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New blog from Professor John Hutchinson's Team - Anatomy For You
Happy New Year from the Structure & Motion Team! Professor John Hutchinson's research group have just launched a new blog called Anatomy To You - here's what he has to say about it: It is called Anatomy To You as its intent is to bring a wide … -
The launch of Equine VetCompass
We are excited to announce the launch of an exciting new project - Equine VetCompass. So far, since the start of VetCompass in 2009, our research has been primarily focused on small animal health and welfare, with data collected from small animal … -
Exploding myths about seed dispersal
New insights into the biology and mechanics behind exploding seed pods show they don’t wait to dry out before they explode their seeds at record speeds -
Putting racehorse respiratory disease research back on track
A new Horserace Betting Levy Board grant has been awarded to the Royal Veterinary College. The grant entitled "Putting racehorse respiratory disease research back on track" has been awarded to Dr Jackie Cardwell, Dr Carrie Roder, Dr Martin Whiting …A new Horserace Betting Levy Board grant has been awarded to the Royal Veterinary College. The …
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Professor R. McNeill Alexander receives honorary degree
The Royal Veterinary College has awarded Professor R. McNeill Alexander an honorary degree for his contributions to biomechanics at the at the 2015 graduation ceremony. Unfortunately, Professor Alexander could not attend the ceremony to collect … -
Cat Flown in from Germany Cured by Advanced Procedure at the RVC
A couple flew their cat from Germany to England so it could have surgery to cure its diabetes at the Royal Veterinary College, which has campuses in London and Hertfordshire -
VetCompass at the 2017 UFAW International Symposium
Dr. Jen Summers was fortunate to represent VetCompass at the recent annual meeting of the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW), which asked “Measuring animal welfare and applying scientific advances - Why is it still so difficult?”. … -
VetCompass™ explores aging in males and females
Given that the lives of pet dogs are so closely entwined with their owners, we can learn a lot from dogs that can help both dogs themselves and also help the human species. Humans are known to exhibit female-biased survival and multiple sex …Given that the lives of pet dogs are so closely entwined with their owners, we can learn a lot from …
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New Academy of Medical Sciences grant awarded to Dr Abbe Crawford
A new Academy of Medical Sciences grant has been awarded to Dr Abbe Crawford to validate the use of deltaE50-MD dogs for modelling the cognitive, psychological and brain phenotype of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) …A new Academy of Medical Sciences grant has been awarded to Dr Abbe Crawford to validate the use …
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VetCompass at Veterinary Evidence Today 2016
At the start of November, RCVS Knowledge hosted the second international evidence-based veterinary medicine (EBVM) network conference, Veterinary Evidence Today 2016, in Edinburgh. The programme featured an array of informative EBVM-themed lectures …