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Walk This Way
New research by Dr Tatjana Hubel and Dr Jim Usherwood provides fresh insight into the impact of size and speed for the way we humans walk and run. Dr Hubel, working alongside Structure and Motion Lab colleague Dr Usherwood, has been conducting … -
RVC Principal honoured by prestigious British Veterinary Association award
Professor Stuart Reid awarded the BVA's most prestigious scientific award, the Dalrymple-Champneys Cup and Medal -
New BBSRC grant: Investigating the relationship between epilepsy, drug-resistance and affective disorders in the domestic dog
Investigating the relationship between epilepsy, drug-resistance and affective disorders in the domestic dogA new BBSRC grant has been awarded to Prof Holger Volk, Dr Rowena Packer and Dr Rachel Casey …
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Bioactive targets of mitochondrial quality control and function
Dr Michelangelo Campanella and his Mitochondrial Cell Biology and Pharmacology Research Group have been awarded a BBSRC LIDo iCASE studentship with Nestle Institute of Health Sciences. Stress is a constant of our daily life and still we don’t …Dr Michelangelo Campanella and his Mitochondrial Cell Biology and Pharmacology Research Group …
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RVC join forces with BBC for Cat Watch 2014
The RVC Structure and Motion Lab team have joined up with the BBC and presenter Liz Bonnin for Cat Watch 2014 on BBC2 Horizon, October 7th, 8th and 9th. See our scientists revealing how town cats, village cats and farm cats spend their days and … -
From the geometry of a toppling table to a new ‘grazing’ gait? And perhaps why monkeys walk weirdly
In a new paper published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters, two Royal Veterinary College (RVC) experts exploited the geometry of a wobbly table to explain the ‘grazing’ gait in quadrupeds as well as walking in primates. Very simple … -
Short Term Fellowship awarded to Dr Gloria Scattolin
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Gloria Scattolin has been awarded a Short Term Fellowship from the European Molecular Biology Organization to undertake a training period with Dr Michelangelo Campanella's group in the Department of Comparative …We are pleased to announce that Dr. Gloria Scattolin has been awarded a Short Term Fellowship from …
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MSc Student wins poster prize at AVTRW Conference in Nottingham
Congratulations to Sophie Pulcella, a Wild Animal Biology MSc student, who was also awarded a prize at the recent AVTRW Conference in Nottingham. Sophie was awarded the prize for best poster. The title of Sophie's poster was: A novel protocol for …Congratulations to Sophie Pulcella, a Wild Animal Biology MSc student, who was also awarded a prize …
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Galloping isn’t such hard work for horses
For the first time, external mechanical work in galloping racehorses has been measured using force plates as ergometers. The results of this study, conducted by Royal Veterinary College (RVC) researchers in the Structure and Motion Laboratory, have … -
£20M investment for London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Partnership to further fund students
From 2020, 190 PhD studentships will be funded at partner institutions including The Royal Veterinary College (RVC)The London Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Partnership, (LIDo) has been commissioned for a …