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Thursday, 19 February 2015 00:00

Sheep man gets top role

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Paul Kenyon Paul Kenyon

Well-known sheep specialist Professor Paul Kenyon is the new head of Massey University’s Institute of Veterinary, Animal, and Biomedical Sciences.

 The institute includes New Zealand’s only veterinary teaching hospital and its leading native wildlife health centre, Wildbase.

Kenyon has led or co-led at least 100 sheep research studies in the past decade, resulting in 330 scientific publications aimed at improving on-farm productivity and profitability.

College of Sciences pro vice-chancellor Professor Robert Anderson says Kenyon’s proven teaching and management skills and his strong research links in New Zealand, Australia, Asia and South America made him an excellent candidate for the role.

Professor Kenyon says there are opportunities for the institute to grow in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and in research nationally and internationally. He aims to help identify those opportunities and develop strategies to exploit them.

“I’m honoured to be the head of an institute that is nationally and internationally recognised for its teaching and research excellence. And I’m excited by the challenges this position brings.”

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