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• These (human) feet are made for walking...

  

  Dr Jim Usherwood contributes to a discussion on feet for the BBC World Service. Many of us may think of walking as simply putting one foot in front of another. Often overlooked are the mechanics of how we walk and what enables this. Dr Jim …

   12 Jan 2015

• VetCompass at the first international Canine Behaviour & Genetics meeting

  

  The implications of consistently producing or selecting dogs which are not appropriately 'fit for function' both mentally and physically are manifold, with detrimental effects on canine welfare, economic investments and the integrity of the human- …

   14 Jul 2015

• RVC’s status as a world-leading specialist veterinary institution confirmed by outcome of HEFCE’s institution-specific funding review

  

  RVC to receive enhanced institution-specific funding in recognition of its world-leading teaching and quality of the learning environment

   10 May 2016

• Testing the locomotor superiority hypothesis for early dinosaurs

  

  Professor John Hutchinson has been awarded an ERC Advanced Investigator grant called "Testing the locomotor superiority hypothesis for early dinosaurs". This project seeks to unify evolutionary and biomechanical research by achieving a “functional …

   13 Jun 2016

  Professor John Hutchinson has been awarded an ERC Advanced Investigator grant called "Testing the …

• Bloomsbury SET - new grant awarded

  

  The Bloomsbury SET is a partnership between RVC, LSHTM, SOAS and LSE, who received a grant from Research England to support a range of activities to address the challenges of ‘pathogen emergence’ in Europe and LMIC through the Connecting …

   09 Apr 2019

  The Bloomsbury SET is a partnership between RVC, LSHTM, SOAS and LSE, who received a grant from …

• Factors affecting bird distribution in loose housed laying systems

  

  Kate Norman has been awarded a grant by BBSRC/Animal Welfare Research Network to study factors affecting bird distribution in loose housed laying systems. Hens at a laying farm. Photo credit Kate Norman The UK’s large food retailers will stop …

   25 Nov 2019

  Kate Norman has been awarded a grant by BBSRC/Animal Welfare Research Network to study factors …

• Angela Holder (early career researcher) awarded a grant to host a LIDO REP summer student

  

  Dr Angela Holder was awarded a grant to host a LIDO REP summer student over summer 2019.  This was for an 8 week placement that was aimed at undergraduate students from universities where the numbers of students that go on to do PhDs is low.   The …

   04 Dec 2019

  Dr Angela Holder was awarded a grant to host a LIDO REP summer student over summer 2019.  This was …

• RVC Pet Epilepsy Tracker App

  

  Official launch of the RVC Pet Epilepsy Tracker App at 21st Century Management of Canine Idiopathic Epilepsy event

   02 Jul 2015

• Congratulations to RVC's first Biological Sciences (Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics) graduates

  

  RVC is delighted to announce that the first student cohort have graduated from our 3 year BSc in Biological Sciences (Animal Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics) degree. These graduates studied this biological science subject with a multidisciplinary …

   16 Jul 2018

  RVC is delighted to announce that the first student cohort have graduated from our 3 year BSc in …

• RVC backs first-ever UK Parrot Awareness Week

  

  Parrot Awareness Week (PAW) has been launched in 2023 to promote improving welfare for pet parrots and parrot-like birds. Running from 2nd- 8th July it aims to highlight important welfare themes for parrots in captivity to support owners to provide …

   29 Jun 2023