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Walter and Dorothy Plowright Memorial Prize
Congratulations to Sian-Marie Clark who has been awarded the Walter and Dorothy Plowright Memorial Prize for young researchers at last week's Veterinary Research Club meeting for her abstract presentation that focussed on the permeation of canine …Congratulations to Sian-Marie Clark who has been awarded the Walter and Dorothy Plowright Memorial …
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Pairing and sharing in V formation flight
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New publication reveals how birds can't 'cheat' in V formation flight by spending all their time at the back. Research published in Nature last year by the RVC Structure and Motion Lab showed that when birds are flying in a V formation, energy … -
Do owls have superpowers?
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Dr Jim Usherwood features on the BBC Two wildlife series Natural World, exploring "Super Powered Owls". Dr Usherwood, a Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow at the RVC, investigates the mechanics of terrestrial and aerial locomotion. He appears … -
There's an elephant in the camp!
A current PhD student in the RVC's Structure and Motion Lab discusses her experiences and the highlights of collecting data in the field -
Professor R. McNeill Alexander receives honorary degree
The Royal Veterinary College has awarded Professor R. McNeill Alexander an honorary degree for his contributions to biomechanics at the at the 2015 graduation ceremony. Unfortunately, Professor Alexander could not attend the ceremony to collect … -
New research into giraffe locomotion
Structure and Motion Laboratory experts using drones to observe giraffe locomotion in the wild. -
Animal Flight Insight
The Structure and Motion Lab advances facilities to conduct innovative animal flight research. Researchers from the Structure and Motion Lab – led by Dr Richard Bomphrey – are using wind tunnels to investigate the aerodynamics of animal flight. Two … -
Walk This Way
New research by Dr Tatjana Hubel and Dr Jim Usherwood provides fresh insight into the impact of size and speed for the way we humans walk and run. Dr Hubel, working alongside Structure and Motion Lab colleague Dr Usherwood, has been conducting … -
£1.2M Wellcome Trust Fellowship funds research into fundamental challenges of using muscles to power locomotion with legs
Have you ever wondered why you can’t walk and run as fast or efficiently as you can cycle? Or why small children and birds don’t run like adults or ostriches? A new conceptual framework being developed at The Royal Veterinary College is approaching …Have you ever wondered why you can’t walk and run as fast or efficiently as you can cycle? Or why …
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How cheetahs find each other in their vast home ranges in Botswana
Researchers from the Structure and Motion Lab have published a paper on how cheetahs find each other in their vast home ranges in Botswana. Dr Tatjana Hubel, Prof Alan Wilson and collaborators from Cheetah Conservation Botswana tracked a coalition …Researchers from the Structure and Motion Lab have published a paper on how cheetahs find each …