News in 2024
- Staff story-Gemma Richards 11 July 2024 Introducing Gemma Richards
- Research round up 2 July 2024 It has been a busy few months as far as research is concerned at Bristol Veterinary School.
- Alumni story - Charles Wheeler 1 July 2024 Charles Wheeler, our MSc Global Wildlife Health and Conservation alumnus, shared his experience on the course with us
- Student story - Tirion Cobby 24 June 2024 Introducing MSc Global Wildlife Health and Conservation student Tirion Cobby
- Staff story - Francesca Booth 18 June 2024 Francesca Booth, Research Project Officer and alumna of Bristol Veterinary School (BVS), shares her favourite thing about working at BVS and what she enjoys doing at her spare time.
- Celebrating the 50th year of the Feline Centre with Langford Vets 10 June 2024 Last week, the team at Bristol Veterinary School made the short walk to the on-site small animal referral hospital, Langford Vets, to celebrate 50 years of the Feline Centre. The day acted as a continuing professional development (CPD) opportunity for students and industry professionals alike as they delved into the world of cats for the best part of 8 hours.
- Student story - Roy Sim 5 June 2024 Our final year BVSc student shared why he decided to come to Bristol, what he enjoyed most about being part of the Veterinary School and what he has planned for the future
- Local Scout group visits Bristol Veterinary School 22 May 2024 Earlier this month, Shipham Scouts headed to Bristol Veterinary School to find out what really happens on the Langford Campus and to make the most of the fantastic facilities on offer.
- Dr Vikki Neville awarded UFAW Early Career Animal Welfare Researcher of the Year 15 May 2024 Dr Vikki Neville, a BBSRC Discovery Fellow and Proleptic Lecturer at Bristol Veterinary School, has been awarded the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW) Early Career in Animal Welfare Research of the Year Award.
- Final year student involved in the care of sixed-legged dog Ariel 13 May 2024 This heart-warming story started when a lovely sixed-legged, 10 week old puppy, Ariel, was found abandoned in Pembrokeshire. Upon her initial radiograph, she was found to have two vulvas in addition to her two extra limbs. Due to the high complexity of Ariel’s case, she was referred for advanced imaging and surgery at Langford Vets. The CT scan at Langford further revealed that Ariel only had one functional kidney, which upped the complexity of the treatment. Ariel’s story quickly drew a lot of interest from the wider public as well as both the students and interns for whom it presented a fantastic learning opportunity. Thanks to the dedication of various specialist teams, the operation was successfully performed at Langford.
- AAVMC announces new Board of Directors 2 May 2024 We are delighted to announce that Professor Tim Parkin, Head of Bristol Veterinary School, has been appointed to the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) Board of Directors.
- New quarantine scheme could reduce risk of rabies reintroduction in the EU following Russian invasion, study finds 26 April 2024 Rabies is a major concern to both human and animal health, with rabies in dogs and cats widespread in Eastern Europe, and there are concerns the war in Ukraine could pose a greater risk of rabies being reintroduced to the European Union (EU). A four-month period of home isolation of dogs and cats could reduce this risk, new University of Bristol research has shown.
- The Feline Centre at Langford Vets Celebrates Fifty Years of Outstanding Feline Care with Feline Celebration CPD Event 26 April 2024 The Feline Centre at Langford Vets is internationally renowned for being a centre of excellence for education and cat care, ensuring that all cats visiting the hospital are treated in a relaxed, comfortable environment with compassionate cat friendly care. Langford Vets prides itself on its facilities and dedicated feline staff, having the largest group of RCVS Specialists in Feline Medicine in the UK, working alongside a multidisciplinary team of European and American Veterinary Specialists and a dedicated feline nursing team. As the first referral hospital globally to be recognised as a Gold Standard ISFM Cat Friendly Clinic, Langford Vets is passionate about providing the highest level of feline care and sharing feline knowledge by teaching the University of Bristol undergraduate vets, vet nurses and a wider community of post graduates through the Langford Academy.
- UK rabbit owners can recognise pain in their pets, study finds 27 March 2024 Rabbits are popular family pets, with around 1.5 million* in the UK and it is important that owners can recognise when their animal is in pain, and know when to seek help to protect their rabbit's welfare. New research by the University of Bristol Veterinary School has found the majority of rabbit owners could list signs of pain and could mostly identify pain-free rabbits and those in severe pain, but many lacked knowledge of the subtler sign of pain.
- Tim Parkin elected RCVS Junior Vice-President 25 March 2024 Professor Tim Parkin, Head of Bristol Veterinary School, has been elected by Royal Society of Veterinary Surgeons Council members as the new RCVS Junior Vice-President, starting at the AGM on 5 July 2024.
- New PhD studentship available 29 February 2024 Applications are invited for a new PhD opportunity
- Bristol Veterinary School celebrates 75 years of educating veterinary students and advancing animal health and wellbeing 21 February 2024 This year – 2024 – the University of Bristol's Veterinary School is celebrating 75 years of educating veterinary students and advancing veterinary science. From improving livestock welfare to tackling food security and antimicrobial resistance, using artificial intelligence to detect disease and working to conserve highly threatened mammals, Bristol Veterinary School has helped to advance veterinary medicine, animal welfare and health around the world.
- Live animal transport regulations not ‘fit for purpose’, major international study finds 24 January 2024 A ‘fitness check’ of regulations in five countries meant to protect animals during transportation, has deemed that they all fall short of fully protecting animals during transport. Findings from this interdisciplinary work involving the Universities of Bristol, Essex and British Columbia (Canada) which compared animal transport rules designed to protect the billions of livestock that are transported on lengthy journeys in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, EU (including UK) and US, highlights serious failures.
- Three-year population study supports fight to save Cameroon’s Kordofan giraffe 23 January 2024 Crucial new data about the numbers of Critically Endangered Kordofan giraffe living within Cameroon’s Bénoué National Park has been released, supporting conservation efforts to save the subspecies from extinction.
- Cocker Spaniel pup Ariel triumphs over rare congenital abnormality after specialist surgery 23 January 2024 Ariel, a five-month-old Cocker Spaniel, who had two extra limbs that resembled a mermaid’s tail has had successful specialist surgery carried out by a multidisciplinary team at the University of Bristol’s Langford Vets.
