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MRes - Determining the involvement of novel genes in bone fracture risk in Thoroughbred horses
Details of a partially funded MRes project supervised by Dr Debbie Guest and Dr Esther Palomino Lago - currently open for applications! -
RVC retains its HR Excellence in Research Award
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is pleased to announce that its HR Excellence in Research Award, following its eight-year review, has been renewed. The Award provides an important mechanism for implementing the principles of the Concordat to … -
Agreeing language in veterinary endocrinology
The Royal Veterinary College has hosted a two-day symposium about endocrinology, with a focus on the terminology used by clinicians and researchers and how well this should transmit a common meaning across the field. -
RVC hosts Life Sciences Careers Conference
Royal Veterinary College hosted the The Society of Biology Life Sciences Careers Conferences (LSCCs), aimed at helping science students and recent graduates from across the UK secure a job in their chosen field. -
Royal Veterinary College Honoured with Athena SWAN Charter Bronze Award
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is delighted to announce it has been awarded the Scientific Women’s Academic Network (Athena SWAN) bronze award by the Equality Change Unit for its commitment to promoting gender equality. The award recognises … -
Dermatology Residency
Clinical training in veterinary dermatology at the standard necessary to obtain the ECVD Diploma in Veterinary Dermatology -
The Royal Veterinary College retains top position in global rankings
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded the leading position for Veterinary Science in the QS World University Subject Rankings 2025. The QS rankings analyse the reputation and research of more than 5,200 institutions across 55 narrow … -
Veterinary institutions come together and commit to evidence-based veterinary medicine
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In a first for the profession, 15 of the major UK member organisations, vet schools and policy-making bodies – including the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) – have today come together to affirm their commitment to veterinary medicine based on sound … -
COVID-19 travel restrictions came too late, shows study, as scientists call for coordinated pandemic preparedness efforts
Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the University of Oxford responsible for tracking COVID-19 Alpha and Delta variant transmission across the UK have published their genomic tracing of the Omicron variant concluding that: …Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the University of Oxford responsible for …
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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 …