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• Latest collaborative VetCompass™ research explores prognostic factors in dogs with cardiac disease attending primary-care practice

  

  Degenerative mitral valve disease (DMVD) is a common form of cardiac disease in dogs, especially in small breed dogs such as the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. The disease has been explored by specialists and prognostic indicators have been …

   05 Nov 2018

• RVC retains ranking as number one veterinary school outside of the USA

  

  RVC ranked as the top veterinary school in the UK and Europe, and the world’s number two vet school in the prestigious QS World University Rankings 2020.

   04 Mar 2020

• New BBSRC funded LIDo studentship awarded

  

  Congratulations to Mr Lorcan Carnegie, who has won a BBSRC- funded PhD studentship from the London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Programme (LIDo). He will join the RVC to work on a PhD research project proposed by primary supervisor Dr Sarah Hill, and …

   30 Jul 2021

  Congratulations to Mr Lorcan Carnegie, who has won a BBSRC- funded PhD studentship from the London …

• 16th International Symposium of Veterinary Epidemiologists and Economists held in Halifax, Canada

  

  Our VEEPH group was well represented at ISVEE 16 (International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics) in Halifax in Canada in August 2022. We hosted special sessions, gave oral and poster presentations, were active in workshops, met …

   19 Dec 2022

  Our VEEPH group was well represented at ISVEE 16 (International Symposium on Veterinary …

• New research by the RVC calls for social science input into pandemic policy and response

  

  Challenges and implications for One Health research and the importance of including the social sciences in creating effective government policy to mitigate the spread of zoonotic diseases, such as Covid-19.

   11 May 2020

  A new study by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), highlights the challenges and implications for …

• 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

• Video explains the unique structure of the BVetMed curriculum

  

  Professors Jill Madison and Adrian Boswood appear in a specially created new video about the curriculum of our BVetMed course. The video aims to provide a clear explanation of the spiral structure of the course and how that affects the teaching. The video also features students talking about how the curriculum works in practice and helps them to graduate ready for their professional careers.

   10 Oct 2018

• RVC Initiative Reveals Antimicrobial Usage Patterns

  

  An understanding of levels of antimicrobial usage in small animal practices is critical to address multi-drug resistance in companion animals

   31 Aug 2016

• Latest VetCompass research presented at BSAVA Congress 2016

  

  Nine VetCompass research abstracts presented at BSAVA Congress 2016, Birmingham The annual British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) Congress is a calendar highlight for small animal veterinarians, researchers and industry …

   12 Apr 2016

• Epidemiology of feline diabetes mellitus

  

  New Open Access paper available in Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine describing the epidemiology of diabetes mellitus (DM) in cats attending primary-care practice in England. By using clinical data collected via the VetCompass Programme, this …

   03 Jul 2016