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• Secretary Birds can kick a snake to death in the blink of an eye

  

  Scientists from The Royal Veterinary College and Royal Holloway, University of London, have discovered the remarkable force and speed generated by the snake-hunting Secretary Bird. The team, including Dr Monica Daley from the Structure and Motion …

   26 Jan 2016

• Slavery carried parasites from West Africa to the Caribbean

  

  Research confirms slave trade imported parasites carrying the bilharzia disease from West Africa to the Caribbean

   16 Feb 2016

  Pioneering genetic research involving scientists from The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), …

• EU Horizon 2020 award to RVC

  BATCure, a consortium of leading scientific research groups and companies, in which The Royal Veterinary College is a key  partner, has been awarded an EU Horizon 2020 grant of approximately 6 million Euros (Grant Agreement n. 666918).  BATCure aims …

   17 Feb 2016

  BATCure, a consortium of leading scientific research groups and companies, in which The Royal …

• RVC SAWS and Global Nomadic Essay Competition Winners

  

  RVC Student Animal Welfare Society annual Animal Welfare Essay Competition winners

   25 Feb 2016

• New MRC grant awarded to RVC

  Dr David Bishop-Bailey has been awarded a MRC grant to work on "Roles of epoxy-oxylipins in the human acute inflammatory response" The project involves a collaboration between Dr Bishop-Bailey, Dr Caroline Hyde (Bio-analytical Lab; LBIC) and Prof …

   16 Mar 2016

  Dr David Bishop-Bailey has been awarded a MRC grant to work on "Roles of epoxy-oxylipins in the …

• All cows are not the same!

  Disease susceptible calves and cows have animal welfare implications and economic consequences for the farmers due to high medication costs and loss of production. Disease resistant cattle would be a sustainable approach to reduce (preventive) …

   18 Mar 2016

  Disease susceptible calves and cows have animal welfare implications and economic consequences for …

• How did some large dinosaurs’ bodies develop?

  

  Research using computer models of the bodies of sauropod dinosaurs to examine the evolutionary history of their body shape

   30 Mar 2016

• ACVP Pathology Exam Success

  Congratulations to Anatomic Pathology SCTS's Alex Civello (joint-funded by APHA and RVC), Tom Eley (supported by BPEX and  Boehringer Ingelheim), Ellie Ross (part-time RVC trainee from MRC Harwell, Oxford) and Hannah Williams (Wellcome Trust …

   11 Apr 2016

• RVC pharmacologist's Biophysical Society role

  

  A Royal Veterinary College pharmacologist, Miche Campanella, has been elected to a role at the Biophysical Society, an international organisation with more than 9,000 members. The decision was made at the 60th Biophysical Society annual meeting.

   12 Apr 2016

  A Royal Veterinary College (RVC) pharmacologist has been elected to a role at the Biophysical …

• RVC scientists support expansion of UFAW Genetic Welfare Problems website

  

  Over the last year, a partnership between UFAW and VetCompass scientists at the Royal Veterinary College has expanded an independent online resource to provide information on genetic health conditions affecting dogs, cats and other companion …

   18 Mar 2016