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• French Bulldogs and Bulldogs at high risk of "old dog syndrome"

  

  Aging dogs often show signs of Vestibular disease, often colloquially called “old dog syndrome”. Affected dogs typically show sudden loss of balance, collapsing, disorientation, head tilt and flickering of the eyes (nystagmus). These signs can be …

   11 Sep 2020

• RVC academic joins cross-institutional team in surveillance of new avian flu outbreak

  

  A team of academics have joined together from across the UK to monitor outbreaks of high-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds and poultry in Europe and Central Asia and assess the mitigation measures required to limit the spread.

   25 Nov 2020

  A team of academics, including a Professor in One Health Evolutionary Biology at the Royal …

• Neutering bitches trebles the risk of urinary incontinence

  

  The research, carried out by the RVC VetCompassTM programme, also indicates that the females of certain breeds are more prone to UI than others

   01 May 2019

• New NERC grant: Saiga antelope mortality in Kazakhstan 2015: emergency investigation of disease outbreak to improve knowledge of drivers

  

  Professor Richard Kock has received a grant from Natural Environment Research Council for the following study: "Saiga antelope mortality in Kazakhstan 2015: emergency investigation of disease outbreak to improve knowledge of drivers" Between 10th …

   29 Jul 2015

  Professor Richard Kock has received a grant from Natural Environment Research Council for the …

• Ancient bus-sized crocodile had extra vertebra to assist movement, new study shows

  

  An ancient caiman that weighed as much as an Asian elephant (3 tonnes) and almost was as long as a bus (8 metres) had unique specialisations to help it move, a new study shows. The Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Professor John Hutchinson joined …

   17 Dec 2019

• New RVC research proves clinical benefits from surgical intervention for dogs with cranial cruciate ligament rupture

  

  A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed that surgical management of cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) ruptures in dogs causes better outcomes for reducing lameness compared to non-surgical management. The study demonstrated …

   18 Mar 2024

• Pirbright young scientist of the year award

  

  Congratulations to Claire Guinat (PhD student registered at the RVC) who is the joint winner of the Pirbright young scientist of the year award, along with a student from Compton. Claire was nominated for the award by Professor Linda Dixon from the …

   07 Jan 2016

  Congratulations to Claire Guinat (PhD student registered at the RVC) who is the joint winner of the …

• New modelling of ancient fossil movement reveals important step in the evolution of posture in the ancestors of dinosaurs and crocodiles

  

  Scientists from the RVC and University of Bristol used three-dimensional computer modelling to investigate the hindlimb of Euparkeria capensis–a small reptile that lived in the Triassic Period 245 million years ago

   21 Sep 2020

• Researchers reveal disease mechanism of the bovine TB pathogen

  

  Researchers from The Francis Crick Institute, University College Dublin, Public Health England, APHA and the RVC shed new light on how the bacteria that cause TB in humans and animals manipulate the host immune system to cause disease

   16 Mar 2021

  A multidisciplinary team led by researchers from The Francis Crick Institute and including …

• The RVC demonstrates the strength and breadth of research with the 2021 REF results

  

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has demonstrated its breadth and depth of research excellence, celebrating 88% of research being rated as world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*), according to the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) results.

   12 May 2022

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has demonstrated its breadth and depth of research excellence, …