Role
Sophie Butler is a Senior Lecturer for FdSc Veterinary Nursing at NTU's Brackenhurst Campus, as well as Course Leader for BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing Science (final year top-up).
Module Leader for Level 6 Applied Critical Care Nursing and Level 5 Applied Medical Nursing and Surgical Nursing and Theatre Practice.
Career overview
Graduating from the University College of Dublin with a BSc (Hons) Veterinary Nursing Science in 2018, Sophie then became a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, registering as a Registered Veterinary Nursing (RVN).
Sophie has extensive practical experience from working in a mixed practice (small animal, farm and equine) and equine referral hospitals. She has travelled abroad as a surgical nurse during her career (France and Belgium).
Sophie has completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Advanced Veterinary Nursing and Masters in Advanced Practice in Veterinary Nursing with the University of Glasgow. Sophie completed a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy in 2025.
Her areas of interest are around surgery, medicine, critical care, and equine veterinary medicine.
Research areas
Sophie is currently writing a paper on equine gastric ulcers, specifically looking at the efficacy of drug therapy for the treatment of glandular ulcers in horses.
Press expertise
Sophie has expertise in the following areas:
- Small animal - surgical and medical
- Equine – veterinary
- Animal welfare
- Small animal and equine reproduction