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RVC researcher awarded prestigious UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship
The Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Dr Sarah Hill, Research Fellow in Genomic Epidemiology (Infectious Diseases), has been awarded a highly competitive Future Leaders Fellowship by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). The funding will support her …The Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Dr Sarah Hill, Research Fellow in Genomic Epidemiology ( …
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New research from the RVC finds using sedation when disbudding calves affects growth rate
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) into the effectiveness of sedation and any associated health impacts when disbudding calves has revealed a correlation with lower growth rates after the procedure. This research will support …New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) into the effectiveness of sedation and any …
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From cuddles to chaos: RVC launches national survey to explore the reality of Living with Dogs
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in collaboration with Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, has today launched a nationwide survey to explore how canine behaviour impacts the lives of dog owners and their families. Now calling for adult UK-based dog …The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), in collaboration with Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, has today …
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How changing limb posture helped ancient reptiles grow
New collaborative research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), along with the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (Beijing, China) and Clemson University (South Carolina, USA), has revealed how more upright limb postures … -
New study from the RVC reveals that dinosaurs may have used their tails to power jumps
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed that when dinosaurs leapt into the air, they may have used their tails as well as their legs. The study concludes that long-tailed, bipedal carnivores (like Velociraptor) could have … -
Professor Stuart Reid CBE receives prestigious Calvin W. Schwabe Award
Professor Stuart Reid CBE, President & Principal of the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), was presented with the 2026 Calvin W. Schwabe Award in recognition of his lifetime achievements in veterinary epidemiology and celebrated his application of …Professor Stuart Reid CBE, President & Principal of the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), was …
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New study from the RVC shows how livestock welfare can be improved through one simple change
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed that changing when animals are inspected during transport could significantly improve their welfare. The findings provide a practical framework for improving how animal wellbeing is …New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed that changing when animals are …
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RVC collaborates to reveal health issues in different dog breeds
A Royal Veterinary College (RVC) veterinary researcher has been involved in an exciting collaboration to create a single resource, in an easy-to-read book format, that identifies the health issues that each dog and cat breed is predisposed to. Until now, owners have struggled to find information about the diseases their breeds are prone to because this information was often scattered across thousands of scholarly articles in academic journals. Now, following exhaustive research that examined thousands of peer-reviewed publications on dog and cat health, three veterinary surgeon researchers have finally collated all this information into a single book source for owners, vets, breeders and students. -
Ancient bus-sized crocodile had extra vertebra to assist movement, new study shows
An ancient caiman that weighed as much as an Asian elephant (3 tonnes) and almost was as long as a bus (8 metres) had unique specialisations to help it move, a new study shows. The Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Professor John Hutchinson joined … -
Initiatives to control and eliminate parasitic disease are reaching targets earlier than projected
Data, analysed by researchers, from nine national schistosomiasis control programmes, identified that the majority of initiatives acrosssub-Saharan Africa and Yemen have reached the disease-control target by two treatment rounds or lessNew data, analysed by a group of leading researchers, from nine national schistosomiasis control …