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• Pre-owned pooches: Characterising commercial and private re-homing and re-selling systems for dogs aged > 16 weeks in the UK and implications for canine welfare (In progress)

  

  This PhD project will explore the re-sale of dogs over 16 weeks old that are sold through online advertisements in the UK: the demographics of dogs advertised; the demographics, motivations, and experiences of their sellers and buyers; and how the …

• Wellcome Trust CVRT Vacation Award

  Student describes his experience after being awarded a CVRT Vacation award.

   24 Oct 2014

  RVC student, Luca Fortuna, BVetMed student), was awarded a Wellcome Trust CVRT vacation award this …

• Summer students investigate horse behaviour and welfare

  

  Last week we celebrated the end of our summer students' projects! We were very lucky to have Ambre Jacquart (MSci WAB) and Emmanuel Oloyede-Oyeyemi (BVetMed) join us this summer to run projects alongside Aline's PhD project on early life effects on …

   13 Sep 2021

  Last week we celebrated the end of our summer students' projects!

  We were very lucky to have Ambre …

• Pirbright young scientist of the year award

  

  Congratulations to Claire Guinat (PhD student registered at the RVC) who is the joint winner of the Pirbright young scientist of the year award, along with a student from Compton. Claire was nominated for the award by Professor Linda Dixon from the …

   07 Jan 2016

  Congratulations to Claire Guinat (PhD student registered at the RVC) who is the joint winner of the …

• Recent award from the Duchenne Children’s Trust to the Wells lab (£139,144)

  Professor Dominic Wells has recently received an award (£139,144) from the Duchenne Children’s Trust for  "Assessing Combination Therapies for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy".    Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited lethal muscle wasting …

   09 May 2016

  Professor Dominic Wells has recently received an award (£139,144) from the Duchenne Children’s …

• RVC experts show homeopathy only appears to work because of perceptual errors

  

  A recent peer reviewed article authored by Professor Peter Lees, Emeritus Professor in Pharmacology at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), definitively explains why homeopathy in veterinary care can appear to be effective because of perceptual …

   09 Oct 2017

  A recent peer reviewed article authored by Professor Peter Lees, Emeritus Professor in Pharmacology …

• Cavapoo and Cockapoo designer dog breeds at high risk of tick infestation, study finds

  

  The RVC’s VetCompass Programme reveals the dog breeds at most and least risk of tick infestation to help prevention and support canine welfare. New research from the RVC has revealed that designer cross breeds, including Cavapoo, Cockapoo, …

   30 Apr 2024

• VetCompass research in The Kennel Scope

  

  VetCompass research output features strongly in this months edition of The Kennel Scope magazine, published last week by the Kennel Club. The Kennel Scope magazine is a free, quarterly e-newsletter aimed at keeping  veterinary professionals …

   19 Jun 2015
• BVetMed RP2 Research Projects (In Progress)

  

  All BVetMed veterinary undergraduates at the RVC are required to complete a formal piece of research (named Research Project 2 “RP2”) as part of their route towards gaining a veterinary degree. This project is a Level 7 body of work that is at the …

• Animals make light work of walking

  

   The range of footfall patterns seen in walking amphibians, reptiles and mammals - including hippopotamus, horse and (inverted) sloth - are consistent with simple principles of mechanical work minimisation.   One of the fundamental objectives of …

   21 Sep 2017