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Pioneering RVC research identifies a key reason for equine pregnancy loss
Research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has demonstrated that a chromosomal defect is the reason why a significant proportion of horse pregnancies fail within the first two months of development…
RVC study into congenital intrahepatic shunt classifications to help improve care for dogs
A new descriptive study has determined important variations in the classification of congenital birth defects that occur in various dog breeds. These findings are an important step in, not only the diagnosis, but surgical method and recommended treatments.
RVC researchers win grant for vital project on coronavirus infections in companion animals
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.
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.
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 …
No social distancing for rabbits: why two bunnies are better than one!
RVC study finds single housing increases stress-related behaviour and decreases body temperature, highlighting how owners should avoid having lone rabbits. A study released today by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found that, despite recent surveys suggesting that about half …
RVC retains ranking as number one veterinary school outside of the USA
The RVC has been ranked as the top veterinary school in the UK and Europe, and the world’s number two veterinary school in the prestigious QS World University Rankings 2020. The QS World University Rankings 2020 features 1,368 institutions from …
Students at RVC take part in first-ever pilot inter-professional development initiative
Veterinary and veterinary nursing students at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) took part in the first-ever pilot event at the Hawkshead Campus exploring emotional intelligence within interprofessional teams, known as interPOD (inter-Professional Orientation and Development). Professional Orientation and Development (POD) …
New research finds wolves play fetch, too!
When it comes to playing a game of fetch, many dogs are naturals. But now, researchers report that the remarkable ability to interpret human social communicative cues that enables a dog to go for a ball and then bring it …
RVC joins prestigious network to preserve the UK’s reputation for world-leading research
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has announced it has joined the UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN), in collaboration with nine other leading UK universities—Aberdeen, Bristol, Edinburgh, Keele, Newcastle, Oxford Brookes, Sheffield, Surrey, and UCL—with the aim of improving the quality of …