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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. – see page 51
Hawkshead, is currently undergoing the largest and most
ambitious single capital development the RVC has ever RVC EQUINE RUNS BOTH AN EQUINE
undertaken. Opening in 2023, our new Student Learning Centre PRACTICE AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL –
will provide new teaching laboratories, a library, a main lecture combining a first opinion equine-only ambulatory practice with
theatre alongside seminar areas, bookable study rooms and 24-hour emergency and referral services, complemented by
informal social learning spaces. Hawkshead already houses world-leading research with the largest number of RCVS Equine
modern lecture theatres and laboratories, a large library and Specialists of any UK veterinary teaching hospital. Veterinary
learning resource centre. Medicine students undertake Equine rotations as part of their
clinical training.
The redevelopment has significantly increased our research – see page 52
facilities, including the launch of the RVC Centre for Vaccinology
and Regenerative Medicine. This is the latest specialist centre BOLTONS PARK FARM – our farm animal teaching
on campus which already houses the Centre for Emerging and facility is located approximately 1 mile from the main campus.
Endemic Diseases, Structure and Motion Laboratories, Clinical The farm has 200 hectares of mainly grazing land, as well as 20
Skills Centre, and Clinical Investigations Centre. hectares of ancient mixed woodland.
– see page 53
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