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The RVC awarded funding for crucial research that could contribute to the reduction of methane emissions worldwide
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded a £1,200,000 grant from the Bezos Earth Fund to explore how methane-producing microorganisms colonise the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract of calves in the first six weeks of life and how they impact …The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded a £1,200,000 grant from the Bezos Earth Fund to …
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New BBSRC grant: FSTL3: A Crucial Regulator of Sertoli Cell Proliferation
Dr Abir Mukherjee has been awarded a new BBSRC grant entitled "FSTL3: A Crucial Regulator of Sertoli Cell Proliferation". Notwithstanding current world population infertility in humans is on the rise. 1 in 8 couples is infertile and in about a …Dr Abir Mukherjee has been awarded a new BBSRC grant entitled "FSTL3: A Crucial Regulator of …
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HBLB grant awarded to investigate coordination dynamics in racehorse-rider dyads trotting over turf, synthetic and tarmac surfaces
A new Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) “small grant” has been awarded to Dr Kate Horan and Dr. Thilo Pfau to study coordination dynamics in racehorse-rider dyads trotting over turf, synthetic and tarmac surfaces and is a follow-up study to the …A new Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) “small grant” has been awarded to Dr Kate Horan and Dr. …
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Health and Welfare of Brachycephalic (Flat-faced) Companion Animals - New Book Available to Pre-order
Dr Rowena Packer and VetCompass' Dr Dan O'Neill edit new book about brachycephalic health and welfare Health and welfare issues of brachycephalic (flat-faced) animals are one of the most pressing problems facing companion animals right now. Dogs, … -
Microchipping - Law Changes as of 6th April 2016
From the 6th of April 2016, all dogs must be micro-chipped and registered to an approved database by the time they are 8 weeks oldFrom Wednesday 6th April 2016 the law is changing and all dogs must have a microchip which is …
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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 … -
300 million-year-old animal reanimated as a robot
International group of scientists construct a robot, which is able to recreate how a 300 million-year old animal would have walked -
New innovative study proves racehorses use less energy to gallop than previously thought
Researchers from the RVC have made use of force plate technology to accurately measure the external work of galloping in racehorses. This technique, which has never been used for such large animals at high speed before, showed that horses had much …Researchers from the RVC have made use of force plate technology to accurately measure the external …
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Science in sight: Sophie Regnault is Wellcome Image Award finalist
Sophie Regnault, currently completing her PhD in the Structure and Motion laboratory under the supervision of Professor John Hutchinson, has been announced as a finalist for the Wellcome Image Awards 2015. Sophie's image is a micro-computed … -
Locusts in Flight
Structure and Motion researchers reveal the aerodynamic footprint of locusts in flight in a new article published for Journal of the Royal Society: Interface. The research was led by Dr Richard Bomphrey, as the RVC worked in collaboration with the …
