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Veterinary intern wins major award
Ben Barber, an RVC vet intern based at Synergy Farm Health in Dorset, has won the Dairy Industry Vet of the Future Award, recognising the best veterinary students in the UK selected from nalists nominated by Cambridge University, Nottingham University, Bristol University and the RVC.
The Award was presented to Ben at the Dairy Show by Lord and Lady Fellowes of West Stafford following an interview about his nal year project and the challenges facing the dairy industry by a panel of vets, farmers and a representative from sponsors BOCM Pauls. Ben studied at the RVC and wrote his project on the correlation between Johnes disease and subclinical mastitis.
Ben was chosen from a shortlist of four nalists. He said, “I am really pleased to win and very surprised as the other nalists had all produced excellent projects. My internship at Synergy Farm Health has introduced me to a more progressive way of thinking regarding the livestock industry and I hope to progress with them and further my knowledge of dairy and beef cattle.”
Ben began his internship at Synergy Farm Health in July 2014. Andrew Davies, Managing Director, Synergy
Farm Health comments, “We are thrilled that Ben has been recognised with such a prestigious award and feel certain that he will play an important role in the dairy industry throughout his career. Synergy is committed to training and supporting students and newly quali ed vets who are enthusiastic
about large animal practice and are pleased to play a part in developing farm vets of the future.”
The RVC hits New York with the Mayor of London
The RVC was part of an event held in New York on Wednesday 11th February 2015 to promote London as a world class destination for higher education.
A VIP exhibition hosted by Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, rounded off the two-day visit to New York by LUIP (London Universities International Partnership); a collaboration of 18 world class London higher education institutions seeking to promote the city internationally.
The RVC’s delegation was led by the Principal, Professor Stuart Reid, along with Professors David Church and Jonathan Rushton.
In his keynote speech the Mayor announced the ndings of new research from Google which revealed that London is the most searched for city on the internet by US students looking to study overseas. Mr Johnson also of cially launched a new mentoring programme developed by LUIP for US Masters students studying in London. The LUIP Leaders of the Future programme will enable the most promising students to shadow the UK’s most in uential business people and top academics from a range of sectors, receiving masterclasses on leadership skills.
Nina Davies, Director of RVC Access and a Director at LUIP who organised the events in New York, said: “The theme of this event is ‘London: Connecting you with the World’ and it is no surprise to see that London is one of the most popular choices for international students to come to study higher education. As well as having a concentration of world- leading universities our institutions are all perfectly placed
to build connections with leading industry gures from all sectors.
For our students at the RVC for example, the location
of our Camden campus at the heart of the emerging bioscience quarter around Kings Cross means that we can offer unrivalled opportunities to learn from and work with leading industry organisations. One example is the London Bioscience Innovation Centre (LBIC), part of RVC Business and right next door to our Camden campus. LBIC is home to a wide range of innovative bioscience companies from small start-ups to international giants looking for a base in London.”
The visit started with a student recruitment event at the Museum with a high-level roundtable debate held by the Vice-Chancellors prior to the VIP exhibition to discuss how to improve the lives of Londoners and New Yorkers through higher education.