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• Can mosquitoes stop us going bump in the night?

  

  International, collaborative research group led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has demonstrated how the mosquito avoids obstacles in the dark by sensing changes in the airflows generated by its flapping wings.

   07 May 2020

• Do long limbs really provide a leg up?

  

  Musculoskeletal models reveal the impact of giraffe’s long limbs on its mobility.

   07 Jul 2022

• The RVC awarded funding for crucial research that could contribute to the reduction of methane emissions worldwide

  

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded a £1,200,000 grant from the Bezos Earth Fund to explore how methane-producing microorganisms colonise the gastro-intestinal (GI) tract of calves in the first six weeks of life and how they impact …

   06 Aug 2024

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded a £1,200,000 grant from the Bezos Earth Fund to …

• 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 …

• New breakthrough in creation of feline stem cells could help develop treatments for heart disease in cats and humans

  

  In what is believed to be a world-first, researchers have identified the conditions required to generate pluripotent stem cells from domestic cats, a finding which could have significant benefits for feline and human health

   24 Sep 2019

  In what is believed to be a world-first, researchers have identified the conditions required to …

• Cavapoo and Cockapoo designer dog breeds at high risk of tick infestation, study finds

  

  The RVC’s VetCompass Programme reveals the dog breeds at most and least risk of tick infestation to help prevention and support canine welfare. New research from the RVC has revealed that designer cross breeds, including Cavapoo, Cockapoo, …

   30 Apr 2024

• Scientists uncover secret of mass mortality event in remote steppe grassland of Central Asia - Sudden death of 200,000 critically endangered saiga antelopes was caused by unusual environmental conditions

  

  Scientists uncover secret of mass mortality event in remote steppe grassland of Central Asia - Sudden death of 200,000 critically endangered saiga antelopes was caused by unusual environmental conditions

   17 Jan 2018

   

  The sudden death of over 200,000 saiga antelopes in Kazakhstan in May 2015, more than 80% of the …

• Veterinary and medical professionals call for a One Health approach to improve human pandemic infection control

  

  At a time when the world’s biodiversity is facing both a mass extinction event and an increase in emerging infections, a group of leading veterinary and medical professionals have spoken out about the need for health professionals to function within broader multidisciplinary teams in order to mitigate against human pandemics and help the health of the globe.

   05 Oct 2020

  At a time when the world’s biodiversity is facing both a mass extinction event and an increase in …

• RVC join forces with BBC for Cat Watch 2014

  

  The RVC Structure and Motion Lab team have joined up with the BBC and presenter Liz Bonnin for Cat Watch 2014 on BBC2 Horizon, October 7th, 8th and 9th. See our scientists revealing how town cats, village cats and farm cats spend their days and …

   30 Sep 2014