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• RVC invites UK dog owners who acquired a puppy since January 2019 to take part in huge national study

  

  The ‘Pandemic Puppies’ study will explore how the Covid-19 lockdown has affected puppy buying in the UK

   10 Nov 2020

• Royal Veterinary College professor wins prestigious research award

  

  Professor Harriet Syme of the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been announced as the winner of the Petplan Charitable Trust Scientific Research Award 2020. The award is made for outstanding contributions to veterinary research and reflects …

   02 Jun 2020

  Professor Harriet Syme of the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been announced as the winner of …

• RVC researchers win grant for vital project on coronavirus infections in companion animals

  

  The study, named MASCOT could pave the way to a greater understanding of why certain people are more susceptible to COVID-19, as well as helping to identify new treatment targets.

   27 Jul 2020

  Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have been awarded a grant worth almost £200,000 …

• 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 …

• VetCompassTM study explores frequency, risk factors and survival in dogs with diabetes mellitus

  

  Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a serious disease that can compromise the welfare of dogs. This latest VetCompass study looked at factors associated with the risk of dogs developing DM, and also factors associated with how long they might survive with the …

   18 Jun 2020

• In the Media

  Over the last decade our research in relation to brachycephalic health has seen considerable coverage in the media. Some highlights of this are featured below. Scientists find gene link to problem breathing in dogs - 17 May 2019 Dog breeding: …

• RVC Lecturer awarded BVA Animal Welfare Foundation research grant to study the COVID ‘Pandemic Puppy’ phenomenon in the UK

  

   Dr Rowena Packer has been awarded a research grant from the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation. These grants are available to experienced researchers for short, desk-based research projects on high priority issues in animal welfare. Rowena, Lecturer in …

   13 Aug 2020

   Dr Rowena Packer has been awarded a research grant from the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation. These …

• VetCompass study reveals new insights on seizures and epilepsy in cats

  

  Neurological disorders are supposedly a leading cause of death in cats but, until now, there has been little information on how commonly cats are affected by seizure disorders or epilepsy.  The latest VetCompass study shines new light on these …

   25 Sep 2020

• Published papers

  Research in relation to brachycephalic health issues from the RVC's interdisciplinary research team

• Scientists collaborate to assess the impact of an infection with Mycobacterium bovis on different cow breeds

  Scientists from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia,), the Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco (Guadalajara Jalisco, México), Public Health England ( …

   16 Dec 2020

  Scientists from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y …