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• The RVC helps shape international agreement on what constitutes naturally healthy body shapes for dogs

  

  The International Collaborative on Extreme Conformations in Dogs (ICECDogs) has published a position paper, heavily informed by research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), that helps owners to recognise good innate health in dogs. The …

   09 Apr 2024

  The International Collaborative on Extreme Conformations in Dogs (ICECDogs) has published a …

• The RVC awarded funding to better understand early-life influences on performance and financial viability of Thoroughbred breeding

  

  The RVC awarded funding to better understand early-life influences on performance and financial viability of Thoroughbred breeding

   11 Aug 2022

• RVC representatives awarded prestigious 2025 Honours & Awards from The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

  

  Two individuals at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have been selected as recipients of the prestigious Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) 2025 Honours & Awards. Perdi Welsh, Director of School of Veterinary Nursing at the RVC was awarded …

   29 Apr 2025

• Peke-a-poo: Boom in designer dogs creates the perfect storm for animal welfare issues

  

  A new study, led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has revealed a huge demand for designer crossbreed dogs in the UK between 2019 and 2020 and has identified the main factors behind the increasing demand – including beliefs that they are more …

   24 May 2022

• Largest study reveals most common disorders and lifespan of pet hamsters in the UK

  

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed the 20 most common disorders in pet hamsters. Of these, the most popular include “wet tail", bite injuries from other hamsters, overgrown nails and/or incisors and traumatic injury. …

   23 Jun 2022

• Gastric bloat: 80% survival of surgical cases shown in VetCompass study

  

  An RVC-led epidemiological study involving dogs from across the UK has blown the myth that gastric bloat is almost always a death sentence for affected dogs.

   01 Sep 2017

• New technologies can more effectively track freshwater snails and prevent tropical disease schistosomiasis

  

  Google Earth, satellite images and drone photos can help identify which remote communities are most at risk of contracting one of the world’s worst tropical diseases – schistosomiasi

   28 Oct 2019

  Google Earth, satellite images and drone photos can help identify which remote communities are most …

• Flat-faced dogs; an addictive personality

  

  RVC study highlights breed loyalty for pugs, French bulldogs, and English bulldogs, despite substantial health risks

   26 Aug 2020

  According to a new study, 93% of owners of flat-faced dogs – including the Pug, French Bulldog and …

• Skeletal regeneration expert joins RVC to investigate osteoarthritis gene therapy

  

  Dr Scott Roberts has joined the RVC as Senior Lecturer in Translational Skeletal Research in the Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences

   31 Mar 2020

  Dr Scott Roberts, who joins the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) as Senior Lecturer in Translational …

• The RVC’s Professor Joanne Webster announced as new Director of London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research

  

  Professor Joanne Webster, the Royal Veterinary College (RVC)’s Chair of Parasitic Diseases, has this week been announced as the new Director of the London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research (LCNTDR). LCNTDR is an innovative research …

   08 Mar 2022

  Professor Joanne Webster, the Royal Veterinary College (RVC)’s Chair of Parasitic Diseases, has …