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Dragonflies and damselflies
This week, Dr Richard Bomphrey and his colleagues from Japan, Sweden and the USA have published a comprehensive account of how dragonflies and damselflies take to the air. These incredible animals, from the order Odonata, have changed little since …This week, Dr Richard Bomphrey and his colleagues from Japan, Sweden and the USA have published a …
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New EU H2020 grant: CarBon: Controlling Cartilage to Bone Transitions for Improved Treatment of Bone Defects and Osteoarthritis
Congratulations to Professor Andrew Pitsillides, who has been awarded a new EU H2020 grant as part of the CarBon consortium. CarBon is a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (MSCA-ITN) on controlling cartilage to bone transitions …Congratulations to Professor Andrew Pitsillides, who has been awarded a new EU H2020 grant as part …
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New GplusE video
For the past three years, researchers at the RVC (led by Prof Claire Wathes, and Prof Dirk Werling) have been involved in an European Union FP7 funded project, entitled “GplusE”: Genotype and Environment contributing to the sustainability of dairy …For the past three years, researchers at the RVC (led by Prof Claire Wathes, and Prof Dirk Werling) …
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BBSRC Excellence with Impact Award
The Royal Veterinary College was one of 10 ‘Commendation Winners’ in the BBSRC’s Excellence with Impact competition, which has been run over the last three years. The Royal Veterinary College received a special commendation for outstanding …The Royal Veterinary College was one of 10 ‘Commendation Winners’ in the BBSRC’s Excellence with …
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RVC paper featured on cover of Laboratory News
A recent article published by Dr Denis Larkin has been featured on the cover page of Laboratory News. The article details how an international group of scientists and researchers interested in genomics have been meeting via skype on a weekly …A recent article published by Dr Denis Larkin has been featured on the cover page of Laboratory …
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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. -
VetCompass, RSPCA & Medivet companion animal disorder & longevity posters
This week the RSPCA are promoting a set of educational posters, developed in collaboration with the Medivet veterinary partnership and the VetCompass Programme. These posters summarise the findings of three important VetCompass studies, using … -
Bones of Contention
Why have both giant land animals and many aquatic animals of varying sizes evolved to have more solidified bones? This is something Professor John Hutchinson has been questioning for over ten years. To understand why this common evolutionary … -
Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship Awarded
Dr Sarah Hill has been awarded a £300,000 Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship to research how yellow fever virus spreads amongst wild animal populations and spills over into humans. Her research will help improve our ability to predict and …Dr Sarah Hill has been awarded a £300,000 Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellowship to research …
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Bird movement research featured in prestigious journal
Royal Veterinary College research into the movement of birds on the ground is featured in the Journal of Experimental Biology.