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RVC Lecturer awarded BVA Animal Welfare Foundation research grant to study the COVID ‘Pandemic Puppy’ phenomenon in the UK
Dr Rowena Packer has been awarded a research grant from the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation. These grants are available to experienced researchers for short, desk-based research projects on high priority issues in animal welfare. Rowena, Lecturer in …Dr Rowena Packer has been awarded a research grant from the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation. These …
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VetCompass study reveals new insights on seizures and epilepsy in cats
Neurological disorders are supposedly a leading cause of death in cats but, until now, there has been little information on how commonly cats are affected by seizure disorders or epilepsy. The latest VetCompass study shines new light on these … -
New grant awarded for VetCompass antimicrobial research
Brodbelt, O’Neill DG, D, Mateus A, Kennedy N, Church D (2021-2023) . Improved Stewardship to Protect Veterinary Antimicrobial Usage. PetPlan Charitable Trust, Two year postdoctoral researcher. Antimicrobial resistance is increasingly reported in … -
A diagnostic to determine the route of infection of Toxoplasma gondii
One of the most common parasitic infections in the world is also one many people haven’t heard of. Toxoplasma gondii, a lesser-known cousin of the malaria parasite, infects all known warm blooded animals, including us, with as many as one in three …One of the most common parasitic infections in the world is also one many people haven’t heard of. …
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Now listen ear: New RVC research reveals the dog breeds most affected by ear infections
Largest study into why dogs get ear infections included anonymised data from more than 22,000 dogs across the UK to help owners spot the signs -
Computer simulations reveal dinosaurs wagged their tails when running
Scientists from the Royal Veterinary College discover that dinosaurs, like Tyrannosaurus and Velociraptor, wagged their tails when running, similar to how humans swing their arms when moving. -
Innovate UK funding awarded for feasibility study on Visual Monitoring of Broiler Behaviour, Health and Welfare using Artificial Intelligent Image Machine Learning.
New funding has been awarded to Dr Theo Demmers (PI) and Associate Professor Siobhan Abeyesinghe by Innovate UK for the project Visual Monitoring of Broiler Behaviour, Health and Welfare using Artificial Intelligent Image Machine Learning. This …New funding has been awarded to Dr Theo Demmers (PI) and Associate Professor Siobhan Abeyesinghe by …
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RVC researchers win Marjorie (Sandiford) Whittingham Prize
Dr Nur Hidayu Mazlan, Dr Noelia Lopez-Salesansky, Dr Charlotte Burn and Professor Dominic Wells have been awarded the 2014 Majorie (Sandiford) Whittingham Journal Article prizeDr Nur Hidayu Mazlan, Dr Noelia Lopez-Salesansky, Dr Charlotte Burn and Professor Dominic Wells …
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Veterinary Nurse Mental Health and Wellbeing Grant
The IDEXX Foundation has awarded the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) $147,000 (£120,000) for research into UK veterinary nurse mental health and wellbeing. The project will be carried out by an RVC-led multidisciplinary team of veterinary surgeons, …The IDEXX Foundation has awarded the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) $147,000 (£120,000) for …
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RVC encourages blood donors to come forward
The RVC has the busiest animal hospital blood donor programme in Europe and is encouraging more donors to come forward.Most people understand the role blood donors can have in saving human life. Unbeknown to many …