Grant Guilford
| William Grant Guilford | |
|---|---|
| Born | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Residence | New Zealand |
| Fields | Veterinary Nutrition |
| Alma mater | University of California, Davis |
| Thesis | Experimental studies of gastrointestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury and food sensitivity in dogs. (1993) |
William Grant Guilford, known as Grant Guilford, is a New Zealand-American academic and administrator, specialising in veterinary nutrition. Guilford is currently the Vice-Chancellor at Victoria University of Wellington.
Academic career
After a Bachelor of Veterinary Science at Massey University Guilford completed a PhD in nutrition from University of California, Davis.[1] The title of his 1993 thesis was Experimental Studies of Gastrointestinal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury and Food Sensitivity in Dogs.[2]
Following the completion of his PhD, Guilford worked at University of Missouri and the University of California, Davis, before returning to New Zealand to Massey University,[3] where he studied food allergies in domestic pets.[4]
Guilford was first author on the third edition of the veterinary textbook Strombeck's Small Animal Gastroenterology.[5]
Administrative career
Rising to professor and heading the vet school at Massey for 10 years, Guildford faced opposition from animal rights activists, some of whom took direct action, liberating dogs from a farm owned by the University.[4][6]
Guildford moved to Auckland University as Dean of Science in 2009[7][8] and Vice Chancellor of Victoria University of Wellington in 2013[9] His leadership of Victoria has been characterised by the TEU as 'anti-union.'[10][11]
In 2015 Guildford made a submission on the New Zealand Government's post-2020 Climate Change target, saying that "I fear the imminence and the gravity of the situation faced by the world has not yet been grasped."[12]
References
- ↑ "Senior Leadership | Victoria University of Wellington". Victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑ "Experimental studies of gastrointestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury and food sensitivity in dogs. - 01UCD". Search.library.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑
- 1 2 "NZ Pet Food Allergy Breakthrough | Scoop News". Scoop.co.nz. 2001-06-19. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑ "Strombeck's Small Animal Gastroenterology, 3e: 9780721637600: Medicine & Health Science Books @". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑ "Stolen dogs returned by captors - National News". TVNZ. 2005-08-27. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑ "Massey Professor moves on - Massey University". Massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑ "Dean of Science appointed at The University of Auckland - The University of Auckland". Science.auckland.ac.nz. 2009-05-18. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑ "Victoria University appoints Vice-Chancellor | Victoria University of Wellington". Victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑ Max Towle. "University slammed for 'anti-union' job ads | Radio New Zealand News". Radionz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑ "Victoria University defends job advertisement offering higher wage for non-union members". Stuff. September 6, 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-29.
- ↑ "Professor Grant Guilford (Vice-Chancellor, VUW) - Kiwis for Climate Action". Kiwis Want Climate Action. Retrieved 2016-10-30.