Tag Archives: covid-19

Veterinary and medical professionals call for a One Health approach to improve human pandemic infection control

by Fergus Alexander - 1st September 2019

At a time when the world’s biodiversity is facing both a mass extinction event and an increase in emerging infections, a group of leading veterinary and medical professionals have spoken out about the need for professionals in human, animal and …

RVC researchers win grant for vital project on coronavirus infections in companion animals

by Fergus Alexander - 1st September 2019

Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have been awarded a grant worth almost £200,000 by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to undertake a collaborative research project which will examine companion animal susceptibility to coronavirus infections.

COVID-19 lockdown reveals human impact on wildlife.

by Fergus Alexander - 1st September 2019

An international team of scientists is investigating how animals are responding to reduced levels of human activity during the Covid-19 pandemic. In an article published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, the leaders of a new global initiative explain how research during …

RVC professor contributes to vital research on potential COVID-19 treatment.

by Fergus Alexander - 1st September 2019

Continuing the ongoing and expanding partnership between the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the Francis Crick Institute, Simon Priestnall— Professor of Veterinary Anatomic Pathology at the RVC—has contributed to a significant new piece of research just published in Science Mag …