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Arthur, Gordon Baker, Bob Cook, with occasional visits from Clifford Formston, and from the Beaumont, Gordon Knight and Bob Frost.
a delightful building in which to work. John Greatorex, Kelvin Price, ‘Tommy’ Thomsett from Medicine, Percy Ingram and Tim Cheyne from Pathology were regular users.
accommodate 12 cows with side chains, two bull pens, an operating crush for cattle and a restraining crush for horses.
It accommodated examination of the Welsh Mountain ponies from the herd but also many final year students performed their first examination of the mare’s reproductive system here, under the watchful eye of Ed Allen or Gary England.
The operating theatre was of similar size to the main theatre in the Clinical Block, large and light. As well as operating on clinical reproduction cases, it was licensed to be used for work under the Home Office licensing. This operating theatre also witnessed some of the first ever elective caesarean operations to produce gnotobiotic (germ-free) foals, calves and piglets in the world for the unit in Camden.
The ‘Obs Unit’ combined teaching, clinical work and research across the species under ‘one roof’. Academic staff who were based in the unit were: Geoffrey Arthurs, John Cox, Ed Allen, Gary England, Martin Sheldon and myself. Over the 40 or so years during which it functioned, 36 PhD and seven MSc students successfully completed their studies.
Derek Tavernor demonstrating the latest anaesthetic equipment to the Queen at the official opening in 1959, with Professor Clifford Formston and Mr Gordon Knight looking on.
For the pathologists and members of the Medicine Department, there was a purpose- built practical classroom, which could accommodate a whole year group, and where bacterial culture and microscopic examination of slides could be undertaken. Typically of all of the rooms in the Clinical Block, there were large windows with
views of fields and livestock grazing. It was
The Reproduction building: ‘the Obs Unit’ was completed in 1964, the brainchild of Geoffrey Arthur. It provided a facility that was unique in UK veterinary schools at the time, with a superb operating theatre, laboratory, and seminar room. Joined to the main building was the barn, which had a foaling box with a two-way mirror to the adjacent seminar room, a byre that could
Hawkshead development – Environmental Sustainability Strategy
The long-term sustainability
of the current Hawkshead development has been considered throughout the design process. The following features have been incorporated to reduce the environmental impact:
• The concrete used for the frame will contain a high proportion of cement replacement to reduce the embodied carbon footprint of the new building
• The building is designed to achieve a better Energy Performance Ratio than required by building regulations
• Thermal and lighting controls will help the building use energy more efficiently when operational
• Water efficient equipment
and fittings will reduce water consumption when operational
• Electric car charging points will encourage the use of sustainable transport to and from the campus
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• New cycle storage facilities with green roofs will promote cycling and enhance biodiversity by creating additional habitats
• Native and pollinator-centric species incorporated in the landscaping and planting strategies will encourage invertebrates and pollinators
• House martin nests along with additional bird and bat boxes will provide new habitats for these species and encourage wildlife to the campus
Initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of the project will be implemented during the production phase. Each contractor working on the project will be required to achieve the following:
• Use efficient equipment and lighting to reduce energy consumption and associated carbon emissions
• Use water efficient equipment to reduce consumption during demolition and construction
• Reuse or recycle at least 90% of waste produced during demolition and construction
• Follow best practice regarding nuisance mitigation, pollution prevention and ecological protection
• Use only FSC or PEFC certified timber
• Register with the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) for the duration on the main construction works
The RVC continues to consider the environment in every action it takes. See more on the RVC’s environmental sustainability on page 12.