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A tale of survival: Heroic emergency services save beloved cat from burning house
Owner thanks fire service, paramedics and veterinary staff who rescued cat Whiskey from fire and provided medical care to ensure her miraculous recovery Whiskey, a one-year-old beloved domestic short-hair cat from Hatfield, has defied the odds …Owner thanks fire service, paramedics and veterinary staff who rescued cat Whiskey from fire and …
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The RVC advances efforts in wildlife and One Health research in Uganda through partnership with Conservation Through Public Health
Dr Stuart Patterson, Senior Lecturer in Wild Animal Health & Associate Dean at the RVC and Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Founder and CEO, Conservation Through Public Health (CTPH) The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has signed a memorandum of … -
RVC veterinary nurses graduate in Hong Kong
The first students from the RVC’s Bachelor of Science in Veterinary Nursing in Hong Kong graduated on October 28th, having completed a four year course run in collaboration with Hong Kong Polytechnic University. -
New EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie International Fellowship relating to Limb Networks awarded
Professor John Hutchinson and colleagues have been awarded a EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie International Fellowship for Dr. Borja Esteve-Altava. The project is entitled Limb Networks - Network Analysis of Musculoskeletal Evolution and Modularity during …Professor John Hutchinson and colleagues have been awarded a EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie …
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RVC researchers invent oral vaccine platform to combat PCV2
Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have developed an oral vaccine against Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) based on the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. PCV2 is endemic in every major pig producing country, causing PCV-associated disease (PCVAD), linked with large scale economic losses.Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have developed an oral vaccine against porcine …
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New Dogs Trust PhD studentship awarded
Dr Simon Priestnall, Dr Judy Mitchell, Dr Jackie Cardwell and Louise Allum have been awarded a PhD studentship by the Dogs Trust on "Improved diagnosis and epidemiological understanding of CIRD in dogs" Canine infectious respiratory disease (CIRD) …Dr Simon Priestnall, Dr Judy Mitchell, Dr Jackie Cardwell and Louise Allum have been awarded a …
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Open source bone biology software benefits industry and academia
Open source image analysis software BoneJ developed at RVC being used in volcanology, marine biology, soils science, battery design, and food science -
Easter bunnies and dogs do not mix
As Easter approaches, we should all be reminded about the possibility of chocolate poisoning in dogs. Every year Royal Veterinary College (RVC) hospitals and vet practices around the UK see poorly pets have plundered our beloved treats. -
New Dogs Trust grant: Of mice and dogs: Comparison of the alterations in the metabolome associated with heart failure
Congratulations to Dr David Connolly and Professor Adrian Boswood for their recent grant award from the Dogs Trust for the study "Of mice and dogs: Comparison of the alterations in the metabolome associated with heart failure" Approximately 320,000 …Congratulations to Dr David Connolly and Professor Adrian Boswood for their recent grant award from …
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New NC3Rs grant: Development, validation and application of enhanced-welfare technology for wild small mammal research
Wild small mammals (mice, voles and shrews) are studied in many research fields, including ecology, demography and conservation. Many studies of these animals rely on a traditional capture-mark-recapture approach, which involves repeated live- …Wild small mammals (mice, voles and shrews) are studied in many research fields, including ecology, …