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HAWKSHEAD CAMPUS

HERTFORDSHIRE

The Hawkshead Campus houses facilities to deliver both the theoretical and practical elements of
our courses. It is where our veterinary medicine and veterinary science students are based for their
final three years, alongside student veterinary nurses, final year Animal Biology, Behaviour, Welfare
and Ethics students and specialists-in-training.

Academic facilities Small Animal Referrals Hospital – one of the largest and most
The Hawkshead Campus houses modern lecture theatres advanced veterinary hospitals in the world, treating over 9,000
and laboratories, a large library and learning resource centre. cases each year.
There are also a number of specialist centres on campus,
including the Centre for Emerging and Endemic Diseases, Equine Hospital – our equine practice has a long and
Structure and Motion Laboratories, Clinical Skills Centre and rich history in equine health management, combining
Clinical Investigations Centre. world-leading research with the largest number of RCVS Equine
Specialists of any UK veterinary teaching hospital, 24-hour
Student facilities emergency and referral services, and a first opinion equine-only
The Campus is considered self-contained, so you will find ambulatory practice.
almost everything you will need, from our Sports and Wellbeing
Centre to a restaurant. There is an award-winning student Boltons Park Farm – our farm animal teaching facility is
village, a refectory and a large outdoor sports facility. located approximately 1 mile from our core teaching facilities
away from the main campus. The farm has 200 hectares of
You will also find The Buttery, a campus bar for students to mainly grazing land, as well as 20 hectares of ancient
relax in after a day of study or clinical work, as well as Students’ mixed woodland.
Union facilities.

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