Nicola qualified from The University of Edinburgh in 2006 and worked in mixed clinical practice before taking up a position as Senior Clinical Scholar (resident) in production animal health at the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine in 2014. Nicola qualified as a diplomate of the European College of Bovine Health Management in 2019 and completed a PhD in 2021. Nicola is a European and RCVS Specialist in Bovine Health & Production and works at the University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science teaching farm animal practice to undergraduate veterinary students, as well as continuing to do some clinical work.