News in 2024
- Groundbreaking study shows that dogs can smell cancer in other dogs 6 December 2024 The results of a study into whether cancer detection dogs can smell bladder cancer in other dogs’ urine suggests that this could be an effective new way to diagnose the disease in dogs. The research, involving University of Bristol researchers, is published in Veterinary and Comparative Oncology.
- Student story - Olivia Jacques 2 December 2024 Introducing MRes Veterinary Nursing and Bioveterinary Science graduate Olivia Jacques
- Research round up 6 November 2024 It has been a busy few months as far as research is concerned at Bristol Veterinary School.
- Bristol Vet School to host VetEd 2025 9 October 2024 2 July - 4 July 2025
- BBC One Countryfile visits Bristol Veterinary School 8 October 2024 Bristol Veterinary School was delighted to welcome BBC One Countryfile to Langford earlier this month. The team spent the morning at the school to shine a spotlight on the critical shortage of Official Veterinarians (OVs) working in abattoirs across the UK. The visit also gave the school the opportunity to showcase its efforts to address this challenge.
- Celebrating International Vulture Awareness Day with Kane Colston 3 September 2024 This year International Vulture Awareness Day is taking place on the 7th September. Perhaps best known for their scavenging, these birds are often overlooked. When you start to dig a bit deeper, however, vultures are truly amazing creatures. Did you know, for instance, that vultures are able to soar on thermal air currents for up to 5 hours without flapping their wings, meaning they can conserve energy as they search for food? Or that vultures can spot a carcass from as far as 5 miles away whilst flying in the sky?
- Staff story - Jody Belton 3 September 2024 Getting to know: Jody Belton, Deputy School Manager
- Student story - Zoe Schlossmacher 2 September 2024 Meet Zoe Schlossmacher, BVSc Veterinary Science student, who shared her experience on the course with us.
- Bristol Veterinary School Community Fun Day 31 July 2024 On Saturday, 20th July, Bristol Veterinary School celebrated its 75th anniversary with a spectacular Community Fun Day.
- Dr. Ian Cadby awarded over £1 Million to advance groundbreaking research on intracellular survival of tick-borne anaplasma 18 July 2024 Dr. Ian Cadby, Lecturer in One Health Approaches to Antimicrobial Resistance at Bristol Veterinary School, has been awarded over £1 million in funding by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) to support a pioneering research project titled "Defining paradigms of intracellular survival through the study of tick-borne anaplasma.”
- Professor David Barrett elected to RCVS Council 18 July 2024 Congratulations to Professor David Barrett on being elected to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Council
- Student story - Mirabelle Habib 18 July 2024 Meet Mirabelle Habib, our MSc Global Wildlife Health and Conservation student, who shared her experience on the course with us.
- 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.
