Lisa Lundin

I am a junior lecturer in ethology and a PhD student at the Department of Applied Animal Science and Welfare. I have worked at SLU since the autumn of 2013, initially in Skara, but moved to Uppsala and Ultuna before the autumn semester of 2014. I have mainly worked with teaching and as deputy head of department with responsibility for undergraduate education. Since spring 2024, I am also a part-time PhD student, so my time is now divided between teaching and research. In terms of subject area, I find the behaviour and welfare of zoo animals the most interesting. When it comes to teaching, I enjoy the interaction with students and the development of teaching modules and courses, which I find the most rewarding part of my job.

I am a part-time PhD student in the project “Animal encounters in zoos – the effect on learning, conservation and animal welfare.” I am also involved in various projects concerning the behaviour and welfare of zoo animals. My Master’s thesis (60 credits) focused on how visitors affect zoo animals, and I supervise some Bachelor’s students in that subject area.

I am course leader and/or examiner for a couple of courses within the Ethology and Animal Welfare programme. I teach across all "animal programs" at Ultuna, primarily in ethology and animal welfare, focusing on how animal husbandry and handling affect animal behaviour and welfare, among other topics. As I am also the department’s director of undergraduate studies, I have an overarching pedagogical responsibility. The courses I am currently responsible for are Ethology and Animal Welfare and the distance course Zoo Animal Behaviour. I also teach, for example, ethology for veterinary nursing students in their first course.

I received my Bachelor’s degree in Biology from SLU through the Ethology and Animal Welfare programme in Skara. I then completed my Master’s degree in Biology at Linköping University within the programme Applied Ethology and Animal Biology. In addition, I have taken courses in pedagogy. After my studies, I combined my work at SLU for a few years with seasonal and project-based employment at zoos.

Loberg, J.M., Slof Pacilio, M., Lundin, L. and Andersson, E. 2020. Survey to identify factors affecting breeding of Wolverines Gulo gulo within the EEP. Int. Zoo Yb., 54: 86-101. https://doi.org/10.1111/izy.12269

Anderson, C., Loberg, J.M., Ahlrot, U., Lundin, L. and Andersson, M. 2022. Synchronous observations of behaviour of five species of felids in three Swedish zoos. In: Proceedings of the 55th Congress of the ISAE, Applied ethology : animal behaviour and beyond. 

Andersson, M., Torgersson, E., Lundin, L. and Roth, L. S. V. 2023. Conservation education: the signage used in Swedish Zoos. In: Book of Abstracts of the 56th Congress of the International Society for Applied Ethology ISAE 2023. 

Lundin, L. and Loberg, J. 2025. Does an enriched feeding regime affect social behavior in ring-tailed lemurs? In: Proceedings of 4th International Symposium on Zoo Animal Welfare.
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Lundin, L., Loberg, J., Torgersson, E. and Andersson, M. 2025. Bridging the gap: aligning zoo signage with visitor interests to promote conservation action. In: Proceedings of the 58th Congress of the ISAE, Applied ethology : A good life for all animals.