26 Facts About Jane Hurst

Jane Hurst served as the president of the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour from 2010 to 2012.

Jane Hurst was inspired to study behavioural ecology after reading Mice All Over by Peter Crowcroft.

Jane Hurst earned her PhD in 1984 on the behavioural ecology of the house mouse Mus domesticus.

Jane Hurst became inspired after discovering Peter Crowcroft's book "Mice All Over".

Jane Hurst is interested in the roles of volatile and non-volatile scents.

Jane Hurst became interested in the signals that determine animal mate choice.

Jane Hurst demonstrated that the quality of an animal's odour determines the chances that it will be selected as a mate.

Jane Hurst found that female mice prefer to nest with their sisters, irrespective of whether they knew each other before.

Jane Hurst identified a non-volatile pheromone that was released in male urine that female mice find highly attractive.

Jane Hurst went on to find that this pheromone was a major urinary protein, which she named darcin after Mr Darcy in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice.

Jane Hurst went on to establish that this pheromone could stimulate both short and long-term learning and that darcin and other major urinary proteins influence the odour signature that female mice learn.

Jane Hurst showed that darcin increased neurogenesis in the olfactory bulb and hippocampus.

Jane Hurst found that female mice are more attracted to male mice with their own territory.

Jane Hurst found that darcin and other major urinary proteins influence the odour signature that female mice learn.

Jane Hurst edited volume 11 of Chemical Signals in Vertebrates that followed a conference of the same name in Chester, UK.

Jane Hurst's research is directed in part to the development of humane control of rodent pests.

Jane Hurst identified non-aversive handling methods that would reduce anxiety in mice, allowing them to be more reliable in laboratory tests.

Jane Hurst developed the use of mouse-friendly handling tunnels, reducing their anxiety and allowing them to explore more during animal testing.

Jane Hurst is interested in how animals can detect scent-cues of ill-health and disease.

Jane Hurst is interested in how animals can detect scent-cues of ill-health and disease.

In 2010 Jane Hurst was appointed President for the Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour.

Jane Hurst has supported the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research since its inception, including a founding member of the NC3Rs Board and grant funding panel.

Jane Hurst has served on the Council for the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare, on the Royal Society Use of Animals in Research committee and the Ethical committee for ASAB.

Jane Hurst has been involved with several studies to improve connections between researchers in the animal welfare community.

Jane Hurst discussed her pheromone research on In Our Time in 2019.

Jane Hurst was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to animal welfare.