022) Preventive Veterinary Medicine 202: 105611
de Klerk, J.N. & Robinson, P.A. (2022) PeerJ 10:e13426
Crawford, P.E., Hamer, K., Lovatt, F. & Robinson, P.A. (2022) Preventive Veterinary Medicine 205: 105682
Redfern, E.A., Sinclair, L.A., Robinson, P.A. (2021) Research in Veterinary Science 137, 94-101
Dórea,F.C., Vergne,T., Brennan,M., van Schaik,G., Barrett,D., Carmo,L.P., Robinson,P.A., Brodbelt,D.C., McIntyre, K.M. (2021) Preventive Veterinary Medicine 191, 105368
Redfern, E.A., Sinclair, L.A. & Robinson, P.A. (2021) Preventive Veterinary Medicine 194, 105424
Palczynski, L.J., Bleach, E.C.L, Brennan, M.L. & Robinson, P.A. (2021) Animals 11(10), 2829
Palczynski, L.J., Bleach, E.C.L., Brennan, M.L., Robinson, P.A. (2020) Animal Welfare 29, 45-58
Palczynski, L.J., Bleach, E.C.L., Brennan, M.L., Robinson, P.A. (2020) Animals 10, 116
Robinson, P.A. (2020) Preventive Veterinary Medicine 182, 105094
Charlton,K. & Robinson,P.A. (2019) Veterinaria Italiana 55, 327-337
Robinson, P.A. (2019) BioSocieties 14, 179-204
Robinson, P.A. (2019) Veterinary Record 185, 344
Palczynski, L. J., Bleach, E. C. L, Brennan, M. L. & Robinson, P.A. (2018) Stakeholder perceptions of colostrum management for dairy calves in England. (International Society for Economics and Social Science of Animal Health conference, Montpellier, France, 14-15 May 2018. Poster)
Robinson, P.A. (2018) 'You just get used to it, and I've got my TB vaccination.': farmer and veterinarian attitudes to the zoonotic risk of Mycobacterium bovis. (Acid Fast Club Summer Meeting, 5 July 2018, University of Oxford - Conference presentation)
Lomas, H.R. & Robinson, P.A. (2018) Veterinary Sciences 5:3
Robinson, P.A. (2018) Area 50, 274-282.
Robinson, P.A. & Epperson, W.B. (2018) Veterinary Record 182, 577-578
Palczynski, L. J., Bleach, E. C. L, Brennan, M. L. & Robinson, P.A. (2017) Attitudes to calf data recording. (Total Dairy conference, Keele, England, 14 - 15 June 2017. Poster)
Robinson, P.A. (2017) Subsidising cattle, inspecting farmers, controlling disease: the socioeconomic impact of the CAP. Society for Veterinary Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine conference, Inverness, Scotland, 29-31 March 2017. Poster
Courcier, E.A., O’Hagan, M.J.H., Menzies, F.D., Strain, S.A.J., Skuce, R.A., Robinson P.A., Patterson, T., McBride, K.R., McCormick, C.M., Walton, E., McDowell, S.W.J. & Abernethy, D.A. (2017) Surveillance for Mycobacterium bovis in badgers (Meles meles) in Northern Ireland: Results of a road traffic accident survey between 1998 and 2011. Society for Veterinary Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine conference, Inverness, Scotland, 29-31 March 2017. Poster.
Robinson, P.A. (2017) The Geographical Journal
Robinson, P.A. (2017) Journal of Rural Studies 55, 168-180
Courcier, E.A., Menzies, F.D., Strain, S.A.J., Skuce, R.A., Robinson, P.A., Patterson, I.A.P., McBride, K.R., McCormick, C.M., Walton, E., McDowell, S.W.J., Abernethy, D.A. (2017) Veterinary Record Published Online First: 22 December 2017. doi: 10.1136/vr.103934
Robinson, P.A. (2016) Bovine tuberculosis: Opinions from the ground up. (Society for Veterinary Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine conference, Elsinore, Denmark, 16-18 March 2016. Poster)
Robinson, P.A. (2016) Learning spaces: on the screen, down the farm, in the prep room (VetEd 2016 conference, University of Glasgow, 7-8 July (Poster))
Robinson, P.A. (2015) Veterinary Record 177: i-ii. doi:10.1136/vr.h4344
Robinson, P.A. (2015) Epidemiology and Infection 143, 3182-3195
Robinson P.A., Courcier, E.A., Gordon, A.D., Menzies, F.D., & Abernethy, D.A. (2014) Survival and risk factors for lateral spread of bovine TB in cattle herds exposed to infection at pasture in Northern Ireland. Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine. Proceedings of a meeting held in Dublin, Ireland, 26-28 March 2014. 211-221
Robinson, P.A. (2014) Thoughts on farm biosecurity – knowledge and practice. M. bovis VI conference, Cardiff, Wales, 16-19 June 2014. (Winner of best poster in Social Science/Economics.)
Robinson, P.A. (2014) Bovine mobilities and biosecurity: why do farmers buy cattle? Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine conference, Dublin, 26-28 March 2014. (Poster)
Robinson, P.A., Macnaghten, P., Banks, S., Bickersteth, J., Kennedy, A., Richardson, Y., Shaw, S. & Sylvestre, I. (2014) The Geographical Journal 180, 83-88
Robinson, P.A. (2013) Farmers' views on cattle and badger vaccination to control bovine TB. Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine conference, Madrid, 20-22 March 2013. (Poster)
Atkins, P.J. & Robinson, P.A. (2013) Environment and Planning A 45, 1372-1386
Atkins, P.J. & Robinson, P.A. (2013) Epidemiology and Infection 141, 1437-1444
Robinson, P.A. & Epperson, W.B. (2013) Veterinary Record 172:503
Robinson, P.A., Epperson, W.B., Huston, C.L., Pace, L.W., Wills, R.W. & Cosby, A.G. (2012) Veterinaria Italiana 48 (1), 31-39
Robinson, P.A. (2012) Animal diseases and human health Geography Review 26, 12-15
Robinson, P.A. (2012) Veterinary ethnography: new shoes for 'shoe-leather' epidemiology? International Symposia on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics proceedings - ISVEE13: Proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Maastricht, Netherlands, 21 August 2012, 154.
Robinson, P.A., Corner, L.A.L., Courcier, E.A., McNair, J., Artois, M., Menzies, F.D., & Abernethy, D.A. (2012) Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 35, 277-287
Robinson, P.A. (2012) The veterinary ethnographer: an ‘insider-outsider’ approach to disease control. Durham University Postgraduate Anthropology Conference, Durham, 25 April 2012. (Winner of best thematic poster )
Menzies F.D., Gordon A.W., Courcier E.A., Robinson P.A., Abernethy D.A. (2011) Why limit yourself to one logistic regression model? Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine conference, Leipzig, 23-25 March 2011. (Poster)
Abernethy, D.A., Walton, E., Menzies, F., Courcier, E. & Robinson, P. (2011) Mycobacterium bovis surveillance in European badgers (Meles meles) killed by vehicles in Northern Ireland: an epidemiological evaluation. Epidemiologie & Santé Animale, Proceedings of the International Conference on Animal Health Surveillance, Lyon, France, 17-20 May 2011, 59-60, 216-218
Menzies, F.D., Burns, K., Fallows, J.G., McKeown, I.M., Gloster, J., Burgin, L., Courcier, E.A., McNamee, P.T., Robinson, J., Robinson, P.A., McNeilly, F. & Abernethy, D.A. (2011) Risk assessment, targeted surveillance and policy formulation: practical experiences with bluetongue. Epidemiologie & Santé Animale, Proceedings of the International Conference on Animal Health Surveillance, Lyon, France, 17-20 May 2011, 59-60, 113-115.
Robinson, P.A. (2011) Studying while working - Vet Record Careers Veterinary Record http://vetrecordjobs.com/vetrecordjobs/advice/view-article.html?id=74
Abernethy, D.A., Graham, D., Skuce, R., Gordon, A., Menzies, F., Robinson, P., Harwood, R. & Clarke, N. (2010) Shifting the TB-Control paradigm: an epidemiological critique of the bovine tuberculosis eradication scheme. Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine. Proceedings of a meeting held in Nantes, France, 24-26 March 2010, 166-173.
Menzies, F.D., Gordon, A.W., Robinson, P.A., Courcier, E.A. & Abernethy, D.A. (2010) Comparison of herd risk factors for the disclosure of tuberculin test reactors for high and low bovine tuberculosis incidence areas. Annual scientific conference of the European College for Veterinary Public Health, Nottwil, Switzerland, October 2010. (Poster)
Menzies, F.D., Abernethy, D.A., Stringer, L.A., Robinson, P.A. & Jordan, C. (2009) Observations on badger activity in two areas of high and low cattle tuberculosis incidence in Northern Ireland. M. bovis V conference. Wellington, New Zealand. 25-28 August 2009, 83.

Additional Information

Teaching responsibilities

Veterinary Public Health & State Veterinary Medicine (Year 3) - Module leader
Veterinary Public Health & State Veterinary Medicine intra-mural rotation (Year 5)
Clinical Medicine and Surgery (Year 4)
Veterinary Epidemiology and Population Medicine (Year 2)
Animal Health Sciences (Year 2)
Animal Management, Health and Production (Year 1)

Awards

91Pro Aspire Excellence Students' Choice Award for Inspiring Learning 2016-17
91Pro Aspire Teaching Excellence Award 2014-15

Research projects

A qualitative social science investigation of UK dairy calf health and welfare - Director of Study
A qualitative study into the awareness and management of Johne’s disease in dairy herds in Shropshire - Researcher
Critical review of food and feed safety vulnerabilities in circular economy - Researcher
Reducing cattle’s susceptibility to Mycobacterium bovis infection through improved nutrition: establishing a knowledge base - Project Manager

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