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• Scientists collaborate to assess the impact of an infection with Mycobacterium bovis on different cow breeds

  Scientists from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia,), the Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco (Guadalajara Jalisco, México), Public Health England ( …

   16 Dec 2020

  Scientists from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y …

• Royal Veterinary College enables students to learn from virtual veterinary experiences in a new phone app

  

  The free app, developed by the VetCompass team at the Royal Veterinary College supports mixed-reality veterinary experience and learning

   02 Jun 2021

• London-Liverpool alliance awarded £1.9 million to accelerate solutions to combat infectious disease and antimicrobial resistance

  

  The RVC and its partners in The Bloomsbury SET programme will bring together academic and commercial sectors to respond to One Health challenges

   22 Jul 2021

  The RVC and its partners in The Bloomsbury SET programme will bring together academic and …

• RVC researchers reveal the molecular mechanisms that underlie a common genetic form of ‘tying up’ in horses.

  

   In 2008, researchers at the University of Minnesota revealed the genetic cause of type 1 Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (PSSM1), a common disorder associated with exertional rhabdomyolysis in horses. Affected animals have a mutation in a key …

   08 Sep 2016

   In 2008, researchers at the University of Minnesota revealed the genetic cause of type 1 …

• New concepts in research suggest that animals suffer boredom too

  

  Boredom when it is severe and prolonged is torment to humans and can cause dangerous or criminal behaviour and depression. It has been little researched from a biological perspective to date and some believe boredom is unique to humans. However, …

   22 Aug 2017

  Boredom when it is severe and prolonged is torment to humans and can cause dangerous or criminal …

• The RVC successfully renews Athena Swan Bronze award

  

  RVC successfully renews Athena Swan Bronze award

   01 Feb 2023

• RVC backs first-ever UK Parrot Awareness Week

  

  Parrot Awareness Week (PAW) has been launched in 2023 to promote improving welfare for pet parrots and parrot-like birds. Running from 2nd- 8th July it aims to highlight important welfare themes for parrots in captivity to support owners to provide …

   29 Jun 2023

• COVID-19 travel restrictions came too late, shows study, as scientists call for coordinated pandemic preparedness efforts

  

  Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the University of Oxford responsible for tracking COVID-19 Alpha and Delta variant transmission across the UK have published their genomic tracing of the Omicron variant concluding that: …

   21 Jul 2023

  Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the University of Oxford responsible for …

• RVC advanced medical imaging centre set to strengthen Hertfordshire’s life sciences capability

  

  The RVC has been awarded a £2.13 million Getting Building Fund grant from Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to create a Cardiovascular Imaging Centre of Excellence (C-ICE) in the county

   15 Dec 2020

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded a £2.13 million Getting Building Fund grant …

• Boltons Park Farm hosts over 850 visitors for Open Farm Sunday

  

  Based at Boltons Park Farm, part of the RVC’s Hawkshead Campus, visitors were able to learn about all of the activities on our working farm, including the teaching that we undertake with our veterinary and science students, the calving and milking cycle of our dairy herd, the way that we manage our land and water to ensure good environmental stewardship, and the management of our sheep flock, including a shearing demonstration.

   20 Jun 2018