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Four-thousand farms in Wales have been screened in bovine viral diarrhoea project
A collaborative programme involving the RVC has been testing farms for the past six months in an effort to eradicate BVD. Of those tested, 27% have evidence of the BVD infection and some 50 have started persistent infected (PI) animal hunts on their farms. -
Innovative animal tracking system developed by the RVC wins ERC Proof of Concept Grant
This dynamically augmented navigation system (DYANS) system was developed to track fast-moving animals in the wild in order to better understand their locomotion, hunting and ranging behaviour -
New research by the RVC could hold the key to treatments for tendon disease and other musculoskeletal disorders
Examining protein turnover rates in the tendons of rats, has found that tendons are a dynamic tissue with varying turnover rates of proteinsA new study, by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), which examined protein turnover rates in the …
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RVC academic joins cross-institutional team in surveillance of new avian flu outbreak
A team of academics have joined together from across the UK to monitor outbreaks of high-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds and poultry in Europe and Central Asia and assess the mitigation measures required to limit the spread.A team of academics, including a Professor in One Health Evolutionary Biology at the Royal …
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RVC to lead pioneering Parkinson’s research with grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation
Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) are launching a new study to better understand an important gene mutation in Parkinson’s disease, following a $241,399 grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. The study …Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) are launching a new study to better understand an …
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The RVC’s Professor Nicola Lewis appointed as new director of the Worldwide Influenza Centre at the Francis Crick Institute
Professor Nicola Lewis, an internationally recognised expert in influenza research and surveillance, has joined the Crick as the new director of the Worldwide Influenza Centre (WIC). Professor Nicola Lewis The Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) … -
RVC researchers identify gaps in actual disease burden highlighted by Monkeypox outbreak
A recent article by researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and others published in the ‘International Journal of Infectious Diseases’ highlights the research gaps in the epidemiology of Monkeypox (MPX) virus in endemic countries. The …A recent article by researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and others published in the …
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RVC professor chairs the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) is delighted to share that Professor Alan Wilson, Professor of Locomotor Biomechanics is serving as the Chair for the Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize this year. Professor Alan Wilson poses with cheetahs … -
RVC receives funding to strengthen research into livestock disease
Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have been awarded funding by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to continue their studies into … -
RVC PhD student co-authors research briefing for parliament
Fourth year student Alana Dowling has co-authored a research briefing for Parliamentarians as part of her three month science policy internship at the Parliamentary Office of Science & TechnologyFourth year PhD student Alana Dowling has co-authored a research briefing for Parliamentarians as …