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MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Professor Stuart Reid elected as new

Chair of the Veterinary Schools Council

his July Stuart Reid CBE was Committee and has been a Fellow of in leading and guiding the Council
announced as the new Chair of the Royal Society of Edinburgh since throughout her tenure, and particularly
the Veterinary Schools Council 2001. He was awarded a CBE in 2018 through the pandemic.
T(VSC), the representative body and elected to the National Academy of “As a member of Council for many
for veterinary schools in the UK, Ireland Medicine in the USA in 2019. years I can attest to the importance
and Netherlands.
In addition to serving as President of of collaboration between veterinary
Consisting of nine UK members and the RCVS in 2014-2015, Stuart has schools in addressing shared issues
two non-UK associate members, the chaired the European Committee on including COVID-19, Brexit and One
VSC provides a source of informed Veterinary Education and was Honorary Health. I firmly believe that together we
opinion on matters concerning Secretary to the American Association are stronger, and intend to do all I can
veterinary education, from the welfare of Veterinary Medical Colleges. He to ensure that UK veterinary schools
of students and academic researchers succeeded Professor Susan Dawson remain world-leading at this time of
to links with governments and industry. as Chair of the VSC. great change.”

Stuart has held the position of Principal Stuart now leads the Council in its Professor Susan Dawson, immediate
at the RVC since 2011 and is a mission to shape policy, share best past Chair of the Veterinary Schools
Recognised Specialist of the RCVS practice and contribute its expertise to Council, said: “Stuart is an experienced
in veterinary epidemiology. He is also the national and global discourses on leader who is widely respected
a diplomate of the European College veterinary education and research. across the veterinary profession.
of Veterinary Public Health, of which Of his new role, Stuart said: “I am His experience spanning veterinary
he was the first elected president. He honoured to chair the Veterinary education and research will be
has served on numerous committees Schools Council for the next three invaluable as he leads the Veterinary
including the Scottish Science Advisory years and would like to thank Professor Schools Council and I congratulate him
Committee and the Veterinary Products on his new role.”
Susan Dawson for her tireless work

RVC staff and alumni awarded Queen’s Birthday

Honours 2021

PROFESSOR FIONA TOMLEY researcher at Cambridge University,
Fiona has consistently championed a
Professor Fiona Tomley, Professor of One Health approach –
Experimental Parasitology at the RVC
and Director of the UKRI GCRF One a perspective of health that recognises
the interconnection between people,
Health Poultry Hub, has been awarded
Commander of the Most Excellent animals, plants and the shared
environment. As part of this, she was
Order of the British Empire (CBE) for
services to animal health. appointed Director of the One Health
Poultry Hub in 2019, conducting
Professor Tomley is a leading academic, research programmes that seek to
studying bacteriology and virology at understand, detect and reduce the risk of
Manchester University where, in 1980, transmission of zoonotic diseases from
she also completed her PhD. After chickens to humans.
working as a virology postdoctoral

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