DrAdam Cardilini

My predominant research interest relate to animals and climate action. I'm interested in how our relationship with non-human Animals shapes science, the environment and society. I like to imagine how these things might change if we gave more consideration to the moral claims of other Animals. I'm also very concerned about global heating and our climate future. My interest in climate action is about doing what is necessary to stop and reverse global heater to achieve a safe climate.

The sorts of research I'm currently engaged with include:

• Understanding and increasing climate action - Investigating and improving climate action literacy and participation at an individual, collective, or organisation level. This includes climate action broadly, in specific contexts (e.g., local government area), and/or for specific action types (e.g., climate-friendly diets).
• Values, attitudes and approaches to animals in science and conservation - Investigate contemporary attitudes and approaches to animal use and it's impact on science and conservation. Investigate alternative approaches such as compassionate conservation and/or animals as partners of research.
• Including animal perspectives in deliberative processes - Investigate methods and approaches for including animal perspectives and voices in decision making processes that will impact them.
• The role and impact of animal use in higher education - Investigating whether a culture of animal use impacts higher education students’ experience of their education and learning, access to conscientious object and ethical alternatives, attitudes and beliefs about animals and/or discipline, and intention and outcomes in relation to pursuing a career in science.
• The role and opportunity for animal and climate action through dietary choice (i.e., plant-based, cellular agriculture) - Investigate knowledge, perceptions, intentions, and behaviours related to plant-based diets and cellular agriculture. Understand whether and how different motivators, i.e., animal wellbeing concern or climate crisis, might impact peoples, collectives, and organisations choices.
• The role of nearby wild lives and nature in peoples lives - Investigating peoples connection to local wild lives and local green space use and whether they influences peoples lives and their intention or engagement with pro-animal, pro-environmental, and pro-climate action behaviours. Testing interventions to increase respectful connections with local wild lives and nature.