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- 16th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiologists and Economists held in Halifax, Canada
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- New study by the RVC reveals scale of UK canine health and welfare research funding
- New research from the RVC suggests human heat-health alerts could help prevent heatstroke in dogs
- Kissing and petting young camels found to be key transmitter of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
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- New blog from Professor John Hutchinson's Team - Anatomy For You
- Prehistoric cousin of modern-day giraffe brought digitally back to life
- RVC Professor works with Sir David Attenborough to help uncover the biggest dinosaur in history
- Secretary Birds can kick a snake to death in the blink of an eye
- The Weird Thing About Cat Legs
- How we solved the 'bumblebee paradox' - Dr Richard Bomphrey is a STEM Career Hero of the Month
- Humble fruit fly demonstrates that wing shape is crucial for peak performance
- Structure and Motion researchers get children Stepping Into Science at The Big Bang Fair
- New study reveals hunting strategy of remaining populations of endangered African wild dogs
- How did some large dinosaurs’ bodies develop?
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- RVC study uses computer optimization to show ostrich gait in detail never seen before
- Exploding myths about seed dispersal
- Professor John Hutchinson performs dissection on big cat at Science Festival
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- Open source bone biology software benefits industry and academia
- RVC uses CT scans to diagnose musculoskeletal disease in elephants
- Ground-breaking fossilised tissue reveals the gradual evolution of crouched legs in birds
- Reasons behind mosquitoes’ unusual flight behaviour identified in new study
- Birds of Prey visit Royal Veterinary College
- New research reveals frogs’ impressive ability to jump at an extreme range of take-off angles
- Dawn of the Dinosaurs
- Dinosaur Art and Science Blended in RVC and City of London Academy Collaboration
- RVC research team is one step closer to objective detection of horses with ataxia
- Leading veterinarian awarded prestigious National Teaching Fellowship
- Animals make light work of walking
- Professor Alan Wilson and SML research featured on BBC One: Big Cats
- RVC research sheds light on predator/prey movement
- New research shows that human modification of landscapes reduces mammals’ range
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- Butterfly documentary filmed at SML
- From the geometry of a toppling table to a new ‘grazing’ gait? And perhaps why monkeys walk weirdly
- SML research featured on BBC4 documentary 'Can Science Make Me Perfect?'
- Made for the long jump: RVC study reveals how frogs use their unique skeletal anatomy to improve their jumping capabilities
- Wildebeest muscles almost three times more efficient than a car engine
- 300 million-year-old animal reanimated as a robot
- Galloping isn’t such hard work for horses
- New study explains how fish got their fingers
- Early Jurassic dinosaur shifted from four legs to two legs as it grew up
- Dr Zoe Davies brings biomechanics of walking to North London community
- RVC engages public with ostrich anatomy at Norwich Science Festival
- Ancient bus-sized crocodile had extra vertebra to assist movement, new study shows
- Coming along in leaps and bounds – crocodiles can gallop but alligators can’t, new study finds
- Birds in flight share lessons for future aircraft designs
- First published study from the RVC’s Graduate Diploma in Equine Locomotor Research explores the impact of farriery interventions on horses’ symmetry
- Flying high: Professor at the Royal Veterinary College elected as Fellow of prestigious Royal Society
- Innovative animal tracking system developed by the RVC wins ERC Proof of Concept Grant
- Can mosquitoes stop us going bump in the night?
- New modelling of ancient fossil movement reveals important step in the evolution of posture in the ancestors of dinosaurs and crocodiles
- RVC researcher joins collaborative international project investigating pre-historic fossil footprints
- Lily the barn owl reveals how birds fly in gusty winds
- Biomechanical models unlock muscle-bound secrets of the evolution of dinosaur locomotion
- It’s a bird, it’s a plane!
- Computer simulations reveal dinosaurs wagged their tails when running
- RVC researcher receives grant for a project analysing shape change in horse’s backs during walking and trotting
- How gliding barn owls could be the key to improved flight of small aircraft
- New research from the RVC furthers understanding of the role of muscles and tendons
- Do long limbs really provide a leg up?
- 3D modelling reveals extinct shark with teeth bigger than your mobile phone would eat prey the size of killer whales
- RVC professor chairs the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize
- New RVC research explains human foot and leg proportions
- RVC’s Professor John Hutchinson elected Fellow of prestigious Royal Society
- Leading biomechanics researcher from the RVC shares insights at United Nations’ AI for Good event
- New research from the RVC unlocks the key to hummingbird flight
- RVC research discovers hippos' ability to become airborne
- RVC Professor named chair of The Royal Society’s judging panel for the 2024 Trivedi Science Book Prize
- New research from the RVC explores the functions of leg muscles and structures in running
- Hop to it: New research explores the muscle anatomy of frogs in relation to their movement
- New innovative study proves racehorses use less energy to gallop than previously thought
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- Canine experts prioritise pet dog welfare issues in Great Britain
- RVC researchers win Marjorie (Sandiford) Whittingham Prize
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- Animals Behaving 'Badly' Conference Day - June 17th 2015
- International Summer School Students have fun learning about animal welfare
- Effect of neck cut position on time to collapse in halal slaughtered cattle without stunning
- Congratulations to Dr Steven McCulloch!
- UFAW Animal Welfare Student Scholarship awarded to final year BVetMed student
- Animal Behaviour and Welfare Walks and Talks event a success!
- Impact of facial conformation on canine health: Brachycephalic Obstructive Airway Syndrome
- Evaluation of a novel rodenticide: methaemoglobin-inducing agent
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- 'Problems from head to tail'
- Congratulations Holly Asquith Barnes, winner of the Spring Meeting British Veterinary Zoological Society Student Poster Prize 2016
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- Gorilla Project wins WAB research prize!
- New study highlights concerns over the purchasing of flat-faced dogs
- New concepts in research suggest that animals suffer boredom too
- Dr. Maria Diez Leon: AWSE's new lecturer!
- New study highlights perceptions of the use of NSAIDs for post-disbudding analgesia of calves
- RVC graduate receives prestigious BVA award
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- Wellbeing and Boredom @ Night at the Vet college
- Welcome to Madeline Campbell - Lecturer in human-animal interactions and ethics
- Commendation from the Royal Society of Biology
- Welcome to Nicola Blackie - Lecturer in Production Animal Science
- Huge Congratulations to Liane Preshaw on her MPhil
- Congratulations to RVC's first Biological Sciences (Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics) graduates
- ABWE Students represent RVC at BIAZA (British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums) Research conference
- New dog-fighting research: The reasons why vets under-report cases in the UK
- PhD Success! Congratulations to Noelia Lopez-Salesansky
- Dr. Madeleine Campbell's New Book: 'Animals, Ethics and Us' Out now
- Lop-eared rabbits more likely to suffer from ear and dental problems, study confirms for first time
- Love is blind? Many owners of short-muzzled dogs are strongly bonded to their pets but unaware of health problems
- Congratulations to Dr. María Díez-Leon - Outstanding Project Supervisor!
- UFAW 'Ruth Harrison Student Scholarship' for RVC BVetMed Student
- No social distancing for rabbits: Why two bunnies are better than one
- Congratulations to Dr Maria Diez Leon - One of the most downloaded papers
- Flat-faced dogs; an addictive personality
- Understanding the behaviour and improving the welfare of chickens
- Behaviour and health outcomes in conventional and slow-growing breeds of broiler chicken
- Identical mice: which is the kindest way to mark them?
- Picking up mice after sanitising your hands can affect mouse behaviour
- RVC student's review of the Dangerous Dogs Act in Vet Record.
- Summer students investigate horse behaviour and welfare
- Best Poster - International Society for Equitation Science
- Lobsters, octopuses and crabs recognised as sentient beings in UK Law
- New RVC research sheds light on best toys and housing to improve ferret welfare as well as those that pose serious risk
- RVC's Prof Christine Nicol wins medal for poultry welfare science
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- New RVC research reveals how pet ferret owners’ awareness of animal boredom can impact their pet’s welfare
- RVC researcher instrumental in introduction of new elephant care standards
- New RVC study first to reveal impact of vet-owner relationship on canine epilepsy management
- Study reveals the welfare impact of ear conditions in pet rabbits
- New research from the RVC highlights need for industry standard of alpaca care
- The pawfect storm: study finds high levels of problem behaviours and use of aversive training methods in pandemic puppies
- International welfare group calls for worldwide end to adverts inappropriately using dogs with extreme body shapes
- Research shows epileptic dogs on anti-seizure drugs more likely to experience increased appetite and become overweight or obese
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- Undergraduate research leads to highlighted article in August’s Journal of Dairy Science
- RVC Senior Clinical Training Scholars wins awards at this year's ACVIM Conference
- RVC part of £125 million bioscience research funding boost
- Dirk Pfeiffer appointed Adjunct Professor at the China Animal Health and Epidemiology Centre
- New Petplan award to Professor Oliver Garden
- Unravelling the genetic basis for blood pressure and kidney function in the cat
- Wellcome Trust CVRT Vacation Award
- ACT Summer Studentship - undertaken Summer 2014
- Researchers from Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have found that the effectiveness of testing anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) for canine epilepsy is far below the expected standard.
- A One Health Framework for the Evaluation of Rabies Control Programmes
- NEAT Second Annual Meeting
- New study shows resistance to most clinically relevant antimicrobials is increasing in major canine skin pathogen
- RVC researchers help map big bang of bird evolution
- New Orthopaedic Research UK Grant awarded
- New bacterial proteins identified in bacteria tempering with the immune response
- RVC maintains its position as the leading HEFCE funded veterinary focused research institution
- Urban Zoo newsletter
- RVC article selected by Equine Veterinary Journal as the most clinically relevant to appear on EVJ's early view section this month
- New Leverhulme Grant awarded to Dr Michael Doube
- PhD student wins prize for best student presentation at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meeting
- RVC Research Fellow profiled in Audubon
- New RVC VetCompass study published highlights major breeds diagnosed with Mast Cell Tumours in dogs
- New Public Engagement activities – Results of Public Engagement £2K Competition for Contract Researchers
- RVC conduct rapid integrated assessment of food safety and nutrition in the tilapia value chain in Egypt
- New EU Horizon 2020 grant for an European Training Network on Bone Pain awarded
- RVC BVetMed student awarded a Morris Animal Foundation Veterinary Student Scholars award
- Presentation at Veterinary Vaccinology Network Conference featured on Animal Pharm
- How the penguin got its waddle
- Equine Veterinary Journal article selected as "most clinically relevant" for this month
- New RVC study investigates the role of inflammasome in canine chronic enteropathy
- New EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie International Fellowship relating to Limb Networks awarded
- Strengthening Animal Production and Health Through the Immune Response - new EU grant
- New Newton Institutional Links grant awarded to RVC
- New British Heart Foundation grant
- Economics of heifer rearing
- BSAS award
- Synthetic version of broccoli compound is potential treatment for osteoarthritis
- Antibodies to evaluate glycosylation
- Article awarded Journal of Anatomy Runner-Up Best Paper Prize for 2014
- RVC PhD student awarded Linda Munson Pathology Manuscript award
- Genetic history of Welsh sheep shows migration of ancient Brits
- New Mars Petcare UK grant awarded to the RVC
- New ARUK grant awarded
- PhD student selected to attend Burroughs Wellcome Fund Workshop
- PhD student wins second prize in poster competition at the OIE Global Conference on Biological Threat Reduction
- African swine fever in the Russian Federation: who infects whom?
- RVC staff win major awards at the Society for Reproduction and Fertility Annual Conference
- New Wellcome Trust grant awarded to take forward BoneJ2
- LinkTADs workshop on animal health surveillance in China
- Prof Peter Lees awarded EAVPT Lifetime Achievement Award
- London Myology Forum
- Professor Dirk Werling elected as Chair of the European Veterinary Immunology Group
- PhD student wins prize for best short communication at ESVD/ECVD/ISVD Congress
- BVNA Congress poster prizes
- RVC student blogs about his BBSRC Research Experience Placement
- RVC Research into Muscular Dystrophy featured in the Observer
- Mechanism of Sulf1 and Sulf2 function in cardiovascular development and myocardial repair
- Pirbright young scientist of the year award
- ERADbTB grant awarded to Dr Sharon Kendall and Professor Dirk Werling
- New Petplan award to Dr David Connolly, Professor Brian Catchpole, Dr Jay Dudhia (RVC) and Hannah Hodgkiss-Geere (Liverpool Vet School)
- RVC VetCompass Programme contributes to human aging research
- Neutralization of Apx toxicity as an alternative to antibiotics for control of contagious porcine pleuropneumonia
- 2016 ELBI Fellow
- ISVEE 14 Yucatan success
- New Petplan award
- How the immune system is regulated by small RNAs called microRNAs to prevent self-attacks leading to autoimmunity
- NEOH - Network for Evaluation of One Health - Workshop and Management Committee meeting, 18-19 January 2016
- EU Horizon 2020 award to RVC
- Putting racehorse respiratory disease research back on track
- Morris Animal Foundation Veterinary Student Scholars program
- RVC pharmacologist's Biophysical Society role
- RVC Success at BSAVA Congress
- Collaborative RVC article features on front cover of this week's Veterinary Record
- Walter and Dorothy Plowright Memorial Prize
- Recent award from the Duchenne Children’s Trust to the Wells lab (£139,144)
- Professor David Lloyd awarded the Hugh Schindelka Award
- BBSRC Excellence with Impact Award
- American Kennel Club award to Professor Holger Volk
- Testing the locomotor superiority hypothesis for early dinosaurs
- Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship Award
- New Dogs Trust PhD studentship awarded
- Award to RVC PhD Student
- RVC Skeletal Biology Group’s work showcased in the Diamond Light Source Annual Review Launch
- New Investigator award to Dr Jessal Patel
- Bloomsbury Research Symposium
- Postgraduate Research Day
- New BBSRC grant: FSTL3: A Crucial Regulator of Sertoli Cell Proliferation
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- How bats fly
- New EU H2020 grant: CarBon: Controlling Cartilage to Bone Transitions for Improved Treatment of Bone Defects and Osteoarthritis
- International Society for Economics and Social Sciences of Animal Health (ISESSAH) - Inaugural meeting - 27th and 28th March 2017
- New BBSRC grant: Development of a novel yeast-based oral subunit vaccine against Eimeria spp. in chickens
- RVC researchers reveal the molecular mechanisms that underlie a common genetic form of ‘tying up’ in horses.
- RVC researchers involved in identifying potential malignant ovine theileriosis vaccine antigens
- RVC and LSHTM working together for the Future of Global Health
- DEFRA/VMD MRes project
- £1.2M Wellcome Trust Fellowship funds research into fundamental challenges of using muscles to power locomotion with legs
- EPIC breakthrough at the RVC
- Leading global health scientists call for new strategy to tackle the diseases of tomorrow
- New BBSRC grant: Investigating the relationship between epilepsy, drug-resistance and affective disorders in the domestic dog
- Bioactive targets of mitochondrial quality control and function
- RVC statement on the involvement of veterinary schools in research
- Chavaunne Thorpe - Arthritis Research UK Career Development Fellowship
- Dr Richard Bomphrey - Finalist for the 2017 Society for Experimental Biology President's Medal competition for the Animal Biology Section
- How cheetahs find each other in their vast home ranges in Botswana
- RVC study explains the weakness in the most common muscle disorder of Labrador Retriever dogs
- Is Cross Matching Beneficial Prior to the First Blood Transfusion in Cats?
- MSci student successful at International Conference
- Science without borders - Jordan University of Science and Technology delegation visits RVC
- New BBSRC grant awarded to Dr Michael Doube
- Recognition awarded to Danilo Faccenda
- New Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board grant
- New Alborada Trust grant
- New BBSRC grant awarded to Dr Rowena Packer
- Journal of Anatomy Best Paper Prize Lecture 2016
- New BBSRC grant awarded to Professor Dirk Werling and Dr Denis Larkin
- Comparative Physiology and Medicine Symposium - to commemorate the work of Professor A R (Bob) Michell
- Emi Takahashi awarded best presentation prize at the British Federation of Women Graduates Research Presentation Day
- RVC research shows cavalier King Charles spaniels walk like toddlers
- Reconstruction of ancient chromosomes offers insight into mammalian evolution
- New Dogs Trust grant: Of mice and dogs: Comparison of the alterations in the metabolome associated with heart failure
- BVD eradication project
- New Arthritis Research UK grant
- New concepts in research suggest that non-human animals also suffer boredom
- The role of interleukin-10 (IL-10) in the regulation of innate immunity in the domestic chicken - new BBSRC grant
- New NC3Rs grant: Development, validation and application of enhanced-welfare technology for wild small mammal research
- German Shepherd Dogs in the UK: Demography and disorders
- BBSRC LIDo iCASE PhD studentship
- The impulsiveness of youth applies to cats also
- Vets, doctors and pathologists collaborate on ferret mystery
- RVC team publish work on oestrus suppression in the mare
- Incontinence in bitches: huge breed predispositions shown in VetCompass study
- RVC PhD student awarded first place for oral presentation at the ECVIM Congress
- RVC & Bloomsbury Learning Environment Contribute to Sector-Wide Conversation on Technology in Education
- RVC experts show homeopathy only appears to work because of perceptual errors
- New Horse Trust Equine PhD studentship
- PET-Risk: Transmission of multidrug-resistant bacteria between pets and humans during different types of animal infection
- Life, death and immortality of insulin-producing pancreatic beta cells: a genomic approach
- Impact of Eimeria Infection on Chicken Organ-Specific Microbiota and Host Cell Responses
- Mathematical Modelling of Novel Macrofilaricidal Drugs for River Blindness: from Patients to Populations
- Hyperthyroidism and neutering; is there a link?
- VetCompass™ reveals the secrets of the Border Terrier in England
- Scientists uncover secret of mass mortality event in remote steppe grassland of Central Asia - Sudden death of 200,000 critically endangered saiga antelopes was caused by unusual environmental conditions
- ISCF WAVE 1 AGRI TECH: Robochick: an automonous platform for data-collection in poultry sheds
- Evaluation of Biomarkers for assessing response to treatment and outcome in dogs with immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia
- Equine Pituitary Pars intermedia dysfunction: improving understanding of diagnostic testing
- PhD student wins prize
- PK/PD-informed clinical breakpoint determination for colistin in chicken to limit emergence of resistance and improve One Health antimicrobial sustainability
- RVC paper featured on cover of Laboratory News
- Man’s ‘Best Friend’ just got even better
- Young Bioenergeticist Award
- New Society for Reproduction and Fertility Return to Research Scholarship awarded to Dr Lisa Thurston
- Hopes to improve practise after first systematic review of the effectiveness and safety of anti-epileptic drugs in cats
- New London International Development Centre grant
- New VetCompass™ Paper: Road Traffic Accidents in Dogs
- 1st prize for PhD student
- Genes and environment in type 1 diabetes : a multi-species approach
- International Canine Health Postgraduate Student Inspiration award
- Kennel Club Charitable Trust award to VetCompass™ to explore breed-specific health in dogs
- Dog Breeding Reform Group, supported by the RVC, wins Ceva ‘Charitable Team of the Year’ Award
- VetCompass rocks the joint in dogs
- VetCompass™ Researchers update BSAVA Congress
- Royal Veterinary College receives £5 million Government grant to drive research commercialisation
- Royal Society Research Grant awarded to Dr Camilla Benfield, Lecturer in Virology
- World first, RVC finds cognitive impairments in dogs with epilepsy
- PhD student awarded the Walter and Dorothy Plowright Memorial Prize for young researchers
- BSAVA 2018 Woodrow Award
- PhD student awarded best poster prize at British Society for Parasitology spring meeting
- BSAVA 2018 Blaine Award
- French Bulldogs: VetCompass™ reveals top health problems
- RVC researchers achieve 100% compliance with ResearchFish submission
- VetCompass™ explores aging in males and females
- New BBSRC Newton Fund grant awarded to Professor Liam Good
- Dr Marthe Ludtmann awarded Royal Society Research Grant
- New H2020 EU grant awarded to RVC
- New Study Reveals 'challenge focused' veterinary graduates will experience higher job satisfaction
- Short Term Fellowship awarded to Dr Gloria Scattolin
- RVC breakthrough in the global effort to eradicate PPR virus
- Improved diagnosis of infectious causes of airway disease in racehorses
- Cadogan Trust award
- IVVN Exchange Award
- A study conducted by the Royal Veterinary College in collaboration with UT Southwestern Medical Center demonstrates the potential of gene editing technology to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Journal of Comparative Pathology Educational Trust and Petplan Charitable Trust Joint Research Award
- RVC retains its HR Excellence in Research Award
- The Dechra Analgesia Prize
- PhD Student wins prize for best oral presentation
- MSc Student wins poster prize at AVTRW Conference in Nottingham
- New GplusE video
- An international collaborative network publishes new guidance handbook to enhance the evaluation of One Health
- RVC wins openness award for ground-breaking research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- RVC partners with BG Research Ltd and The Pirbright Institute in an Innovate UK Award to develop a portable molecular diagnostic to combat goat plague
- New BBSRC grant awarded: Aetiopathogenesis and genomic architecture of resistance to claw horn disruption lesions in dairy cattle
- FibroScHot - Impact of increased praziquantel frequency on childhood fibrosis in persistent schistosomiasis morbidity hotspots
- RVC Research ponies retire to Redwings Horse Sanctuary
- Assessment and economic evaluation of small ruminant reproduction efficiency, challenges and mitigation strategies in Kajiado, Kenya study
- A multi-stakeholder approach towards operationalising antibiotic stewardship in India's pluralistic rural health system
- Understanding the socioeconomic impact of Foot and Mouth Disease control in Kenya: an RVC collaboration with The Pirbright Institute and the University of Nairobi
- Dissecting the genetic architecture of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in cats
- Improved Control of Bovine Brucellosis in Punjab
- Hot Dogs – VetCompass study of heatstroke in dogs funded by Dogs Trust
- London’s ‘Knowledge Quarter’ is one of the world’s best locations for science and innovation
- RVC Professor included in list of Five Inspirational Women Shaping the Future of International Development
- New MRC grant awarded to Dr Barbara Haesler
- RVC PhD student co-authors research briefing for parliament
- New Academy of Medical Sciences grant awarded to Dr Abbe Crawford
- Evolution of Influenza A Viruses (IAV) in Swine
- New Rosetrees grant awarded to Dr Helen Stolp
- RVC hosts ‘Symposium on the Future of Veterinary Research’
- RVC researcher part of emergency international response to disease outbreak in the Congo
- Bloomsbury SET - new grant awarded
- RVC wins awards at BSAVA Congress
- RVC identifies links and similarities between Osteoarthritis in dogs and humans in Landmark Nature Review
- RVC academic’s bovine TB test wins royal recognition
- Scientists discover songbirds have an unusual chromosome
- Postgraduate Research Day
- RVC recognised for Leadership in Openness in Animal Research
- Effective reversible stunning of poultry - new grant awarded to Dr Troy Gibson
- European Horizon 2020 award
- New HBLB grant awarded to Prof Simon Priestnall and Dr Alejandro Suarez-Bonnet
- Research reveals dangers of replacement synthetic chemicals
- Paper selected as "Editor Pick"
- Modelling the transmission and disease dynamics of toxoplasmosis
- Global Challenges Research Translational Award
- Article recommended by F1000Prime
- £20M investment for London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Partnership to further fund students
- New Pet Plan Charitable Trust award
- Feline Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy study
- The genetic basis of pathogen resistance and gut microbiome composition in chickens
- PhD studentship funding awarded from the Barham Benevolent Foundation
- Factors affecting bird distribution in loose housed laying systems
- Angela Holder (early career researcher) awarded a grant to host a LIDO REP summer student
- RVC Professor Awarded for Outstanding Contribution to Animal Research
- RVC joins prestigious network to preserve the UK’s reputation for world-leading research
- New grant awarded by Houghton Trust
- Initiatives to control and eliminate parasitic disease are reaching targets earlier than projected
- PetPlan grant awarded to Dr Rosanne Jepson
- Working towards the global eradication of Peste des petits ruminants: a modelling approach
- New PetSavers grant awarded
- Dr Sian-Marie Frosini recognised by ECCMID
- New grant awarded by the Francis Crick institute to Dr Ellen Knuepfer
- Dr Richard Meeson awarded the 2019 international "JoR Excellence in Translational Science Prize”
- Vets working with Medics to find solutions for the COVID-19 crisis
- LBIC client - MicrosensDx announces a portable coronavirus testing kit for research use that takes less than 25 minutes from taking a sample to test result
- New MRC grant awarded
- Bio-inspired sensor technology to be used to help rotorcraft drones to operate more safely in built up environments
- RVC academic's paper amongst the top 10% most downloadable Microbial Biotechnology papers
- RVC research into canine respiratory coronavirus could provide insights into current pandemic
- RVC research finds potential in ground-breaking new dietary treatment for canine epilepsy
- PhD studentship awarded to study the role of adiponectin in equine endocrinopathic laminitis
- RVC study into canine epilepsy helps owners identify triggers and predict seizures before they happen
- French Bulldogs predisposed to catastrophic elbow fractures, according to RVC research
- Royal Veterinary College professor wins prestigious research award
- The RVC calls for vets to participate in survey to help shape the future of epilepsy research
- RVC professor contributes to vital research on potential treatment for COVID-19
- PhD student's research featured on Pirbright website
- RVC:KCL Collaborative LIDo Studentship investigates air pollution exposure and neonatal brain development
- RVC researchers win grant for vital project on coronavirus infections in companion animals
- HBLB grant awarded to investigate coordination dynamics in racehorse-rider dyads trotting over turf, synthetic and tarmac surfaces
- RVC study into congenital intrahepatic shunt classifications to help improve care for dogs
- New BBSRC LIDo studentship awarded
- RVC lecturer awarded Physiological Society research grant to study tissue repair and regeneration
- RVC Lecturer awarded BVA Animal Welfare Foundation research grant to study the COVID ‘Pandemic Puppy’ phenomenon in the UK
- RVC researchers secure grant for collaborative project investigating racism and its impact on mental wellbeing in the veterinary profession
- Two Bloomsbury SET grants awarded to Dr Mehroosh Tak
- Bloomsbury SET grant awarded to Dr Jackie Cardwell
- Prospective observational study of the use of omeprazole and maropitant citrate in veterinary specialist care
- New RVC research highlights the considerable behavioural and psychiatric effects of a mind-altering parasite
- Veterinary and medical professionals call for a One Health approach to improve human pandemic infection control
- Social science-led projects awarded £170,000 to combat infectious disease through a cross-disciplinary approach
- New BBSRC LIDo iCase studentship awarded
- Preliminary study to investigate the prevalence and risk factors for the development of chronic kidney disease post acute kidney injury
- Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship Awarded
- RVC academic joins cross-institutional team in surveillance of new avian flu outbreak
- Study reveals substantial negative impacts on owners’ lives when their dog develops epilepsy
- RVC research finds memory-boosting effects of a dietary supplement for cognitively-impaired dogs with epilepsy
- RVC advanced medical imaging centre set to strengthen Hertfordshire’s life sciences capability
- Scientists collaborate to assess the impact of an infection with Mycobacterium bovis on different cow breeds
- New study maps progress of UK-Africa collaboration in tackling antimicrobial resistance in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
- RVC Researcher awarded a Winn Feline Foundation grant to study the genetics of phosphate control in cats with chronic kidney disease
- RVC achieves strong results in Knowledge Exchange Framework
- RVC study sets the agenda for the future of canine epilepsy research
- Exploring the barriers and incentives towards effective surveillance for antimicrobial and anthelmintic usage (AMHU) in beef and sheep in Great Britain
- A diagnostic to determine the route of infection of Toxoplasma gondii
- Researchers at RVC explored the spatial and seasonal distribution and environmental risk factors for leptospirosis in dogs in GB
- London-Liverpool alliance awarded £1.9 million to accelerate solutions to combat infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance
- NC3R Skills and Knowledge Transfer Grant
- New VetCompass PhD aims to find Causes rather than Associations
- MedTech SuperConnector Award
- New BBSRC funded LIDo studentship awarded
- RVC receives MRC funding to generate zebrafish models of Batten Disease
- Understanding the role of genetic background as a risk factor for laminitis in UK ponies
- Elucidating the Mechanisms Underpinning Canine Achilles Tendon Degeneration and Calcification
- The in-vivo effect of photoactivated chromophore for keratitis cross-linking (PACK-CXL) on bacterial growth in canine patients with infectious keratitis
- Pioneering RVC research study reveals impacts of horse shoe and ground surfaces on horses and riders
- RVC Professor invited speaker at the prestigious 2021 Schofield Lecture
- RVC Researchers Awarded Funding from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home to Study the Early Lives of Pandemic Puppies
- New research reveals potential for earlier detection of cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis
- Innovate UK funding awarded for feasibility study on Visual Monitoring of Broiler Behaviour, Health and Welfare using Artificial Intelligent Image Machine Learning.
- London-Liverpool research alliance announces new grants to further the fight against infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance
- Royal Veterinary College amongst recipients of first-ever Turing Network Development Awards
- New report finds domesticated animals are most frequent source of recurring human illness
- Extreme temperatures amplifies the negative effects of tuberculosis
- The RVC’s Professor Joanne Webster announced as new Director of London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research
- Contacts and clusters in UK equids - understanding infectious disease risks
- RVC to lead pioneering Parkinson’s research with grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation
- Dr Debbie Guest wins the Petplan Charitable Trust Scientific Award 2022
- The RVC demonstrates the strength and breadth of research with the 2021 REF results
- RVC retains Leader in Openness status
- Professor Dominic Wells awarded the President's Medal
- World Tortoise and Turtle Day: Research from the Royal Veterinary College reveals risk factors to tortoises during brumation in UK
- RVC study examines the effects of air pollution on brain cell health
- RVC joins UK’s top scientists to combat increasing cases of bird flu
- RVC wins research grant to investigate how viral diseases spread in salmon farms
- Wildlife health considerations in conservation translocations
- Excellent results for the RVC in second iteration of the Knowledge Exchange Framework
- New RVC research identifies changing epidemiology of harmful foetal disease
- The RVC’s London BioScience Innovation Centre expands provision to Tribeca development
- Veterinary Nurse Mental Health and Wellbeing Grant
- The RVC partners with the University of Oxford's Pandemic Sciences Institute to bolster research into infectious disease
- Integrating genetics with functional genomics to dissect the aetiopathogenesis of equine exertional rhabdomyolysis
- 10 years running: The RVC retains its HR Excellence in Research Award
- RVC announced as member of the Turing University Network
- RVC research drives the development of the world’s first dialysis machine for liver failure patients
- COVID-19 travel restrictions came too late, shows study, as scientists call for coordinated pandemic preparedness efforts
- World Organisation for Animal Health: New insights into disease control published by the RVC’s and APHA’s Collaborating Centre for Risk Analysis and Modelling
- The RVC maintains strong results in third iteration of the Knowledge Exchange Framework
- Lecturer at the Royal Veterinary College wins international award for excellence in microbiology
- Professor Jonathan Elliott of the RVC awarded Honorary Member of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
- New study from the RVC explores malaria invasion to help develop life-saving vaccine
- Media reactions of National Food Strategy overlooked need for greater government action for reform, say researchers
- The RVC helps shape international agreement on what constitutes naturally healthy body shapes for dogs
- RVC researchers help uncover potential breakthrough in treatments for inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s or Colitis)
- New RVC research reveals different endothelial cell responses between humans and horses
- RVC student wins international award for outstanding research into canine pain management
- The RVC awarded funding for crucial research that could contribute to the reduction of methane emissions worldwide
- The RVC upholds high scores for fourth year of Knowledge Exchange Framework
- RVC to provide world-class training to more students thanks to government funding
- RVC research identifies new model for wildlife health management
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- New NERC grant: Saiga antelope mortality in Kazakhstan 2015: emergency investigation of disease outbreak to improve knowledge of drivers
- RVC researchers at forefront of new zoonotic funding programme
- Successful FAO Worskshop in livestock and human nutrition held in Dakar (Senegal)
- Urban Zoonosis Meeting
- Presentation of RVC work at the Nairobi FAO regional subgroup on livestock
- RVC researcher awarded British Veterinary Association's Trevor Blackburn Award
- RVC researchers invent oral vaccine platform to combat PCV2
- RVC research tackles endemic cattle disease
- Slavery carried parasites from West Africa to the Caribbean
- All cows are not the same!
- Countries Agree on Actions to Help Save Saiga Antelopes
- Probabilistic risk assessment to inform surveillance and control of Hepatitis E
- One Health Ecohealth 2016 Congress
- How might translational vaccinology contribute to tackling some of the greatest global health challenges of modern times?
- RVC Academic is runner up at International Bovine Research Awards
- RVC professor joins Mongolian crisis mission
- John Fishwick becomes BVA President
- Pig Experts Meet at Royal Veterinary College
- New research suggests genetic diversity is key to the sustainability of local chicken farming in Africa
- Animal health experts call for Welsh Government to fund sheep scab programme
- Population of critically-endangered Saiga antelope doubles in past three years
- RVC receives translational research funding to help safeguard human and animal health
- RVC wins GCRF award for its research into goat plague
- New technologies can more effectively track freshwater snails and prevent tropical disease schistosomiasis
- New research by the RVC calls for social science input into pandemic policy and response
- New award-winning RVC research reveals the importance of a One Health approach if elimination of a major parasitic disease is to be achieved
- RVC researchers lead vital study on global food systems
- New research by the RVC identifies markers for key health and productivity traits in sub-Saharan African chicken populations
- RVC academic leads study examining bacteria in chickens which leave thousands of people unwell every year
- Researchers reveal disease mechanism of the bovine TB pathogen
- UK scientists inform roadmap to eliminate disease of poverty (UKRI News)
- New research paves the way for improved therapeutic methods for chronic inflammatory conditions in humans
- Wildlife trade bans not the only option to reduce pandemic risk
- New RVC-Sanger research examines the impact of mass drug administration on the genome of a major parasitic disease
- New research reveals the complex multi-host-species and multi-parasite-species transmission dynamics of a major disease
- RVC study finds needle reuse in piglets results in increased administering force
- Leading the flock: The RVC launches new ‘Flockmaster’ Course to help sheep farmers increase their flock productivity and improve the health of their sheep
- New RVC research reveals the extent of suboptimal vaccination practice in sheep and barriers to training for farmers
- New Royal Veterinary College study finds low-cost thermal image devices could be as effective as expensive alternatives in detecting lameness in dairy cattle
- Improving antimicrobial stewardship: RVC research reveals extent of systemic antimicrobial usage in UK equine practice
- New programme announced to help eradicate Sheep Scab from the iconic national Welsh flock
- The RVC seeks veterinary collaboration for UK dairy herd study
- The RVC’s Professor Joanne Webster awarded Royal Society medal
- RVC research selected as a top ten case study showcasing the real-life impact of UK international development research
- RVC research supports new legislation on the eradication of BVD in Welsh cattle
- RVC Researcher awarded Plowright Prize for substantial contributions to understanding and control of animal infectious disease
- RVC joins new transdisciplinary network to address antimicrobial resistance
- RVC awarded international grants to advance research into cattle vaccines
- RVC awarded international grant to further research into equitable and sustainable livestock and food systems
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- New HBLB grant awarded to RVC
- New MRC grant awarded to RVC
- Can Autophagy help in the fight against diseases?
- New breakthrough in creation of feline stem cells could help develop treatments for heart disease in cats and humans
- New more accurate technique discovered for understanding joint behaviour in world’s most common musculoskeletal condition
- How curved are your bones? RVC study finds smart bones curve to protect against fracture
- Skeletal regeneration expert joins RVC to investigate osteoarthritis gene therapy
- RVC clinician selected for leading female researcher development programme
- New research by the RVC could hold the key to treatments for tendon disease and other musculoskeletal disorders
- RVC researcher presents poster on a potentially exciting new treatment for skeletal disorders
- Research into Parkinson’s disease to be pioneered by the Royal Veterinary College and UCL with $7 million grant
- New research by the RVC could hold key to new treatments for Cancer and Neurodegeneration
- RVC academic receives grant for vital research exploring the risk of fracture among Thoroughbreds
- New research from the RVC explores the genetic adaptions and evolution of livestock and wild animals in response to extreme climates
- Researchers develop combined cellular and molecular treatment to help improve recovery after spinal cord injury
- New collaboration between the RVC and UCB seeks to better understand diseases of excessive bone formation
- New Thoroughbred genetic fracture risk scoring system developed by the RVC discovers collagen is contributing factor
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- Antibiotic usage on dairy farms in GB: improving data capture and exploring drivers
- Evaluating the surveillance system for Antimicrobial Use (AMU) and Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in the United Kingdom from a One Health perspective
- Molecular analysis of the prevalence of antibiotic resistance among Enterobacteriaceae in food-producing animals and humans in Southeast Nigeria
- Interactions between species: Implications for disease transmission
- VetCompass Project
- Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Cattle
- Field approaches to identifying tuberculosis in badger populations
- Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Meerkats of the Kalahari
- Improving animal health surveillance through better engagement between farmers, vets and government
- UKRI GCRF Action Against Stunting Hub
- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) One Health Poultry Hub
- Contacts and Clusters: Modelling and mitigating infectious disease risks in UK competition and leisure horses
- Saiga Mass Mortality: ongoing research on causes of mortality in saiga antelope in Kazakhstan and Mongolia
- Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Programme
- Understanding drivers, incentives and economic impact of foot-and-mouth disease control in Kenya
- Utilising the ‘Surveillance of Equine Strangles (SES)’ outputs to better understand the dynamics and control of Streptococcus equi transmission
- Sustainable Beef & Sheep Food Systems
- Interdisciplinary Food Systems Teaching and Learning (IFSTAL)
- Control of brucellosis in dairy herds in Rwanda
- Foodborne diseases and public health governance: Comparing food safety, consumer preferences and governance in the supply of meat to urban markets.
- Responding to the challenge of MERS-CoV: Development and testing of interventions to reduce risk among Bedouin populations in southern Jordan
- Earlier Onset Urinary Incontinence in the Bitch and its Association with Neutering
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- Research by the Royal Veterinary College identifies how certain cancer cells resist chemotherapy
- Get Interactive with new course about teaching with technology
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- It’s Gold for the RVC as the results of the Teaching Excellence Framework are announced
- The Royal Veterinary College’s Equine Locomotor Research Course expands to the USA
- RVC Senior Vice-Principal becomes RCVS President
- Agreeing language in veterinary endocrinology
- Vets and NHS Staff Address Dangers Smokers Pose to Pets
- New research reveals secrets of the demographics and disorders in German Shepherd Dogs
- Royal Veterinary College and Evgen Pharma secure funding to explore treatment for osteoarthritis
- Are critically endangered mountain gorillas at risk from human disease?
- RVC first in the UK for overall student satisfaction
- RVC joins forces with the Jordan University of Science and Technology to build biosecurity infrastructure in the Middle East
- Royal Veterinary College Honoured with Athena SWAN Charter Bronze Award
- RVC Professor Supporting International Atomic Energy Agency
- Royal Veterinary College-led bid to promote scientific collaboration secures Government funding
- Royal Veterinary College Professor recognised as National Teaching Fellow
- Royal Veterinary College Professor stars alongside Sir David Attenborough in BBC Documentary ‘Attenborough and the Giant Elephant’
- 12 Risks of Christmas – reducing threats to pets
- Welfare crisis looms for flat faced dog breeds commonly used in advertising
- Initiative led by the Royal Veterinary College helps to promote sustainable and healthy food systems
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- Equine welfare set to be improved by new study into chronic hoof condition
- Farriers from across the USA join the RVC’s pioneering course
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- Commonwealth Scholarship scheme allocates two prestigious scholarships to the RVC's MSc in Veterinary Epidemiology
- RVC maintains its status as one of the world's top three vet schools
- Old dogs are now teaching us new tricks
- RVC student Hatti Smart wins national award for promoting diversity and equality
- Royal Veterinary College is best for student experience in London according to Times Higher Education Survey
- Four-thousand farms in Wales have been screened in bovine viral diarrhoea project
- Researching rider seating styles and horse movement
- Jordan University for Science and Technology collaborates with RVC and international partners to tackle the spread of disease in the Middle East
- Royal Veterinary College technician recognised as one of the UK’s best
- Royal Veterinary College honours Martin Alder with Honorary Fellowship
- Professor Joanne Webster is finalist in the prestigious BBSRC Innovator of the Year Awards 2018
- Scientists use modern species to discover genome structure of dinosaurs
- International Canine Health Award for RVC PhD Student for canine diabetes genetic research
- Royal Veterinary College launches Hong Kong Alumni Networking Group
- The Royal Veterinary College and Endell open new teaching facility
- Professor Stuart Reid, Principal of the RVC, to receive CBE
- Royal Veterinary College to expand first opinion practice provision
- Boltons Park Farm hosts over 850 visitors for Open Farm Sunday
- The Royal Veterinary College raises £45million in debut private placement
- RVC awards honorary degrees to two outstanding veterinarians
- New editorial calls for more farrier research
- Royal Veterinary College ranked top for teaching among all UK universities in the National Student Survey
- RVC makes breakthrough in treatment of deadly ‘Alabama rot’ dog disease.
- Equine Locomotor Research Course at the Royal Veterinary College
- RVC agrees international affiliation with the University of Nicosia
- RVC joins forces with tech start up; Felcana
- World-First Surgery Combination Saves Puppy’s Life
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- Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership awards RVC £7m grant to build leading One Health Vaccine and Stem Cell research centre
- RVC launches Aurora programme to support more women into senior roles
- RVC appoints Oxford professor as part of a new partnership
- New research into £250 million problem of lameness in dairy cows launched
- Royal Veterinary College launches two ground-breaking research hubs
- New equine research reveals laminitis is as common as colic and is a year-round threat
- RVC vet wins prestigious award for contributions to society
- Royal Veterinary College voted world’s leading vet school
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- Royal Veterinary College to host ‘Sex in Three Cities’ lecture
- Three Innovation Fellows appointed to lead research on infectious diseases
- RVC diagnoses first case of leishmaniosis transmission between dogs in the UK
- RVC partners with Seneca College, Toronto to provide new opportunities for international students
- Royal Veterinary College scoops ‘outstanding’ awards under RCVS Practice Standards Scheme
- RVC honours UC Davis Dean, Dr Michael Lairmore, with Honorary Fellowship
- Princess Royal officially re-opens RVC’s transformed Hobday Building
- Recognising superheroes - New RVC awards for cat and dog blood donors
- Bloomsbury Learning Environment to offer free Digital Skills Awareness course to HE institutions
- TV presenter Liz Bonnin amongst list of honorary degrees awarded by the Royal Veterinary College
- Royal Veterinary College Council announces new Chairman
- Royal Veterinary College publishes new dog breed health awareness survey
- RVC’s Professor Stuart Reid elected to the National Academy of Medicine of the USA
- Feeling inferior to other vets is fuelling sector’s mental health crisis, new study shows
- Surrey miracle pet up for national award
- An Open Letter from Professor Stuart Reid, RVC Principal
- Veterinary institutions come together and commit to evidence-based veterinary medicine
- Students at RVC take part in first ever pilot inter-professional development initiative
- ‘Hypertension in the Dog and Cat’ – new book by RVC Professors published
- Royal Veterinary College and Aberystwyth University to launch first ever joint Veterinary Science degree
- Royal Veterinary College continuing to fly the flag for LGBT+ History Month
- RVC retains ranking as number one veterinary school outside of the USA
- Your pets and Covid-19
- New litter-picking initiative reinforces RVC’s commitment to the environment and its community
- RVC’s Senior Vice Principal recognised for professional achievement by The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges
- The RVC and Sokoine University of Agriculture boost testing capacity for severe gastrointestinal and respiratory disease in sheep and goats
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- AUA Awards Mark of Excellence to The Royal Veterinary College
- The Royal Veterinary College scores top marks for its Sutton Trust Summer School
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- Four new RCVS Fellows at The Royal Veterinary College
- Pandemics: past, present and future - RVC Principal Professor Stuart Reid joins the panel for upcoming One Health Poultry Hub event
- RVC retains its HR Excellence in Research Award
- RVC receives esteemed re-accreditation from the Royal Society of Biology for leading degree pathways
- Landmark survey launched to investigate experiences of racism in the veterinary sector
- Applications for the Royal Veterinary College Summer Schools are now open
- RVC’s Bioscience Courses awarded Advanced Accreditation by Royal Society of Biology
- Royal Veterinary College fly the digital flag for LGBT+ History Month
- Royal Veterinary College named world’s number one veterinary school
- RVC study to investigate recent spike in severe feline pancytopenia cases
- Professor Fiona Tomley awarded honour of CBE for services to animal health
- Feline Pancytopenia Update
- RVC researchers celebrate progress made in eradicating the deadly peste des petits ruminants (PPR) virus
- RVC wins big at the International Canine Health Awards
- Professor Stuart Reid elected as new Chair of the Veterinary Schools Council
- RVC research reveals important insights into the diagnosis of strangles in UK horses
- The RVC’s Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital team scoops two top honours at vet awards
- The RVC appoints new Vice Principal for Research and Innovation to continue scientific excellence
- Professor Stuart Reid elected as a Fellow of the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases
- Research identifies first case of Fragile Foal Syndrome in Thoroughbred horses
- The RVC joins with Mansoura University in Egypt to establish transnational education partnership in veterinary medicine
- RVC alumna honoured with prestigious international veterinary nurse award
- Professor Stuart Reid awarded Honorary Life Membership of the Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
- The Royal Veterinary College retains top spot in global rankings
- The RVC awards Professor Peter Bedford with Honorary Fellowship
- The Royal Veterinary College appoints new Vice Principal for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
- Professor Oliver Pybus elected as Fellow of The Royal Society
- RVC’s Professor Joanne Webster awarded prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences
- The RVC’s Professor Nicola Lewis appointed as new director of the Worldwide Influenza Centre at the Francis Crick Institute
- The RVC joins with Stepan Gzhytskyi University to support veterinary education and research in Ukraine
- The Royal Veterinary College mourns the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
- RCVS accreditation for new RVC Certificates in Advanced Veterinary Medical Nursing
- The RVC successfully renews Athena Swan Bronze award
- LGBT+ History Month
- The Royal Veterinary College achieves top spot in global rankings
- The RVC partners with Nanyang Technological University, Singapore to foster further international cooperation in the veterinary and biological sciences
- Royal Veterinary College student wins prestigious international scholarship award
- Empowerment Personified: RVC appoints new Director and Deputy of Veterinary Nursing ahead of Vet Nursing Awareness Month
- RVC nurses launch first-ever practical small animal anaesthesia guide fully written by and for RVNs
- RVC’s farm hosts over a thousand visitors for Open Farm Sunday
- RVC backs first-ever UK Parrot Awareness Week
- The RVC’s School of Veterinary Nursing receives RCVS Knowledge Award for excellent veterinary care
- The RVC appoints new Head for the Department of Pathobiology and Population Sciences
- The RVC’s Professor Jonathan Elliott elected as Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Fellow
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- Ground-breaking RVC research explores prevalence of anal sac disorders in dogs
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- New RVC study reveals consequences of 2020 pandemic restrictions on puppies
- RVC Vet Students do VetCompass proud at BSAVA Congress 2022
- New RVC research helps owners better understand the remaining life expectancy of dogs
- New research shows Pugs have high health risks and can no longer be considered a ‘typical dog’ from a health perspective
- Peke-a-poo: Boom in designer dogs creates the perfect storm for animal welfare issues
- Owners urged to ‘stop and think’ before buying as English bulldogs are twice as likely to have a health problem
- Largest study reveals most common disorders and lifespan of pet hamsters in the UK
- Beauty isn’t even skin deep: New study from the RVC finds that flat-faced dogs are at the highest risk of skin fold dermatitis
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- New VetCompass study reports uptake of leptospirosis vaccine in dogs in the UK
- New research highlights dog breeds at most risk of hypothyroidism
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- The RVC calls for canine health research funding data
- New research finds Rottweilers at greatest risk of cranial cruciate ligament rupture
- New research explores diagnoses associated with ionised hypercalcaemia in cats and the prevalence of concurrent urolithiasis
- The cat’s out the bag: the most common diseases in pet cats revealed
- RVC research finds cat breeds at highest risk of kidney stones
- VetCompass RVC Student Projects at BSAVA Congress 2023
- The UK’s largest ever feline dental disease study identifies age and breed as biggest risk factors
- New VetCompass study reports on epidemiology and risk factors for mammary tumours in female cats
- New VetCompass study investigates potential association between exposure to antibiotics and corticosteroids and the development of diabetes mellitus in dogs
- English Cocker Spaniels – a fairly typical, but potentially moody, dog
- New RVC study identifies cancers as health priority in Boxer dogs
- New VetCompass study - Mammary tumours in female dogs
- Antimicrobial usage in farm animal practices in the UK: A mixed-methods approach
- A Very big dog problem: New study identifies alarming bone cancer risk in giant dogs
- New study examines medial canthoplasty surgical management of brachycephalic ocular syndrome in dogs
- RVC research reveals persistent illegal puppy selling post-pandemic
- The RVC urges owners of hot dogs to “cool first, transport second”
- Who’s top dog? French Bulldogs and Cockapoos claim top spot for the UK’s most popular puppies
- New RVC research reveals antibiotics offer no benefit in treating dogs with diarrhoea
- The RVC collaborates on new veterinary Endocrinology App for Dogs
- New research confirms extreme welfare issues in Shar Pei, the sandpaper skin dog breed
- New research highlights high risk of ear and eye disease in English Cocker Spaniels in the UK
- New research highlights surprisingly good health characteristics in Shih Tzu dogs in the UK
- New research from the RVC finds that one in seven pet rabbits suffer with dental disease
- New research from the RVC highlights most common disorders in UK pet guinea pigs
- New RVC research proves clinical benefits from surgical intervention for dogs with cranial cruciate ligament rupture
- VetCompass promotes undergraduate research outputs at BSAVA 2024.
- New research from the RVC predicts the future life expectancy for companion cats
- Cavapoo and Cockapoo designer dog breeds at high risk of tick infestation, study finds
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