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New research from the RVC unlocks the key to hummingbird flight
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), UCLA and the University of British Columbia has found that hummingbirds create a 3D map of their body, which may enable them to hover and make nuanced adjustments to their flight dynamics based … -
ACT Summer Studentship - undertaken Summer 2014
ACT Summer Studentship 2014 Olivia Lane was a second year BVetMed student, who was awarded a summer studentship this summer, by the Animal Care Trust, to undertake a research project with Professor Richard Piercy. Olivia tells us about how the …ACT Summer Studentship 2014
Olivia Lane was a second year BVetMed student, who was awarded a …
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Helping racehorses put their best foot forward
An international research team is working to understand how horseshoes affect foot skeleton stress in racehorses, in a project that is likely to benefit the racing industry and protect horses from injury. The research team, from the RVC, UQ in … -
Emi Takahashi awarded best presentation prize at the British Federation of Women Graduates Research Presentation Day
Congratulations to Emi Takahashi who was awarded the prize for the best presentation at the British Federation of Women Graduates Research Presentation Day which was held on 10th June 2017. The title of Emi's talk was "Identifying areas at risk of …Congratulations to Emi Takahashi who was awarded the prize for the best presentation at the British …
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Birds of Prey visit Royal Veterinary College
Birds of prey visit the Structure and Motion Laboratory for a week of flight analysis. Expert bird behaviourists and trainers Lloyd and Rose Buck have brought their knowledge and some members of their bird family to the Royal Veterinary College. … -
Dr Zoe Davies brings biomechanics of walking to North London community
The Structure and Motion Lab’s Dr Zoe Davies paid a visit to a community group for older people in North London to talk about her and Professor Jim Usherwood’s Wellcome Trust funded research into human and animal walking. -
PhD studentship funding awarded from the Barham Benevolent Foundation
Researchers Dr Nicola Blackie, Dr Richard Booth, Peter Plate and Professor Claire Wathes have received funding from the Barham Benevolent Foundation for a PhD studentship looking into calf housing and health in the UK. As part of this project …Researchers Dr Nicola Blackie, Dr Richard Booth, Peter Plate and Professor Claire Wathes have …
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UK scientists inform roadmap to eliminate disease of poverty (UKRI News)
The World Health Organization is advocating a new One Health approach to tackle parasitic blood flukes in Africa following successful UKRI-funded research. The World Health Organization (WHO) has adopted a change of direction in its roadmap to …The World Health Organization is advocating a new One Health approach to tackle parasitic blood …
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International Summer School Students have fun learning about animal welfare
This month RVC Animal Welfare Science and Ethics kicked off the brand new RVC International summer school for students who are considering studying Veterinary or Biological Sciences at RVC with an interactive session on animal welfare to promote …This month RVC Animal Welfare Science and Ethics kicked off the brand new RVC International …
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Summer students investigate horse behaviour and welfare
Last week we celebrated the end of our summer students' projects! We were very lucky to have Ambre Jacquart (MSci WAB) and Emmanuel Oloyede-Oyeyemi (BVetMed) join us this summer to run projects alongside Aline's PhD project on early life effects on …Last week we celebrated the end of our summer students' projects!
We were very lucky to have Ambre …