Emma graduated from the Glasgow Veterinary School and completed a residency in veterinary anaesthesia at the University of Bristol. She became a Diplomate of the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia in 2005 and holds the RCVS Diploma in Veterinary Anaesthesia. Emma has been an academic member of staff at the University of Bristol since 2004 and completed a PhD, “Advances in the Objective Evaluation of Pain and Analgesic Efficacy in Horses”, in 2009. Her clinical and research interests include pain assessment and analgesia and she is the Programme Director for the BVSc Accelerated Graduate Entry Programme.