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AUA Awards Mark of Excellence to The Royal Veterinary College
The RVC is delighted to have been awarded the Association of University Administrators’ Mark of Excellence at full institutional level -
Royal Veterinary College Professor stars alongside Sir David Attenborough in BBC Documentary ‘Attenborough and the Giant Elephant’
John Hutchinson, Professor of Evolutionary Biomechanics at the Royal Veterinary College will feature alongside Sir David Attenborough in a new BBC documentary on Sunday evening. Attenborough and the Giant Elephant will air on BBC One at 9.00pm on Sunday 10th December. -
RVC Professor of Equine Orthopaedics, Roger Smith is appointed President of the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA)
Roger Smith, Professor of Equine Orthopaedics at the Royal Veterinary College has been appointed as President of the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) for 2023/24. He has taken over the role from David Rendle following the recent BEVA … -
Ancient bus-sized crocodile had extra vertebra to assist movement, new study shows
An ancient caiman that weighed as much as an Asian elephant (3 tonnes) and almost was as long as a bus (8 metres) had unique specialisations to help it move, a new study shows. The Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Professor John Hutchinson joined … -
Initiatives to control and eliminate parasitic disease are reaching targets earlier than projected
Data, analysed by researchers, from nine national schistosomiasis control programmes, identified that the majority of initiatives acrosssub-Saharan Africa and Yemen have reached the disease-control target by two treatment rounds or lessNew data, analysed by a group of leading researchers, from nine national schistosomiasis control …
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World’s smallest dogs prone to health problems despite rising popularity, according to latest RVC research
Ownership of the Chihuahua, the world’s smallest dog breed, is rising sharply. Yet, according to the largest ever study of Chihuahuas treated in first opinion veterinary practices, the breed is particularly prone to dental disease, obesity, and … -
Birds in flight share lessons for future aircraft designs
There is much still to learn from birds in flight when developing small and more efficient aircraft, a team of scientists at the RVC has concluded -
World’s largest elbow disease study helps owners of large-breed dogs
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has just completed the largest ever study of elbow disease in dogs attending first opinion veterinary practices in the UK. The results have highlighted which breeds are most at risk in order to assist owners to be alert for the signs of this condition and to seek veterinary treatment early. -
How curved are your bones? RVC study finds smart bones curve to protect against fracture
How curved are your bones? RVC study finds smart bones curve to protect against fractureBone adaptation to physiological forces at the organ level is not related to local mechanical …
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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 …