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• New research from the RVC reveals how boredom can manifest in animals

  

  A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed that sensory monotony can induce boredom-like behaviour in rats, as happens in humans. These findings could have implications for animal training, animal welfare, and for understanding …

   10 Jul 2025

  A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed that sensory monotony can induce …

• RVC wins GCRF award for its research into goat plague

  

  Award will fund the RVC's pioneering study of the viral pathogen that causes PPR,, an emergent disease that affects goats and sheep, as well as wildlife, across Africa and Asia,

   17 Oct 2019

  The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded a GCRF Global Research Translation Award to …

• Miniature schnauzer – one of the most average dogs in the UK according to new research

  

  Miniature schnauzer's averageness suggests that it could be considered as a good option of dog breed for aspiring owners

   14 Feb 2019

• New research by the RVC calls for social science input into pandemic policy and response

  

  Challenges and implications for One Health research and the importance of including the social sciences in creating effective government policy to mitigate the spread of zoonotic diseases, such as Covid-19.

   11 May 2020

  A new study by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), highlights the challenges and implications for …

• Three Innovation Fellows appointed to lead research on infectious diseases

  

  Three Innovation Fellows have been appointed, including two at the RVC, to undertake studies aimed at producing new diagnostic tools for infectious diseases.

   20 Mar 2019

• RVC recognised for Leadership in Openness in Animal Research

  

  Leaders in Openness in Animal Research are organisations who commit considerable resource and energy to following best practice, embedding openness within their organisations and making the aims of the Concordat on Openness on Animal Research a reality.

   21 May 2019

  The Royal Veterinary College is one of the first organisations to gain a Leadership in Openness …

• New concepts in research suggest that animals suffer boredom too

  

  Boredom when it is severe and prolonged is torment to humans and can cause dangerous or criminal behaviour and depression. It has been little researched from a biological perspective to date and some believe boredom is unique to humans. However, …

   22 Aug 2017

  Boredom when it is severe and prolonged is torment to humans and can cause dangerous or criminal …

• RVC receives translational research funding to help safeguard human and animal health

  

  Researchers at the RVC will receive three new grants, totalling nearly £1 million, to fund studies that combat infectious diseases and antibiotic resistance

   08 Jul 2019

  Researchers at the RVC will receive three new grants for Knowledge Exchange from Research England’s …

• New research by the RVC could hold key to new treatments for Cancer and Neurodegeneration

  

  New interaction found in cells that could lead to development of novel therapies for pathological conditions in humans and animals

   18 Dec 2020

  A new study, led by the RVC, has found a new interaction within cells that could lead to the …

• The Royal Veterinary College’s Equine Locomotor Research Course expands to the USA

  

  Grad Dip Equine Locomotor Research offers professional farriers the chance to gain the skills to produce original research which could enhance equine welfare

   26 Jun 2017