Academic researchers within the RVC work in a variety of areas, from cell biology to animal locomotion; based across both campuses, Camden and Hawkshead. The Researcher Association (RA) represents research staff at all stages, from research assistants to fixed-term senior research fellows across the RVC, within the Research Concordat Working Group. The RA also provides training and social opportunities as well as a means for short-term staff to interact with the wider college.

The current RA team are: Dr Floryne Buishand (Hawkshead, CSS), Dr Melanie Hay (Boltons Park; PPS), Dr John Hildyard (Camden; CSS), Dr Andrew Mead (Hawkshead, CBS) and Dr Esther Palomino Lago (Hawkshead, CSS).

Contact us at researcherassoc@rvc.ac.uk, add us on LinkedIn and follow us on Twitter.

As further support to contract researchers, expert scientists within each department are happy to give advice on their scientific career and how to utilise the RVC's training and development programmes to their full potential:

• Comparative Biomedical Sciences (CBS): Prof. Caroline Wheeler-Jones and Prof. Andy Pitsillides
• Clinical Science and Services (CSS): Prof Nicola Menzies-Gow, Prof. Richard Piercy and Dr. Jayesh Dudhia
• Pathobiology and Population Sciences (PPS): Prof. Dirk Werling