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- THE RVC HAS BEEN A PROFESSION-LEADING ORGANISATION
HISTORY MAKING which had previously always proved fatal. In cardiothoracic medicine the first open-heart surgery
THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY. Teams of vets and nurses working together at the RVC in
2014 were the first to effectively cure a canine patient with New Forest Syndrome – a disease

performed in 2005 was by RVC surgeons. In 2016, the RVC became the first veterinary service in
the world to successfully treat a dog’s stenotic (narrowed) tricuspid valve with open-heart surgery.
In the 19th century, John McFadyean, professor of Pathology and Bacteriology and later Principal
of the Royal Veterinary College, commercially produced proteins to treat tuberculosis.
Our scientific and clinical researchers are among the leaders in the fields of One Health,
antimicrobial resistance, virology, and zoonotic disease. The breadth and depth of research
excellence at the RVC was recognised in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF)
results by rating 88% of our work as world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*).
Explore our world leading research at www.rvc.ac.uk/research

WORLD- LEADING THE RVC IS A VIBRANT AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY where equality, diversity
and inclusion underpin all that we do. In pursuing our mission to educate, undertake research
and provide clinical care, we remain committed to creating an inclusive, diverse and welcoming
community, where our students and staff work together to ensure professionalism, mutual
respect and collegiality are at the core of all activities. Together, this is something we aspire to
and continue to work towards. Find out more: www.rvc.uk.com/equality-and-diversity

CHANGING WE ARE CONTINUALLY INVESTING IN OUR CAMPUSES and the delivery of our
courses to ensure the best possible outcomes for our students with their health and wellbeing
as our primary focus. We have always worked to deliver our students the best life experience
possible in studying, living, and learning at the RVC.
As the next generation of vets, nurses and scientists who will make history at the RVC, develop
world-leading knowledge and help improve the lives of animals and humans, we look forward
LIFE- to welcoming you to the RVC.

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