Richard Whittington

Awards and Honours

• 2002 Ian Clunies Ross Memorial Award, Australian & New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists. Citation for outstanding contribution to veterinary research in Australia. Based on high academic and/or research accomplishment as its primary requisite, it is awarded to a veterinarian making an outstanding contribution to veterinary science in Australia and New Zealand
• 2006 Carrick Citation, Australian Learning and Teaching Council. Citation for outstanding contributions to student learning for the development of an innovative holistic curriculum and learning environment for relevant postgraduate education in Veterinary Public Health.

Service roles

• Subdean Camden Campus 2004-2013; 2015-2017
• Faculty of Veterinary Science Research Advisory Committee 2003 - 2014
• Editor, Camden News Network newsletter 2008-2016

In the Media

• Professor Richard Whittington from the School of Veterinary Sciences spoke to ABC (Central West NSW, South East NSW, Eyre Peninsula and West Coast, Gippsland, Illawarra), North West Magazine and other newspapersabout his research team who developed a footrot vaccination, which is now commercially available.
• Professor Richard Whittington from the Faculty of Veterinary Science was interviewed onABC (666 Canberra, New England North West) about the Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS).
• Professor Richard Whittington from the Faculty of Veterinary Science was interviewed on ABC Landline and in the Sunday Tasmanian about Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome in Tasmanian oyster farms.
• ABC 7.30 interviewed Professor Richard Whittington from the Faculty of Veterinary Science about the impact of the Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome.
• Radio National’s The World Today interviewed Professor Richard Whittington from the Faculty of Veterinary Science about Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome and its impact on oysters in Tasmania and South Australia.
• ABC (News 24, Hobart) interviewed Professor Richard Whittington from the Faculty of Veterinary Science about Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome, which has spread to a second type of oyster in Tasmania. ABC (Northern Tasmania, North Coast, Eyre Peninsula)also mentioned Professor Whittington’s analysis of the virus.
• Professor Richard Whittington from the Faculty of Veterinary Science was interviewed on ABC (News 24, Northern Tasmania)about the Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome and agricultural farms which may be infected.
• News.com.au quoted Professor Richard Whittington from the Faculty of Veterinary Science about the Mortality Syndrome virus.
• Professor Richard Whittington from the Faculty of Veterinary Science was interviewed on ABC (South West WA, Eyre Peninsula and West Coast, Northern Tasmania)about Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome, a viral disease which has impacted the seafood industry in France
• ABC (South East NSW, Gippsland) interviewed Professor Richard Whittington from the Faculty of Veterinary Science about a new study which assists in identifying footrot in sheep.
• Salon (US)quoted Professor Richard Whittington from the Faculty of Veterinary Science about a herpes virus found in oysters that could threaten the industry
• TheWashington Post (US) and Bloomberg (US)quoted Professor Richard Whittington from the Faculty of Veterinary Science about a herpes virus found in oysters, which could threaten the industry.
• The Herald Sun interviewed Professor Richard Whittington from the Faculty of Veterinary Science about the novel methods to uncover the secrets to an aggressive strain of herpes that killed off more than 10 million Australian oysters in just three days.
• ABC1 Sydney’s Landline interviewed Professor Richard Whittington from the Faculty of Veterinary Science about oyster farming.
• 666 ABC Canberra, Radio National Canberra's Country Breakfast andRadio National Canberra (AM) interviewed Professor Richard Whittington from the Faculty of Veterinary Science from about the Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome.
• 891 ABC Adelaide, ABC News Radio Melbourne, 612 ABC Brisbane Newsinterviewed Professor Richard Whittington from the Faculty of Veterinary Science from about the spread of Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome.
• ABC Rural interviewed Professor Richard Whittington from the Faculty of Veterinary Science about his research into testing for Johne’s disease.
• Professor Richard Whittington was interviewed by ABC Northern Tasmania about a recent World Bank report into farmed fish. He was also interviewed by ABC Gippsland on the same topic
• ABC Radio National’s Bush Telegraph interviewed Professor Richard Whittington from the Faculty of Veterinary Science on his presentation to the University’s food security conference discussing the importance of Australian fish farming expertise internationally, how it is replacing traditional fishing, and how it supports Asian countries.