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• New research from the RVC and the One Health Poultry Hub reveals speed of avian flu transmission

  

  New research from the Global Challenges Research Fund’s (GCRF) One Health Poultry Hub, including researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has, for the first time, modelled the transmission of avian influenza (‘bird flu’), revealing the …

   01 May 2024

  New research from the Global Challenges Research Fund’s (GCRF) One Health Poultry Hub, including …

• The Royal Veterinary College raises £45million in debut private placement

  

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has successfully raised £45 million to facilitate investment in major campus developments supporting education, research and veterinary services, through a debut private placement with Sun Life Investment Management.

   05 Jul 2018

• RVC awarded funding to contribute to the global effort on COVID-19 health research

  

  A project, led by researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), which seeks to reduce COVID-19 transmission in traditional food markets in Bolivia and Peru, receives funding

   16 Oct 2020

  A project, led by researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), which seeks to reduce COVID-19 …

• RVC conduct rapid integrated assessment of food safety and nutrition in the tilapia value chain in Egypt

  

  RVC in collaboration with Kafrelsheikh University and the International Livestock Research Institute have conducted a rapid integrated assessment of food safety and nutrition in the tilapia value chain in Egypt. The project involved a mixture of …

   12 Feb 2015

  RVC in collaboration with Kafrelsheikh University and the International Livestock Research …

• 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 …

• Royal Veterinary College-led bid to promote scientific collaboration secures Government funding

  

  The successful bid, prepared on behalf of London’s Knowledge Quarter, is to conduct an audit of science and innovation strengths in the geographical area which includes the RVC’s Camden Campus and the RVC’s business incubator, the London BioScience Innovation Centre.

   12 Oct 2017

• New ARUK grant awarded

  

  A new grant has been awarded to Dr Jay Dudhia to investigate "the application of Raman arthrospectroscopy for intra-operative mapping of early articular cartilage degeneration" Arthritic conditions that affect joints such as the knee and hip …

   02 Jul 2015

  A new grant has been awarded to Dr Jay Dudhia to investigate "the application of Raman …

• Welfare crisis looms for flat faced dog breeds commonly used in advertising

  

  Organisations with an interest in dog welfare have penned an open letter asking companies to stop using ‘flat faced’ (brachycephalic) dogs to sell products. The Brachycephalic Working Group (BWG), made up of the veterinary profession, national animal welfare organisations, scientists, and dog breed clubs are calling for companies to stop using flat faced dog breeds, such as Pugs, Bulldogs and French Bulldogs, to endorse and sell products. Soaring demand for these breeds, fuelled by their prominence in advertising and marketing campaigns, is creating a health and welfare crisis.

   15 Dec 2017

• Global Challenges Research Translational Award

  RVC has been engaged on research involving a viral pathogen causing peste des petits ruminants or goat plague for many years and over the last 7, Prof Richard Kock, Dr Bryony Jones and Dr Camilla Benfield have been exploring the complexity of PPR …

   03 Oct 2019

  RVC has been engaged on research involving a viral pathogen causing peste des petits ruminants or …

• RVC's Prof Christine Nicol wins medal for poultry welfare science

  

  We are delighted to announce that our own Professor Christine Nicol, presented the prestigious Gordon Memorial Trust Lecture at this year’s WPSA conference on the 13th of April, Christine enthralled attendees with her lecture titled – ‘Whither …

   25 Apr 2022

  We are delighted to announce that our own Professor Christine Nicol, presented the …