Jules qualified from the Dick Vet in 2000, and spent her first years in practice in Cardiff, Wales before returning to Edinburgh to undertake a residency in equine anaesthesia. Jules completed her MSc and became a lecturer in veterinary anaesthesia in 2006. In 2008 she passed the European College of Veterinary Anaesthesia & Analgesia Diploma examinations. She has completed a PhD on student perception of pain in animals and has also taken over as programme director for the Online PG Cert/Dip/MSc in Veterinary Anaesthesia & Analgesia at University of Edinburgh. Her research interests include empathy and attitudes to pain. She has supervised many successful MSc dissertations and currently is co-supervisor for four PhD students.