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RVC experts at Great British Bioscience Festival
A team from the Royal Veterinary College went to east London over the weekend to bring the best of British bioscience to the public for three days of bioscience fun. The Great British Bioscience Festival is the culmination of a year-long tour, … -
Article awarded Journal of Anatomy Runner-Up Best Paper Prize for 2014
The RVC's Structure and Motion Lab has received the Journal of Anatomy's Runner Up Best Paper Prize 2014 for the following paper: ‘Comparative architectural properties of limb muscles in Crocodylidae and Alligatoridae and their relevance to …The RVC's Structure and Motion Lab has received the Journal of Anatomy's Runner Up Best Paper Prize …
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Structure and Motion researchers get children Stepping Into Science at The Big Bang Fair
Last week, researchers from Structure and Motion attended The Big Bang Fair at Birmingham NEC with their activity ‘Stepping Into Science’, designed by Dr Jim Usherwood and Dr Zoe Self. The Stepping Into Science project is part of Dr Usherwood’s Wellcome Trust funded research and combines public engagement with data collection. -
Pairing and sharing in V formation flight
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New publication reveals how birds can't 'cheat' in V formation flight by spending all their time at the back. Research published in Nature last year by the RVC Structure and Motion Lab showed that when birds are flying in a V formation, energy … -
How cheetahs find each other in their vast home ranges in Botswana
Researchers from the Structure and Motion Lab have published a paper on how cheetahs find each other in their vast home ranges in Botswana. Dr Tatjana Hubel, Prof Alan Wilson and collaborators from Cheetah Conservation Botswana tracked a coalition …Researchers from the Structure and Motion Lab have published a paper on how cheetahs find each …
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RVC:KCL Collaborative LIDo Studentship investigates air pollution exposure and neonatal brain development
We are delighted to receive one of the prestigious BBSRC LIDo studentships and to welcome Rebecca Morris into the NeuroCellular Stress Group to carry out her PhD at the RVC. Although Becky will be based in Dr Claire Thornton’s lab at the RVC Camden …We are delighted to receive one of the prestigious BBSRC LIDo studentships and to welcome Rebecca …
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Researchers at RVC explored the spatial and seasonal distribution and environmental risk factors for leptospirosis in dogs in GB
Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease, widely distributed across the world and mammalian species. Disease can range from asymptomatic to fatal, generally by causing liver and kidney damage. Leptospirosis cases in other countries have been …Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease, widely distributed across the world and mammalian …
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Picking up mice after sanitising your hands can affect mouse behaviour
During the Covid 19 pandemic, most of us have become all too familiar with hand sanitisers, sometimes complaining of their strong smell or the feeling left on our hands, whilst appreciating their protective effects. Even before the pandemic, …During the Covid 19 pandemic, most of us have become all too familiar with hand sanitisers, …
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Summer School in Session
The RVC’s 14th annual summer school opened this week to students considering a career in veterinary medicine and biological sciences. RVC summer students measuring stride length for data collection Undergraduate study is a big commitment of time … -
RVC visits the British Racing School
The Royal Veterinary College visit the British Racing School to deliver feedback on research into the influence of experience on jockey technique. Jockey with inertial measurement units ready to mount the racehorse simulator A research team from …