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The RVC signs scientific collaboration agreement with Forcefield Therapeutics to assess novel treatments for heart disease
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has signed a scientific collaboration agreement with Forcefield Therapeutics to expand its research in precision cut tissue slices (PCTS) organ platforms to enhance the development of new therapeutic treatments in …The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has signed a scientific collaboration agreement with Forcefield …
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RVC lecturer awarded prestigious RCVS Fellowship
Dr Matteo Rossanese, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery and Co-Head of Soft Tissue Surgery at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has been awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (FRCVS). The Royal …Dr Matteo Rossanese, Senior Lecturer in Small Animal Soft Tissue Surgery and Co-Head of Soft Tissue …
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Creating and connecting a community of food systems thinkers
A novel approach to addressing the challenges of the food system has marked its third successful year.A novel approach to addressing the challenges of the food system has marked its third successful …
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Certificates in Advanced Veterinary Nursing
Evie Yon, Teaching Fellow in Veterinary Nursing In May 2021, the RVC welcomed the first cohort of 25 registered veterinary nurses (RVNs) onto our newly launched Graduate and Postgraduate Certificates in Advanced Veterinary Nursing. The CertAVN … -
Dr Rowena Packer wins UFAW Award
UFAW is pleased to announce that its Young Animal Welfare Scientist of the Year Award has been given to Dr Rowena Packer, a Clinical Investigations Postdoctoral Researcher at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC). The UFAW Young Animal Welfare … -
Academic Quality, Regulations & Procedures 2026/27
Assessment & Award Regulations for 2026/27 (PDF) will be available prior to the start the academic year for each course and may not appear here yet. The Assessment & Award Regulations (AARs) for some modular courses are split into 3 different … -
IFSTAL launch and documentary film screening of "The Scottish Breed"
IFSTAL is a collaboration between five higher education institutions: The University of Oxford, LCIRAH (comprising The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, School of Oriental and African Studies) and …IFSTAL is a collaboration between five higher education institutions: The University of Oxford, …
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For practices
VetCompass™ is an efficient and sustainable surveillance programme that provides enormous opportunity for the practice-based study of companion animal health and disease in the UK. -
World first, RVC finds cognitive impairments in dogs with epilepsy
A series of pioneering research studies from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) into dogs with epilepsy have revealed that: Dogs with epilepsy find it harder to obey commands, are slower to learn new tricks, have spatial memory deficits and are easily distracted. Aversive training methods, such as bark-activated collars, prong collars and verbal punishment are associated with poor trainability and their use should be avoided. Some anti-epileptic drugs (the medications commonly used to treat seizures) were found to worsen the cognitive impairment of dogs with epilepsy. Dogs with greater exposure to training activities, including obedience classes, agility, and gun-dog training, were found to be associated with higher trainability and have fewer signs of cognitive dysfunction.You can’t teach epileptic dogs new tricks? A series of pioneering research studies from the Royal …
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Employment
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