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New award-winning RVC research reveals the importance of a One Health approach if elimination of a major parasitic disease is to be achieved
This study highlights how viable zoonotic hybridisation between parasites of humans with those of animals, together with wider ecosystem contexts, can affect the transmission and resilience of the disease.A new study published in Lancet Planetary Health led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), working …
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New study by the RVC reveals scale of UK canine health and welfare research funding
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), which explored the amount of UK not-for-profit funding for research into canine health and welfare, found that 109 UK funders provided £57.8 million between 2012 and 2022. This study is the first …New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), which explored the amount of UK not-for- …
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VetCompass at BSAVA Congress 2015
VetCompass enjoyed a hugely successful British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) Congress from 9th-12th April 2015, contributing a total of 7 presentations by 5 different speakers during this well-attended event. BSAVA Congress, held … -
RVC postgraduates attend inaugural food systems event
RVC postgraduate students were among those attending the inaugural Innovative Food Systems Teaching and Learning (IFSTAL) summer schoolRoyal Veterinary College (RVC) postgraduate students were among those attending the inaugural …
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RVC Initiative Reveals Antimicrobial Usage Patterns
An understanding of levels of antimicrobial usage in small animal practices is critical to address multi-drug resistance in companion animals -
New BBSRC grant: FSTL3: A Crucial Regulator of Sertoli Cell Proliferation
Dr Abir Mukherjee has been awarded a new BBSRC grant entitled "FSTL3: A Crucial Regulator of Sertoli Cell Proliferation". Notwithstanding current world population infertility in humans is on the rise. 1 in 8 couples is infertile and in about a …Dr Abir Mukherjee has been awarded a new BBSRC grant entitled "FSTL3: A Crucial Regulator of …
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Complete animal genomes become easier to map thanks to revolutionary new method
Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the University of Kent have developed a new cost effective approach to mapping and assembling genomes, using a novel method that is particularly effective for bird species. Developed with funding … -
New BBSRC grant awarded to Dr Rowena Packer
Dr Rowena Packer has been awarded a BBSRC Fellowship to work on "Comorbidity and characteristics of canine neurodevelopmental disorders and their impact on animal welfare" Epilepsy is a complex brain disease, in which individuals are predisposed to …Dr Rowena Packer has been awarded a BBSRC Fellowship to work on "Comorbidity and characteristics of …
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£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 …
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An Open Letter from Professor Stuart Reid, RVC Principal
It is with a rather heavy heart that I pen this note to a rather wider readership than I might have anticipated. The contents of this letter relate to the recent publication and promotion of a “naked calendar” produced by my final year veterinary …