2014 News

Breeding dogs on the basis of a single genetic test carries risks and may not improve the health of pedigree lines, experts warn.

Painkillers can help dogs with osteoarthritis to run about nearly in the same way as healthy dogs, a study of their movements has shown.

The School's popular Animal Welfare and Behaviour MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) will return on the 9th February for a second run and is open for sign ups now!

The University Chancellor has planted a tree to mark the start of work on Easter Bush Innovation Centre.

Agricultural and veterinary research at the University of Edinburgh and Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been ranked as most powerful in the UK in the Research Excellence Framework (REF).

The Dick Vet’s ‘Do you have what it takes to be a veterinarian?’ MOOC is to run for a second time in january 2015.

A group of nine undergraduate veterinary students from the Dick Vet has recently returned from a study trip to Hokkaido Island in the north of Japan.

Animal health experts are joining forces to combat emerging infectious diseases that affect farm animals and household pets across Europe.

Business Secretary Vince Cable announced a boost for postgraduate training in Scotland’s biosciences during a visit to the University of Edinburgh.

On the 4th October 2014 the Easter Bush Campus opened up to the public as part of Midlothian Science Festival, offering talks, tours and activities at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and the Roslin Institute.

Red squirrels in Scotland are facing a threat from a form of leprosy, as found by research from Professor Anna Meredith of the Dick Vet Exotic Animal and Wildlife Service.

Animal experts are calling for better health surveillance of wild species to help stop the spread of diseases.

Challenges faced by livestock farmers in tropical developing countries are the focus of a new alliance involving researchers from Scotland and Africa.

Bill Gates has visited the Easter Bush Campus to hear about research to improve the health and welfare of people and farm animals worldwide.

A student’s mission to save an endangered bird in Africa has been recognised with a prestigious award.

The School was delighted to learn that Caroline Freedman, who has raised funds for the School for more than a decade, has been awarded a British Empire Medal in the Queen's Birthday Honours.

The University of Edinburgh conferred honorary degrees on Dr John Brown and Dr Theo Kanellos at the recent summer graduation ceremony.

Animal welfare is often an emotive subject provoking heated debates and sometimes radical action.

Veterinary Nurse Hayley Walters has won the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Golden Jubilee Award, in honour of her exceptional contribution to her profession.

The Roslin Institute Receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant For Ground-breaking Research in Global Health and Development.

We’re delighted to announce that Series 2 of Junior Vets, will be airing from Monday, 2nd June at 7:45am on the CBBC channel and it will then be available on the BBC iPlayer if that’s a bit early for you (UK only - sorry!).

Vet students have been given a fresh perspective on animal oral health thanks to a new collaboration with Edinburgh Dental Institute.

The School's Equine Hospital and Equine Practice hosted a hugely successful Laminitis Awareness Day on Saturday the 3rd May at the Easter Bush Campus.

The work of animal health and welfare experts from Edinburgh is the subject of a new University film.

The Dick Vet’s ‘Do you have what it takes to be a veterinarian?’ MOOC is proving popular with students from all over the world.

There's still time for final-year undergraduate students to complete the independent National Student Survey and give views about the University of Edinburgh.

In 2013 the School ran an art competition in conjunction with the Vet Student Council entitled 'The Art of Being A Vet Student'.

Congratulations to Christian Byrne of Third Year who has been awarded a Bursary by World Horse Welfare.

Animal health and welfare experts from Edinburgh are taking part in an international conference in Bangalore.

Red squirrels living on a Scottish island are fighting fit, say University vets.

Research by the Dick Vet’s Medicine Team, along with colleagues at the Royal Veterinary College, has offered insight into why dogs may suffer from neurological abnormalities as a common complication from liver disease.

Research at the Dick Vet, funded by the Horserace Betting Levy Board (HBLB), is yielding some clues regarding the provenance and risk factors for sudden death in equine racehorses.

Referring practitioners are invited to join the Dick Vet’s Medicine Division team at a monthly Clinical Club CPD.

Two alumni of the Dick Vet have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list.

The Dick Vet is proud to be offering three MOOCs in 2014 including the returning Equine nutrition course which attracted over 24,000 learners when it ran in 2013. New MOOCs will look at Animal Welfare and becoming a veterinarian.

An equine nutrition course that attracted 24,000 online learners when it was launched by the University of Edinburgh in the summer is to be repeated in January 2014. A second MOOC in Animal Behaviour and Welfare will be run for the first time in July.