Dey is a research-oriented veterinarian who is interested in areas that undermine animal health. He studied for an MPhil in Veterinary Science as a Beit Scholar at the University of Cambridge in 2020/21. Currently he is working as a Veterinary Clinical Lecturer/Teaching Fellow in Applied Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry at the University of Central Lancashire. He teaches global applications, animal health, welfare and husbandry on the Foundation and Bio veterinary sciences degrees. He is also involved in preparing the veterinary school for its inaugural intake of veterinary students.  Most recently, Dey completed his PGCAP and is now a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. The PGCert in Academic Practice (PGCAP) is designed to support the professional development of staff involved in teaching and supporting learning in Higher Education at various points in their career.

His masters research project led to a publication titled Seroprevalence and assessment of public awareness of Brucella spp., Toxoplasma gondii and Chlamydia abortus in small ruminants from selected smallholder commercial farms of Zimbabwe, which you can view via https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0287902.  In short, as summarized by Dey, Brucellosis, toxoplasmosis and chlamydiosis are infectious diseases with both public health and economic significance globally. Their disease dynamics and the role(s) they play in undermining sheep and goat production in low- and middle-income countries, as well as their zoonotic potential, are still poorly understood. At the time of this work most epidemiological studies on brucellosis and chlamydiosis in Zimbabwe had only been conducted in other livestock species such as cattle, and in wildlife species. Likewise, there was limited data on toxoplasmosis in sheep and goats. As such, there was a gap in knowledge on the epidemiology and public health impact of the presence of these diseases in sheep and goats. This research provided seroprevalence estimates of these three diseases in sheep and goats in different locations of Zimbabwe, together with the first serological evidence of caprine/goat brucellosis in Zimbabwe since 1996, and an assessment of public awareness towards these diseases. The findings of this research contributed information on the disease dynamics and control of these three diseases in sheep and goats in Zimbabwe.

Each year the Tropical Agriculture Association (TAA) presents awards to honour contributions to agricultural development as a means of promoting food security, poverty reduction and environmental sustainability in developing countries.  Dey won the Young Development Agriculturalist Award of the Year 2022, for his MPhil Research, which looked at the reproductive health of farm animals in Zimbabwe and its potential application to the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.  He was presented his award at the TAA Annual General Meeting at the Farmers Club in London on 1st December 2022 and was also given the opportunity to speak at this occasion.