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• There's an elephant in the camp!

  

  A current PhD student in the RVC's Structure and Motion Lab discusses her experiences and the highlights of collecting data in the field

   13 Apr 2015

• Award-winning article - Longevity and mortality of cats

  

  We are delighted to announce that ‘Longevity and mortality of cats attending primary veterinary practices in England’ has been recognised as a top-performing article by Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, with a total of 15 citations in 2016. …

   26 Feb 2017

• New VetCompass publication: Epidemiology of canine hyperadrenocorticism in the UK

  

  A new VetCompass paper published in Journal of Small Animal Practice describes the epidemiology of hyperadrenocorticism in dogs attending primary-care practice in the UK.    This study aimed to describe the signalment, prevalence and risk factors …

   11 Jun 2016

• 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 …

• RVC maintains its position as the leading HEFCE funded veterinary focused research institution

  The results of the REF2014 (Research Excellence Framework), published on 18 December 2014, confirms RVC’s unique status in veterinary research. The proportion of the RVC’s research rated as internationally world leading (4*) or excellent (3*) …

   18 Dec 2014

  The results of the REF2014 (Research Excellence Framework), published on 18 December 2014, confirms …

• Explore VetCompass findings on UK cats!

  

  We have just released new additions to the growing collection of interactive data displays (‘infographics’) available on the VetCompass website!  These visual tools provide handy summaries of demographic information & disease prevalence estimates …

   17 Mar 2015

• So, are crossbred dogs healthier than purebred dogs?

  The VetCompass Programme uses clinical information on 2 million dogs shared from over 450 UK veterinary practices to examine health and welfare issues. A current hot topic in canine health asks whether crossbred dogs are healthier than purebred dogs …

   23 Jun 2015

• RVC researchers win Marjorie (Sandiford) Whittingham Prize

  

  Dr Nur Hidayu Mazlan, Dr Noelia Lopez-Salesansky, Dr Charlotte Burn and Professor Dominic Wells have been awarded the 2014 Majorie (Sandiford) Whittingham Journal Article prize

   27 Mar 2015

  Dr Nur Hidayu Mazlan, Dr Noelia Lopez-Salesansky, Dr Charlotte Burn and Professor Dominic Wells  …

• RVC research sheds light on epilepsy treatments — Why don’t the fits stop?

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) canine epilepsy clinic has shed light on why some dogs do not respond to anti-epilepsy treatments. The study found that dogs that experience more than one seizure a day and male dogs were less …

   27 Aug 2014

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) canine epilepsy clinic has shed light on why …

• PDSA supports the VetCompass project

  

  We are delighted to announce participation by the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA) into VetCompass from November 2014. VetCompass team member Dan O’Neill speaks for us all in welcoming PDSA onboard: ‘The involvement of PDSA will be hugely …

   30 Nov 2014