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Royal Veterinary College walking with giraffes
Have you ever wondered how a giraffe’s long thin legs can support its weight and transport its bulky body as it walks for miles across the plains of sub-Saharan Africa? Researchers from The Royal Veterinary College's Structure and Motion Lab aim to … -
RVC Research into Muscular Dystrophy featured in the Observer
The Observer has featured an article on research involving dogs that has been carried out at the RVC - Beagles bred with muscular dystrophy offer ‘hope of a human cure’ (15 November 2015) As part of our commitment to the concordat on openness on …The Observer has featured an article on research involving dogs that has been carried out at the …
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Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship Award
Professor John Hutchinson has been awarded a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship Award for Dr. Sandy Kawano from the National Institute of Mathematical and Biological Synthesis (Knoxville, Tennessee) in the USA to come work with his …Professor John Hutchinson has been awarded a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Individual Fellowship …
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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 …Professor John Hutchinson has been awarded an ERC Advanced Investigator grant called "Testing the …
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Easter bunnies and dogs do not mix
As Easter approaches, we should all be reminded about the possibility of chocolate poisoning in dogs. Every year Royal Veterinary College (RVC) hospitals and vet practices around the UK see poorly pets have plundered our beloved treats. -
Two new Research Case Studies
Articles explaining how and why we use horses in research at the RVC -
Royal Veterinary College publishes new dog breed health awareness survey
The Royal Veterinary College want to find out what the general public's awareness is of health issues connected to specific dog breeds. -
MedTech SuperConnector Award
Dr Ben Swift (Research Fellow in Antimicrobial Resistance) has been awarded funding by the MedTech SuperConnector to explore the use of bacteriophage technology that he has invented. This was originally designed to diagnose mycobacterial diseases …Dr Ben Swift (Research Fellow in Antimicrobial Resistance) has been awarded funding by the MedTech …
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Understanding the behaviour and improving the welfare of chickens
RVC's Professor in Animal Welfare, Dr. Christine Nicol, has edited this new publication - Understanding the behaviour and improving the welfare of chickens. The publication draws on Christine's and the contributors' extensive knowledge in …RVC's Professor in Animal Welfare, Dr. Christine Nicol, has edited this new publication - …
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Best Poster - International Society for Equitation Science
Congratulations to AWSE's PhD student Aline!!! Aline's excellent poster at the International Society for Equitation Science conference won Best Poster!! Aline presented preliminary data on how foal stress responses at weaning are modulated by …Congratulations to AWSE's PhD student Aline!!!
Aline's excellent poster at the International …