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• RVC research tackles endemic cattle disease

  

  Royal Veterinary College (RVC) research could enable cattle to be vaccinated more effectively against bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV), an endemic viral disease which has a considerable economic impact in the UK and elsewhere.

   28 Oct 2015

  Royal Veterinary College (RVC) research could enable cattle to be vaccinated more effectively …

• RVC researchers invent oral vaccine platform to combat PCV2

  

  Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have developed an oral vaccine against Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) based on the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PCV2 is endemic in every major pig producing country, causing PCV-associated disease (PCVAD), linked with large scale economic losses.

   27 Oct 2015

  Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have developed an oral vaccine against porcine …

• Where might a career in science take you?

  

  Example of the interesting work and professional possibilities that arise from studying STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects

   07 Apr 2015

• Flapping-wing flight

  

  Two new papers, from Dr Richard Bomphrey's Flight Group in the Structure and Motion Laboratory, develop understanding of flapping-wing flight.  The first paper, produced by Dr Toshiyuki Nakata, proposes a new approach for studying flapping-wing …

   23 Oct 2015

• Discover Dogs 2015 event!

  

  In October 2015 the ExCel centre in London was home to another successful Discover Dogs event, organised by the UK Kennel Club.  At this popular annual exhibition visitors can meet dogs from over 200 different breeds and types, and have  …

   22 Oct 2015

• RVC research into spread of bird flu makes top global impact list

  

  Research led by Prof Dirk Pfeiffer into avian influenza has been cited by the UK Collaborative on Development Sciences (UKCDS) as one of its top twenty impact case studies contributing to global development which was selected from 6,975 case studies …

   20 Oct 2015

  Research led by Prof Dirk Pfeiffer into avian influenza has been cited by the UK Collaborative on …

• Peter Holloway features in Vet Record

  

  Peter Holloway, a PhD student in VEEPH supervised by Prof Javier Guitian, features on the cover of the 3rd October edition of Vet Record in respect of editorial article 'Building veterinary capacity to reduce biological threats in the Middle East' ( …

   20 Oct 2015

  Peter Holloway, a PhD student in VEEPH supervised by Prof Javier Guitian, features on the cover of …

• Bryony Jones awarded British Veterinary Association's Trevor Blackburn Award

  

  Bryony Jones has been awarded the British Veterinary Association's Trevor Blackburn Award for outstanding contribution to animal health and welfare in Africa.

   20 Oct 2015

  Bryony Jones, a researcher in the VEEPH Group, has been awarded the British Veterinary Association' …

• BVNA Congress poster prizes

  Congratulations to our Veterinary Nursing students who were awarded poster prizes at the recent BVNA Congress for their final year projects.  It is an excellent achievement to receive this recognition at a national level. Sarah Watkins poster was …

   16 Oct 2015

  Congratulations to our Veterinary Nursing students who were awarded poster prizes at the recent …

• Bones of Contention

  

  Why have both giant land animals and many aquatic animals of varying sizes evolved to have more solidified bones? This is something Professor John Hutchinson has been questioning for over ten years. To understand why this common evolutionary …

   14 Oct 2015