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• Royal Veterinary College to expand first opinion practice provision

  

  Acorn House Veterinary Hospital Bedford As part of the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) commitment to the expansion of its capacity for teaching companion animal general practice and to enhance specialist practice caseloads, the RVC is delighted …

   11 Jun 2018

• Research by the Royal Veterinary College identifies how certain cancer cells resist chemotherapy

  

  Chemotherapy is a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body. New research has identified how certain cancer cells resist chemotherapy by creating a protection mechanism. This discovery will now allow …

   18 Apr 2017

• Initiative led by the Royal Veterinary College helps to promote sustainable and healthy food systems

  

  The Royal Veterinary College recently jointly hosted the Innovative Food Systems Teaching and Learning (IFSTAL) programme’s annual public lecture

   15 Dec 2017

• The hunting kinetics of Kensa the barn owl

  

  The kinetics of two barn owl hunting phases "leap" and "strike" were investigated, providing insight into particular owl behaviours and morphologies.

   04 Sep 2014

• The simple truth behind sheepdog behaviour

  

  Sheepdogs use two simple "driving" and "collecting" rules to herd sheep. This knowledge could be used to design herding robots used for herding livestock, cleaning up the environment, and crowd control.

   04 Sep 2014

• New Orthopaedic Research UK Grant awarded

  Congratulations to Dr Chantal Chenu who has been awarded a grant to study "Can we improve fracture healing in the elderly by stimulating skeletal perfusion". Dr Chenu explains what the study will involve: "Osteoporotic fractures represent one of …

   12 Dec 2014

  Congratulations to Dr Chantal Chenu who has been awarded a grant to study "Can we improve fracture …

• New bacterial proteins identified in bacteria tempering with the immune response

   A new study involving RVC researchers has been published relating to the identification of bacterial proteins identified in Staphylococcus aureus tempering with the immune response. The epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus ( …

   17 Dec 2014

   A new study involving RVC researchers has been published relating to the identification of …

• Strengthening Animal Production and Health Through the Immune Response - new EU grant

  A research project led at RVC by Dr Damer Blake and Prof Jonathan Rushton, working with Prof Fiona Tomley, has recently been awarded €714K by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 Sustainable Food Security initiative. The project, ‘ …

   10 Apr 2015

  A research project led at RVC by Dr Damer Blake and Prof Jonathan Rushton, working with Prof Fiona …

• Mechanism of Sulf1 and Sulf2 function in cardiovascular development and myocardial repair

  Professor Gurtej Dhoot has been awarded a grant by British Heart Foundation for “Mechanism of Sulf1/Sulf2 function in cardiovascular development and myocardial repair”   This study will take place over the next 3 years.   Professor Dhoot explains …

   16 Nov 2015

  Professor Gurtej Dhoot has been awarded a grant by British Heart Foundation for “Mechanism of Sulf1/ …

• All cows are not the same!

  Disease susceptible calves and cows have animal welfare implications and economic consequences for the farmers due to high medication costs and loss of production. Disease resistant cattle would be a sustainable approach to reduce (preventive) …

   18 Mar 2016

  Disease susceptible calves and cows have animal welfare implications and economic consequences for …