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HAWKSHEAD CAMPUS

HERTFORDSHIRE

The Hawkshead Campus houses facilities to deliver both the theoretical and practical
elements of our courses. It is where our veterinary medicine and veterinary science
students are based for their final three years, alongside student veterinary nurses, final
year Animal Biology, Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics students and specialists-in-training.

Academic facilities Small Animal Referrals Hospital – one of the largest and
The Hawkshead Campus houses modern lecture theatres most advanced veterinary hospitals in the world, treating over
and laboratories, a large library and learning resource centre. 9,000 cases each year.
There are also a number of specialist centres on campus,
including the Centre for Emerging and Endemic Diseases, Equine Hospital – our equine practice has a long and
Structure and Motion Laboratories, Clinical Skills Centre and rich history in equine health management, combining
Clinical Investigations Centre. world-leading research with the largest number of RCVS
Equine Specialists of any UK veterinary teaching hospital,
Student facilities 24-hour emergency and referral services, and a first opinion
The Campus is considered self-contained, so you will find equine-only ambulatory practice.
almost everything you will need, from our Sports and Wellbeing
Centre to a restaurant. There is an award-winning student Boltons Park Farm – our farm animal teaching facility is
village, a refectory and a large outdoor sports facility. located approximately 1 mile from our core teaching facilities.
The farm has 200 hectares of mainly grazing land, as well as
You will also find The Buttery, a campus bar for students 20 hectares of ancient mixed woodland.
to relax in after a day of study or clinical work, as well as
Students’ Union facilities.

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