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• RVC student blogs about his BBSRC Research Experience Placement

  Luke Grinham, one of our BioVeterinary Sciences students, was awarded a BBSRC Research Experience Placement this summer, which he undertook in our Structure and Motion Lab.  His project focused on "How do giraffes use long limbs to lengthen their …

   02 Nov 2015

  Luke Grinham, one of our BioVeterinary Sciences students, was awarded a BBSRC Research Experience …

• New RVC research gets to the root of dental disease in dogs

  

  Dental disease is one of the most common health problems experienced by dogs but often remains unrecognised by owners as a major welfare issue. The latest research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) reveals just how common dental disease is in …

   10 Aug 2021

• New research from the RVC explores the functions of leg muscles and structures in running

  

  Research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has explored the functions of leg muscles, structures and mechanisms in running, finding parallels with bicycle wheels that support body weight, and pedals and gears that enable the muscles to work …

   07 Aug 2024

• French Bulldogs predisposed to catastrophic elbow fractures, according to RVC research

  

  Fractures of the elbow joint (humeral condyle fractures – see figure 1) can be challenging to repair and in certain dog breeds can happen with minimal trauma, often when dogs are quite young. These fractures are painful and cannot be managed …

   29 May 2020

  Fractures of the elbow joint (humeral condyle fractures – see figure 1) can be challenging to …

• New research reveals the complex multi-host-species and multi-parasite-species transmission dynamics of a major disease

  

  A pioneering new study, produced in partnership between the Royal Veterinary College (RVC); the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM); and the University of Gaston Berger, Senegal (UGB), has been published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

   04 Oct 2021

  A pioneering new study, produced in partnership between the Royal Veterinary College (RVC); the …

• New research from the RVC finds no strong link between rabbit ear type or head shape and dental problems

  

  A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found there’s no substantial link between popular conformation in rabbits, including floppy ears or flat faces, and an increased risk of dental problems. The study concluded that instead, diet, …

   31 Mar 2025

  A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found there’s no substantial link between …

• International Canine Health Award for RVC PhD Student for canine diabetes genetic research

  

  Alice Denyer, a PhD student from the Royal Veterinary College, has won an International Canine Health Award - the 2018 Postgraduate Student Inspiration Award. This is in recognition of her research into the genetic differences between individual dog …

   25 May 2018

• Chavaunne Thorpe - Arthritis Research UK Career Development Fellowship

  

  Chavaunne Thorpe has been awarded an Arthritis Research UK Career Development Fellowship to work on "The tendon interfascicular matrix: a mechanically unique tendon progenitor cell niche"   Tendons connect muscle to bone and so keeping them …

   02 Nov 2016

  Chavaunne Thorpe has been awarded an Arthritis Research UK Career Development Fellowship to work on …

• RVC research reveals important insights into the diagnosis of strangles in UK horses

  

  Royal Veterinary College research study of diagnoses of strangles across the UK for an improved understanding of the spread and control of this devastating equine disease.

   15 Oct 2021

• New research reveals potential for earlier detection of cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis

  

  New research reveals potential for earlier detection of cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis

   20 Dec 2021

  Research, led by the RVC, marks an important milestone in detection of molecular changes that mark …