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Professor Dominic Wells awarded

the President’s Medal of the

Royal Society of Biology

rofessor Dominic Wells was
awarded the President’s Medal
at the Royal Society of Biology
PAnnual General Meeting in May.
The President’s Medal is awarded
annually to an individual who has
made an exceptional contribution to
the Society, going above and beyond
the normal volunteer role and having
a significant impact on the organisation
and the sector as a whole.
Dominic received his award due to
having Chaired the Animal Sciences
Group for the Royal Society of Biology
and co-chaired the UK Bioscience
Sector Coalition since 2013.

President & Principal, Professor Stuart Reid,

CBE awarded Honorary Life Membership

of the Society for Veterinary Epidemiology

and Preventive Medicine

Earlier this year, Stuart Reid was granted an Honorary Life Membership of the Society for Veterinary
Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine (SVEPM) for his support of the Society and lifetime of service.

he SVEPM was founded in 1982 Membership was presented to him at the disease and antimicrobial resistance in a
and comprises approximately latest SVEPM conference which took One Health context.
250 veterinary and non-veterinary place on 23-25 March in Belfast.
Tmembers from 24 countries. Its Stuart said: “It is a huge honour to be
mission is to enable professionals to He is recognised by the Royal College recognised by those with whom one
of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) as a
has worked for over 30 years. The
meet and share knowledge to improve
the health of animals, humans, and the specialist in veterinary epidemiology Society plays a pivotal role in bringing
and in veterinary public health by
together researchers from many
environment. As part of this, the Society
awards honorary life memberships in the European Board of Veterinary disciplines to champion epidemiology,
Specialists. He was elected to the
preventive medicine and economics for
recognition of individual’s contributions
to the field of veterinary epidemiology, National Academy of Medicine in the the betterment of animal and human
USA in 2019 and holds Fellowships at
health – but it also provides a social
preventive medicine, and economics.
the Royal Society of Biology; the Royal fabric to a community that is supportive
Stuart was selected in acknowledgement Society of Edinburgh; the Conference of and ultimately makes being a member a
of his work for the Society and Research Workers in Animal Diseases in pleasure and a privilege.”
his contribution to epidemiology the USA; and the RCVS. His research
and preventive medicine. The Life interests remain focused on zoonotic
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