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• Pairing and sharing in V formation flight

  

  New publication reveals how birds can't 'cheat' in V formation flight by spending all their time at the back. Research published in Nature last year by the RVC Structure and Motion Lab showed that when birds are flying in a V formation, energy …

   03 Feb 2015

• One giant leap for VetCompass™

  

  New research, based on the VetCompass™ programme at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), uses machine learning to detect false-positive disease references in veterinary clinical notes. Clinicians often include references to diseases in clinical …

   08 May 2019

• 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 …

• Looking for a PhD?

  

  We currently have PhD projects open for applications. Please follow the linked project title for further information

   22 Dec 2022

• New Petplan award to Dr David Connolly, Professor Brian Catchpole, Dr Jay Dudhia (RVC) and Hannah Hodgkiss-Geere (Liverpool Vet School)

  

  Dr David Connolly, Professor Brian Catchpole, Dr Jay Dudhia  (RVC) and Hannah Hodgkiss-Geere (Liverpool Vet School) has been awarded a grant by Petplan Charitable Trust for a project called: "Avoid rejection to fix a broken heart: assessing the …

   06 Jan 2016

  Dr David Connolly, Professor Brian Catchpole, Dr Jay Dudhia  (RVC) and Hannah Hodgkiss-Geere ( …

• Antibodies to evaluate glycosylation

  Dr Sue Brown has been awarded a new grant, in collaboration with Professors Caroline Sewry (Institute of Neurology, London) and Glenn Morris (RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital, Oswestry) by the LGMD2I Research Fund, Samantha J Brazzo Foundation and Cure CMD. …

   28 May 2015

  Dr Sue Brown has been awarded a new grant, in collaboration with Professors Caroline Sewry ( …

• 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

• HBLB grant awarded to investigate coordination dynamics in racehorse-rider dyads trotting over turf, synthetic and tarmac surfaces

  

   A new Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) “small grant” has been awarded to Dr Kate Horan and Dr. Thilo Pfau to study coordination dynamics in racehorse-rider dyads trotting over turf, synthetic and tarmac surfaces and is a follow-up study to the …

   27 Jul 2020

   A new Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB) “small grant” has been awarded to Dr Kate Horan and Dr. …

• RVC engages public with ostrich anatomy at Norwich Science Festival

  

  Professor John Hutchinson and his team dissected an ostrich in front of a rapt audience as part of Norwich Science Festival on Monday 21st October, in order to explain the amazing anatomy of animals.

   22 Oct 2019

• Royal Veterinary College Receives Royal Visitor

  

  Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall visits the RVC to mark the 30th birthday of the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA)

   28 Apr 2016