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CAMDEN FACILITIES . . .

HANDS-ON CLINICAL EXPERIENCE THE RVC BEAUMONT SAINSBURY
AND SCIENTIFIC STUDY ANIMAL HOSPITAL
Our historic Camden Campus is where Veterinary Medicine (BVetMed) The RVC’s own first opinion practice and animal hospital is
students spend their first two years or the first year of the right next door to the Hobday Building and is the starting point
Accelerated BVetMed. for hands-on clinical experience for veterinary medicine and
nursing students.
Biological Sciences pathway students study at Camden throughout
their courses except Animal Biology, Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics Veterinary medicine students participate in all aspects of client
students who spend their final year at Hawkshead. and patient care under the supervision of experienced veterinary
surgeons and registered veterinary nurses. The practice is
THE HOBDAY BUILDING is the centre of the a leading centre for veterinary nurse training, with students
Camden Campus. In 2021 it benefitted from its most supporting the nursing team in the care of animals and client
extensive redevelopment in over 80 years. Approximately services under the supervision of qualified veterinary surgeons
£14 million was invested to provide students with new and experienced registered nurses.
classrooms, extra social learning spaces, an extended
dining facility, larger common rooms, and much-improved LONDON BIOSCIENCE AND
social areas. It also holds lecture theatres, a learning INNOVATION CENTRE (LBIC)
resource centre, and dissection room. This is wholly owned by the RVC and is home of over 40
biotechnology and life sciences companies, from small start-ups
MODERN WORLD-CLASS LABORATORIES to established, global players who regularly provide practical
including molecular biology labs with cell culture, as well as placements for our Biological Sciences pathway students.
state-of-the-art cell and tissue imaging facilities, are based
at Camden.

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