Linda Greening is Head of Inclusivity and a Senior Lecturer at Hartpury University, having begun her academic career in 2006 after successfully completing a Master’s degree in Equine Science.

Linda’s area of research is equine behaviour and welfare, and she utilises her expertise to support student research projects and shares her knowledge in the classroom. Over the last ten years, she has been conducting her own research into equine nocturnal (sleep) behaviour which led to her doctoral qualification in 2023.

Externally, Linda was recently invited to join a panel of experts by the European Food Standards Agency and is currently working on first of its kind equine welfare legislation for the EU. She also chairs the EDIA Committee for the International Society of Applied Ethology, and the BERF Landex Outreach Collaboration (BLOC) Project. She sits on the British Horse Society EDI Advisory Committee and is the Education Liaison Officer for the British Ethnic Riders Forum (BERF) too.