Tag Archives: VeterinaryMedicine

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.

Meet the team: Mariah Fredrick

by Fergus Alexander - 1st September 2019

In this series, we speak to the people behind Covetrus. This week, we caught up with Marketing Maven, Mariah Fredrick! Name: Mariah Fredrick  Role: Business Development Category Manager  Quote to live by: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to …

London Vet Show ’19 | Survival of the Fittest?

by Fergus Alexander - 1st September 2019

Wondering how to survive your first years in practice? Well, Eleanor Price (Friars Moor Vets) will be answering just that at this year’s London Vet Show. Eleanor will be joined by Chloe Roberts (MD, Linnaeus Group) and Lizzie Bewsey-Dyke, (MD, Grads to Vets) to share …

RVC study helps to fill the evidence gap on UK pet rabbit health

by Fergus Alexander - 1st September 2019

Academics from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have identified the most common medical issues and causes of death in pet rabbits. The study, conducted as part of the RVC’s VetCompassTM programme, now gives us a much better picture of what needs to …

Professor Stuart Reid elected to the National Academy of Medicine of the USA

by Fergus Alexander - 1st September 2019

During its annual meeting today, The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced that Royal Veterinary College Principal, Professor Stuart Reid CBE FRSE FRCVS, has been elected as an international member. The NAM is one of three academies that make up the National …

Vets join calls for no-deal Brexit to be taken off the table

by Fergus Alexander - 1st September 2019

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is calling for no-deal Brexit to be taken off the negotiating table following detailed analysis of the potential impact on animal health and welfare. The new position, agreed at BVA Council on Thursday 19 September, builds on …