Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the winner of the Animals 2021 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award, which recognises the most highly anticipated academic potential thesis among PhD students.
The award has been granted to:
“Visual Illusions as a Tool to Understand How Vertebrates See the World” By Maria Santacà, University of Padova, Italy
The winner will receive CHF 1000, a certificate, and an offer to publish a featured paper in Animals with the article processing charge (APC) waived before the end of 2022.
We congratulate Dr. Maria Santacà on her accomplishment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the applicants for submitting their diverse and fascinating range of research topics, as well as the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.
Prof. Dr. Clive J. C. Phillips
On behalf of Award Committee of Animals 2021 Best Ph.D. Thesis Award
Animals 2021 Best PhD Thesis Award
Winner
Allyson Ipema
Wageningen University & Research
Award Committee
Dr. Clive Julian Phillips
Chairman
Retired
Prof. Andrea Pezzuolo
University of Padova - Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry
Prof. Dr. Ilias Giannenas
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Dr. Emma Fàbrega Romans
IRTA
Winner
Connie Allen
University of Exeter
Award Committee
Dr. Clive Julian Phillips
Chairman
Retired
Prof. Giuseppe Biagini
Department of Biomedical, Metabolic and Neural Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Dr. Clara Rodrigues
University of Aveiro
Dr. PABLO SANCHEZ-QUINTEIRO
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences of Lugo
Prof. Vera Baumans
Utrecht University
Winner
Maria Santacà
University of Padova
Award Committee
Dr. Clive Julian Phillips
Chairman
Retired
Prof. Andrea Pezzuolo
University of Padova - Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry
Prof. Vera Baumans
Utrecht University
Prof. Velmurugu Ravindran
Massey University