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HAWKSHEAD FACILITIES . . .

HANDS-ON CLINICAL EXPERIENCE RVC SMALL ANIMAL REFERRALS is one of the
AND SCIENTIFIC STUDY – largest and most advanced veterinary hospitals in the world,
The Hawkshead Campus in Hertfordshire houses facilities treating over 9,000 cases each year. Veterinary Medicine
to deliver both the theoretical and practical elements of our and Nursing students spend much of their clinical experience
courses. It is where our veterinary medicine students are working here – meeting and treating patients and learning to
based for their final three years, alongside student veterinary carry out procedures – all supervised by expert senior vets
nurses, final year Animal Biology, Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics and vet nurses.
students and specialists-in-training.
RVC EQUINE RUNS BOTH AN EQUINE
Hawkshead is currently undergoing the largest and most
ambitious single capital development the RVC has ever PRACTICE AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL –
undertaken. Opening in 2023, our new Student Learning Centre combining a first opinion equine-only ambulatory practice with
will provide new teaching laboratories, a library, a main lecture 24-hour emergency and referral services, complemented by
theatre alongside seminar areas, bookable study rooms and world-leading research with the largest number of RCVS Equine
informal social learning spaces. Hawkshead already houses Specialists of any UK veterinary teaching hospital. Veterinary
modern lecture theatres and laboratories, a large library and Medicine students undertake Equine rotations as part of their
learning resource centre. clinical training.
The redevelopment has significantly increased our research BOLTONS PARK FARM – our farm animal teaching
facilities, including the launch of the RVC Centre for Vaccinology facility is located approximately 1 mile from the Hawkshead
and Regenerative Medicine. This is the latest specialist centre Campus. The farm has 200 hectares of mainly grazing land,
on campus, which already houses the Centre for Emerging and as well as 20 hectares of ancient mixed woodland.
Endemic Diseases, Structure and Motion Laboratories, Clinical
Skills Centre and Clinical Investigation Centre.

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