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RESEARCH STRATEGY OBJECTIVES
STRENGTHEN INTER-DISCIPLINARY
COLLABORATION
The complexity, range and scale of many
problems in modern biology means that
research is increasingly collaborative and
inter-disciplinary. Global health and
environmental challenges can be tackled
only by integrating expertise across the
clinical, biological and social
sciences.
The RVC is proud of its strong global
reputation for inter-disciplinary research.
This strength has grown from the uniquely
shared purpose of RVC research –
to improve animal and human health –
and from our specialist nature, which has
helped to foster cooperative teams and
inhibit disciplinary silos.
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We aim to strengthen and support  Use the RVC Research Institute,
inter-disciplinary research at RVC, once established, to support and
extending the reach of our impact and encourage inter-disciplinary and cross-
bringing our scientists into contact with departmental approaches and to build
new questions, ideas, and approaches. skills in collaborative research
To achieve these aims we will:  Grow the capabilities of the RVC’s
cross-departmental quantitative support
 Appoint RVC Research Coordinators
unit to ensure coverage of expanding
who will actively promote and develop
research collaboration across fi elds such as genomics and machine
disciplines and departments learning
 Focus particularly on establishing
internal collaborations that combine the
RVC’s strengths in clinical veterinary
medicine and practice with those in the
biological sciences