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• Population of critically-endangered Saiga antelope doubles in past three years

  

  International group, which includes the RVC, dedicated to Saiga conservation shows the population now numbers over 228,000 compared to around 103,000 in 2015.

   17 Apr 2019

  The population of the critically-endangered Saiga antelope in Central Asia has doubled during 2016 …

• Recognising superheroes - New RVC awards for cat and dog blood donors

  

  The RVC is celebrating these unsung heroes by awarding ‘Blood Donor of the Year’ awards to two of its regular donors, Bertie and Atticus

   14 Jun 2019

• Early Jurassic dinosaur shifted from four legs to two legs as it grew up

  

  Scientists have discovered that an early species of dinosaur, Mussaurus patagonicus, could only move on four limbs once born but switched to two legs as it grew up, just as humans do.

   22 May 2019

• London’s ‘Knowledge Quarter’ is one of the world’s best locations for science and innovation

  

  The one-mile radius around King’s Cross railway station in north London has been revealed to contain one of the highest densities of knowledge-based businesses and science organisations in the world.

   08 Mar 2019

  The one-mile radius around King’s Cross railway station in north London has been revealed to …

• RVC launches Aurora programme to support more women into senior roles

  

  Demonstrating its continuing commitment to gender equality, the RVC has launched the Aurora programme to help address the under representation of women in senior academic roles

   13 Nov 2018

• Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership awards RVC £7m grant to build leading One Health Vaccine and Stem Cell research centre

  

  The RVC has been awarded a £7 million grant by Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership to support the creation of a state-of-the-art Veterinary Vaccinology & Cell Therapy Hub on its Hawkshead campus

   12 Oct 2018

• Chocolate Labradors have shorter lifespan than rest of the breed

  

  Chocolate Labrador Retrievers have a significantly shorter lifespan than their black and yellow counterparts, according to the results of the largest study ever done of the breed in the UK. The median lifespan for chocolate Labradors is just 10.7 …

   22 Oct 2018

• RVC joins forces with tech start up; Felcana

  RVC joins forces with tech start up; Felcana

   07 Sep 2018

• RVC agrees international affiliation with the University of Nicosia

  

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the University of Nicosia have announced they will be working to deliver two new bachelor degrees in Veterinary Medicine in Cyprus.    This new initiative aims to create Cyprus’ first veterinary school. The …

   03 Sep 2018

• Hopes to improve practise after first systematic review of the effectiveness and safety of anti-epileptic drugs in cats

  

  Researchers from Ghent University (UGhent), Austria Veterinary Medicine School (Austria VetMed) and the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have found that testing anti-epileptic drugs’ effectiveness and safety for cats has been generally subpar, worse than what was formerly reported in dogs.

   13 Mar 2018

  Researchers from Ghent University (UGhent), Austria Veterinary Medicine School (Austria VetMed) and …