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• The RVC urges owners of hot dogs to “cool first, transport second”

  

  A new study by the VetCompass team at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found that dogs with heatstroke may be suffering even further due to outdated first aid practices. The research calls for updated guidance to be promoted more widely for …

   20 Jul 2023

• Love is blind? Many owners of short-muzzled dogs are strongly bonded to their pets but unaware of health problems

  

  Love is blind? Many owners of short-muzzled dogs are strongly bonded to their pets but unaware of health problems

   19 Jul 2019

  The largest study to date on the owners of short-muzzled dogs reveals close bonds between them and …

• New RVC research reveals antibiotics offer no benefit in treating dogs with diarrhoea

  

  A new VetCompass study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed that veterinary prescription of antibiotics at first presentation of uncomplicated diarrhoea in dogs causes no difference in clinical resolution of these cases. The study …

   04 Oct 2023

• RVC Professor named chair of The Royal Society’s judging panel for the 2024 Trivedi Science Book Prize

  

  The Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Professor John Hutchinson has today been announced as Chair of Judges for the Royal Society’s 2024 Trivedi Science Book Prize. Now in its 37th year, the prize, supported by the Trivedi Family Foundation, …

   16 Jul 2024

• Pirbright young scientist of the year award

  

  Congratulations to Claire Guinat (PhD student registered at the RVC) who is the joint winner of the Pirbright young scientist of the year award, along with a student from Compton. Claire was nominated for the award by Professor Linda Dixon from the …

   07 Jan 2016

  Congratulations to Claire Guinat (PhD student registered at the RVC) who is the joint winner of the …

• New technologies can more effectively track freshwater snails and prevent tropical disease schistosomiasis

  

  Google Earth, satellite images and drone photos can help identify which remote communities are most at risk of contracting one of the world’s worst tropical diseases – schistosomiasi

   28 Oct 2019

  Google Earth, satellite images and drone photos can help identify which remote communities are most …

• RVC professor contributes to vital research on potential treatment for COVID-19

  

  Significant new research project which shows that a protein currently being trialled as a treatment for COVID-19 interferes with the repair of lung tissue.

   16 Jun 2020

  Continuing the ongoing and expanding partnership between the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the …

• Two Bloomsbury SET grants awarded to Dr Mehroosh Tak

  

  Congratulations to Dr Mehroosh Tak, who with colleagues, has been awarded two Bloomsbury SET grants, to work on the following two projects: Assessing social acceptability and economic impact of centralised antibiotic usage data collection for GB …

   24 Aug 2020

  Congratulations to Dr Mehroosh Tak, who with colleagues, has been awarded two Bloomsbury SET grants, …

• Study reveals substantial negative impacts on owners’ lives when their dog develops epilepsy

  

  The qualitative study, led by the RVC, explored the impact of owning a dog with epilepsy, aiming to provide better support and resources to help improve owner quality of life

   26 Nov 2020

  A study led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), which explored the impact of owning a dog with …

• RVC academic receives grant for vital research exploring the risk of fracture among Thoroughbreds

  

  Grant awarde by the Alborada Trust to Dr Debbie Guest, for research which has the potential to make a significant improvement to Thoroughbred health and welfare

   05 Mar 2021

  A Senior Research Fellow at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded a grant, worth …