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• New Leverhulme Grant awarded to Dr Michael Doube

  

  Congratulations to Dr Michael Doube who has been awarded a grant by the Leverhulme Trust for his proposal, "Act big, get big. Bone cell activity scaling among species as a skeletal adaptation mechanism"  Bones, and the foam-like structures within …

   15 Jan 2015

  Congratulations to Dr Michael Doube who has been awarded a grant by the Leverhulme Trust for his …

• Animal Welfare Conference

  

  Experts at an event at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) discussed how selective breeding for ‘desirable’ traits can ultimately push an animal’s biology to the point where it breaks down, due to increased susceptibility to disease.

   02 Aug 2016

  Experts at an event at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) discussed how selective breeding for ‘ …

• BSAVA support for VetCompass!

  

  We are excited to confirm full support from the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) for the VetCompass programme!   Founded in 1957, BSAVA is a professional body for veterinary surgeons treating companion animals. Membership …

   13 May 2015

• VetCompass at the annual SVEPM conference

  

  The annual Meeting of the Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (SVEPM) is the highlight of the European epidemiology year and this year it was held in Elsinore, Denmark on March 16-18th 2016. Each year epidemiology researchers, …

   28 Mar 2016

• New review on antimicrobial resistance in livestock highlights knowledge gaps which threaten global health

  

  FAO paper on the epidemiology of antimicrobial resistance in animal production highlights substantial research gaps and recommends a One Health approach

   22 Dec 2016

  Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have highlighted substantial research gaps in the …

• The Structure and Motion Lab is expanding

  

  Due to the recent successes in attracting new funding, a second state-of-the-art experimental facility is currently being built at the Hawkshead Campus to cater to the Structure and Motion Lab's growing research programme.  The new building will …

   16 Mar 2015

• Innovative animal tracking system developed by the RVC wins ERC Proof of Concept Grant

  

  This dynamically augmented navigation system (DYANS) system was developed to track fast-moving animals in the wild in order to better understand their locomotion, hunting and ranging behaviour

   04 May 2020

• RVC BVetMed student awarded a Morris Animal Foundation Veterinary Student Scholars award

  George Smith, BVetMed4 student, has successfully applied to the Veterinary Student Scholars Program with the Morris Animal Foundation.  He will be supervised by Professor Holger Volk, Professor Joanne Webster and Miss Kate English. The Morris …

   06 Mar 2015

  George Smith, BVetMed4 student, has successfully applied to the Veterinary Student Scholars Program …

• Genetic history of Welsh sheep shows migration of ancient Brits

  

  The genetic history of native Welsh sheep breeds can show us the migration habits of Britain’s historic peoples according to a new study by The Royal Veterinary College, University of London and Aberystwyth University. The three year research …

   23 Jun 2015

  The genetic history of native Welsh sheep breeds can show us the migration habits of Britain’s …

• Birds of Prey visit Royal Veterinary College

  

  Birds of prey visit the Structure and Motion Laboratory for a week of flight analysis.  Expert bird behaviourists and trainers Lloyd and Rose Buck have brought their knowledge and some members of their bird family to the Royal Veterinary College. …

   05 May 2017