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Three RVC Nurses Honoured with Prestigious Awards
Gillian Calvo, Gina Parkes and Shakira Free-Miles win prestigious awards at the British Small Animal Veterinary Association’s (BSAVA) Annual Congress and the Ceva Awards for Animal Welfare -
Clinical Director of RVC Small Animal Hospital is Double-Award winner
Media story on Holger Volk's award success winning International Canine Health Award and Bourgelat Award at BSAVA 2016 -
Four-thousand farms in Wales have been screened in bovine viral diarrhoea project
A collaborative programme involving the RVC has been testing farms for the past six months in an effort to eradicate BVD. Of those tested, 27% have evidence of the BVD infection and some 50 have started persistent infected (PI) animal hunts on their farms. -
Galloping isn’t such hard work for horses
For the first time, external mechanical work in galloping racehorses has been measured using force plates as ergometers. The results of this study, conducted by Royal Veterinary College (RVC) researchers in the Structure and Motion Laboratory, have … -
Royal Veterinary College professor wins prestigious research award
Professor Harriet Syme of the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been announced as the winner of the Petplan Charitable Trust Scientific Research Award 2020. The award is made for outstanding contributions to veterinary research and reflects …Professor Harriet Syme of the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been announced as the winner of …
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The RVC calls for vets to participate in survey to help shape the future of epilepsy research
The Canine Epilepsy Research team at the (RVC is calling for general practice vets to participate in a vital survey being conducted on canine epilepsy therapiesThe Canine Epilepsy Research team at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is calling for general …
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RVC professor chairs the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is delighted to share that Professor Alan Wilson, Professor of Locomotor Biomechanics is serving as the Chair for the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize this year. Professor Alan Wilson poses with cheetahs … -
Equine welfare set to be improved by new study into laminitis
Equine welfare is set to be improved by a new PhD study into the chronic condition of laminitis, a painful and debilitating equine foot condition that often requires prolonged treatment, or even euthanasia in severe cases. Previous research has … -
New study shows majority of injuries in thoroughbred flat racing are minor
RVC study show that 70 percent of injuries recorded among thoroughbred flat racing horses on race-day were minor and not career-ending. -
RVC awarded grant to develop first-ever organ-on-a-chip facility for veterinary species
Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have been awarded funding to develop a first-of-its-kind organ-on-a-chip facility for veterinary species. By reflecting animal tissue structures and predicting responses to a wide range of stimuli …