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• Celebrating vital animal blood donations on World Blood Donor Day

  

  We are recognising animal superheroes whose blood donations have led to over 800 successful transfusions in the past year

   14 Jun 2020

  In celebration of World Blood Donor Day, the RVC Animal Care Trust and the Royal Veterinary College …

• New award-winning RVC research reveals the importance of a One Health approach if elimination of a major parasitic disease is to be achieved

  

  This study highlights how viable zoonotic hybridisation between parasites of humans with those of animals, together with wider ecosystem contexts, can affect the transmission and resilience of the disease.

   17 Aug 2020

  A new study published in Lancet Planetary Health led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), working …

• Flat-faced dogs; an addictive personality

  

  RVC study highlights breed loyalty for pugs, French bulldogs, and English bulldogs, despite substantial health risks

   26 Aug 2020

  According to a new study, 93% of owners of flat-faced dogs – including the Pug, French Bulldog and …

• Social science-led projects awarded £170,000 to combat infectious disease through a cross-disciplinary approach

  

  The RVC and its partners in The Bloomsbury SET programme will bring new perspectives to global human and animal health challenges

   14 Oct 2020

  The Bloomsbury SET – a £5-million translational research programme led by The Royal Veterinary …

• RVC awarded funding to contribute to the global effort on COVID-19 health research

  

  A project, led by researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), which seeks to reduce COVID-19 transmission in traditional food markets in Bolivia and Peru, receives funding

   16 Oct 2020

  A project, led by researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), which seeks to reduce COVID-19 …

• Applications for the Royal Veterinary College Summer Schools are now open

  

  The RVC is calling for students from Years 10, 11 and 12 to apply for its 2021 Summer Schools

   25 Jan 2021

• Biomechanical models unlock muscle-bound secrets of the evolution of dinosaur locomotion

  

  Scientists have discovered how the locomotion of dinosaurs on land changed from the earliest, cat-sized bipedal (walking on two hind legs) forms to giants like Tyrannosaurus rex and then ultimately birds. The findings identify that movement in …

   19 Mar 2021

• RVC study reveals extent of dog obesity crisis in the UK

  

  Study from the RVC reveals scale of the overweight epidemic in dogs in the UK, with 1 in 14 dogs recorded by their vets as overweight each year

   23 Mar 2021

• New research from the RVC explores the genetic adaptions and evolution of livestock and wild animals in response to extreme climates

  

  Genetics of extreme climate adaptation which help the world’s most northern Yakut cattle population in Siberia survive their extreme cold environment

   30 Mar 2021

  New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the Institute of Cytology and Genetics in …

• New RVC study into euthanasia of dogs aims to help veterinary professionals and owners better prepare for that toughest decision

  

  The discoveries in this new study can support veterinarians and owners to better prepare for and come to terms with such difficult decisions

   04 May 2021