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New study shows majority of injuries in thoroughbred flat racing are minor
RVC study show that 70 percent of injuries recorded among thoroughbred flat racing horses on race-day were minor and not career-ending. -
Equine welfare set to be improved by new study into chronic hoof condition
A new study, being conducted by a team at the Royal Veterinary College, seeks to investigate horse carers’ current knowledge of laminitis to understand factors influencing what horse carers’ do to prevent and manage the condition. -
RVC collaborates with Jordanian university to tackle disease transfer from camels to humans
RVC collaborates with Jordan’s University of Science and Technology to tackle disease transfer of new deadly disease from camels to humansThe RVC is delighted to announce that it has secured funding from the Medical Research Council …
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The Royal Veterinary College and Endell open new teaching facility
Endell Veterinary Group (EVG) and Royal Veterinary College (RVC) recently celebrated the opening of a new purpose-built teaching centre for RVC students at Newton Wood Barns, Alton, Hampshire. -
Lecturer at the Royal Veterinary College wins international award for excellence in microbiology
Dr Ben Swift, Lecturer in Antimicrobial Resistance, at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has been named this year’s winner of the international Basil Jarvis Prize for his significant contribution to food safety, food fermentations and food …Dr Ben Swift, Lecturer in Antimicrobial Resistance, at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has …
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One Health approach to use of veterinary pharmaceuticals
An article featuring Professor Richard Kock has been published in the journal Science. The article, 'One Health approach to use of veterinary pharmaceuticals', was co-authored by 17 other scientists and researchers. -
New British Heart Foundation grant
Dr Isabel Orriss and Professor Caroline Wheeler-Jones have been awarded a grant by the British Heart Foundation to work on Extracellular nucleotides and the P2Y2 receptor: potential targets for the inhibition of vascular calcification Arteries are …Dr Isabel Orriss and Professor Caroline Wheeler-Jones have been awarded a grant by the British …
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Locusts in Flight
Structure and Motion researchers reveal the aerodynamic footprint of locusts in flight in a new article published for Journal of the Royal Society: Interface. The research was led by Dr Richard Bomphrey, as the RVC worked in collaboration with the … -
Are you kidding me?
Researchers from the RVC, including Professor John Hutchinson, have recently supported artist-designer Thomas Thwaites in his attempt to recreate life as a goat. Thomas Thwaites testing the design of the forelimb prosthetic Thwaites has been … -
Welcome to our new team member Megan Conroy
We are excited to welcome Megan Conroy to the VetCompass team. Megan obtained her Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery from the University of Edinburgh in 2010. She worked initially in first opinion mixed practice before moving into small …