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Applications are invited for Clinical Training Internships and Residencies
For information including entry requirements and how to apply see Clinical Training. Deadline for applications are: Residencies:Thursday 19th November 2020 Internships: Thursday 26th November 2020For information including entry requirements and how to apply see Clinical Training.
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Dr. Madeleine Campbell's New Book: 'Animals, Ethics and Us' Out now
Animals, Ethics and Us: A Veterinarian's View of Human Animal Interactions AWSE's very own Dr. Madeleine Campbell has written and released this 'stripped back and balanced' read examining how we all interact with animals.Animals, Ethics and Us: A Veterinarian's View of Human Animal Interactions
AWSE's very own …
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RVC postgraduates attend inaugural food systems event
RVC postgraduate students were among those attending the inaugural Innovative Food Systems Teaching and Learning (IFSTAL) summer schoolRoyal Veterinary College (RVC) postgraduate students were among those attending the inaugural …
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RVC Senior Vice-Principal becomes RCVS President
Royal Veterinary College (RVC) Senior Vice-Principal Stephen May has become President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, the body which regulates the profession in the UK. -
Incontinence in bitches: huge breed predispositions shown in VetCompass study
A VetCompass RVC epidemiological study involving over 100,000 bitches from veterinary clinics across England has highlighted certain breeds that are hugely predisposed to urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence describes involuntary leaking …A VetCompass RVC epidemiological study involving over 100,000 bitches from veterinary clinics …
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An Open Letter from Professor Stuart Reid, RVC Principal
It is with a rather heavy heart that I pen this note to a rather wider readership than I might have anticipated. The contents of this letter relate to the recent publication and promotion of a “naked calendar” produced by my final year veterinary … -
The RVC joins with Mansoura University in Egypt to establish transnational education partnership in veterinary medicine
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Mansoura University in Egypt which sets out the aim of developing a transnational partnership in veterinary medicine. The two universities are exploring … -
RCVS accreditation for new RVC Certificates in Advanced Veterinary Medical Nursing
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has received accreditation from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) for its new Postgraduate and Graduate Certificates in Advanced Veterinary Medical Nursing. This new designation pathway complements … -
Royal Veterinary College voted world’s leading vet school
The RVC has been ranked as the world’s number one veterinary school in the prestigious QS World University Rankings 2019 -
World first, RVC finds cognitive impairments in dogs with epilepsy
A series of pioneering research studies from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) into dogs with epilepsy have revealed that: Dogs with epilepsy find it harder to obey commands, are slower to learn new tricks, have spatial memory deficits and are easily distracted. Aversive training methods, such as bark-activated collars, prong collars and verbal punishment are associated with poor trainability and their use should be avoided. Some anti-epileptic drugs (the medications commonly used to treat seizures) were found to worsen the cognitive impairment of dogs with epilepsy. Dogs with greater exposure to training activities, including obedience classes, agility, and gun-dog training, were found to be associated with higher trainability and have fewer signs of cognitive dysfunction.You can’t teach epileptic dogs new tricks? A series of pioneering research studies from the Royal …