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Huge congratulations to our awesome colleague
@JasminKParis
for making sporting history as the first woman ever to finish the Barkley Marathons.
#BM100
#ultrarunner
#smalleuropeanwoman
📷
@howiesternphoto
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We are immensely proud of
@JasminKParis
- she is a phenomenal athlete and veterinary surgeon!
Though we can't believe that she is competing in this insane race AGAIN!
#BM100
#inspiration
Go go go
@JasminKParis
Only the 2nd woman in
@BarkleyMarathon
history to go into loop 4. 👊🏻💚
#BM100
You are a warrior! 💪🏻
📸 David Miller
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Today we are delighted to welcome the amazing new artwork by Sculptor Andy Scott to Easter Bush, which is being permanently installed at the heart of the
@EdinburghUni
Easter Bush Campus.
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Today marks the 150th anniversary of the death of Greyfriars Bobby, the faithful terrier who guarded his master's grave in Edinburgh for 14 years.
To celebrate Bobby and spread some January cheer, please post pictures and stories of your own faithful pets in the comments 🥰
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We're very pleased that the city of Edinburgh has secured the prestigious 6th World One Health Conference for 2020. Prof Anna Meredith and Dr Neil Anderson were key members of the bid!
We look forward to welcoming the conference in June 2020!
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A warm welcome to Professor Lisa Boden, a leading specialist on veterinary public health and population medicine, who takes up her post as Head of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies today.
Read more:
#veterinaryeducation
#veterinarymedicine
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Professor Lisa Boden, a leading specialist in veterinary public health and population medicine, has been appointed the new Head of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.
Read more:
#highered
#veterinaryeducation
#onehealth
#vetmedicine
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Look what's appeared on a white board in one of our seminar rooms! In
#Banksy
style, the fourth year BVM&S student wishes to remain anonymous, but you can follow
@g03_tiger_person
on insta for updates.
Amazing!
#tigerart
#inspiringstudents
#markerpen
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Join us for our first inaugural lecture this year when our own Prof Scott Pirie will talk about his career in equine clinical research.
Tues 26 April, 5pm, Roslin Institute, Easter Bush campus.
In-person tickets:
Online tickets:
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This weekend marks 200 years since our founder delivered his first veterinary lecture to students. Since then, we've changed location twice, graduated over 8000 vets and launched multiple vet schools worldwide.
William Dick wanted to change the world. We are changing it still.
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Huge congrats to one of our vets, record breaking ultra runner
@JasminKParis
, who is the first woman in 10 years to complete the inappropriately named "Fun Run"; part of the grueling Barkley Marathons
#BM100
.
We are so proud of you Jasmin👏
Read more here
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@amysproston
@keithdunn
Jasmin Paris certainly is a vet - and an awesome one too! All of her colleagues here at the University of Edinburgh are cheering her on😀
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Students have won support from the University to create hedgehog-friendly spaces at the Vet School campus. Their 12-month project aims to further develop the site to help hedgehogs safely feed, shelter and breed.
#hedgehogs
#hedgehogfriendlycampus
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HRH The Princess Royal and Andy Scott, sculptor, officially unveil his latest work, on the Easter Bush Campus - ‘Canter’.
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Easter Bush got its first snow of the winter overnight – and doesn’t the Campus look beautiful!
Huge thanks to the Landscaping Team, for their hard work to keep the paths, car parks and roads clear, so that we can travel safely around the campus.
Stay safe and warm everyone.
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Congrats to Dr Gemma Pearson,
#EquineBehaviour
Specialist at our School, who has been appointed a RCVS Specialist in Veterinary Behavioural Medicine (Equine) - the first person to be awarded this species-specific specialism in behaviour from
@theRCVS
👏
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Congrats to all our fourth year BVM&S students who completed their last lecture today and celebrated by wearing onesies – a longstanding fun student tradition here at the Dick Vet.
Next stop: exams then final year and clinical rotations – good luck everyone!
#futurevets
#onesie
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Gypsies' and Travellers' horses enjoy good welfare, according to research that challenges perceptions from earlier studies.
@GypsyTravellerM
@TravellersTimes
@GypsyTravellers
@TravellingAhead
@LeedsGATE
@GypsyCouncil
@PaveePoint
@itmtrav
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Professor Cathy Dwyer, Director of
@JMICAWE
, has been appointed as Chair of Scotland’s first ever independent Animal Welfare Commission.
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Congratulations to the Dick Vet BVM&S class of 2020, who are celebrating their success today with an online event!
#Classof2020
@EdinburghUni
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As part of our
#Bicentenary
celebrations, our School has developed a
#historical
walking tour of
#veterinary
#Edinburgh
.
‘The Dick Vet Way’ takes around 2 hours to complete in person but you can follow the route online too!
View the route here:
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Prof Bruce Whitelaw has been appointed the Director of the
@roslininstitute
. Internationally known for his work in gene-editing, his leadership and expertise will be of great benefit to Roslin and to the wider University.
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Today our GEP & first year BVM&S students took part in the School's White Coat Ceremony. This lovely tradition marks the start of their veterinary education and involves the students reciting the Dick Vet Student Oath.
Good luck to all our new students in their studies!
@theRCVS
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Today is penguin awareness day! Did you know that a group of penguins has many names including a waddle, a raft, a huddle, a march and even a tuxedo?
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Congratulations to one of our researchers Jessica Martin who has been awarded the UFAW Early Career Animal Welfare Researcher of the Year Award 2022.
You can read more about Jessica's research here
Well done Jessica!
@UFAW_1926
#research
#animalwelfare
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Happy Birthday to our founder William Dick, born today in 1793.
The son of a farrier, William had a fascination with anatomy and medicine and founded our veterinary school in 1823.
#happybirthday
#bicentenary
#dickvet
@OneHealthCRC
@VetEd2023
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Congratulations to Anna Meredith, Professor of Zoological and Conservation Medicine at our school, who has been appointed Chair of the RCVS Fellowship Science Advisory Panel, providing advice and guidance on topical issues.
Well done Anna!
#science
#advice
#expertise
@theRCVS
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A massive congratulations to our graduating Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery class of 2021, who are celebrating with us online today!
We couldn't be more proud of all our graduating students and we can't wait to see what they do next!
#graduation
#dickvet
#uoegrad
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We're hedgehoggily happy to have been named a Bronze level Hedgehog Friendly Campus
@hogfriendly
@roslininstitute
🦔
#HFCBronze
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Happy
#hedgehog
day!🦔
Thanks to our amazing hedgehog champions who protect hedgehogs and their habitats on our campuses,
@EdinburghUni
has achieved Hedgehog Friendly Campus Gold accreditation! 👏
@EdSust
@HogFriendly
@EdinUniEstates
@UoEdinburghHogs
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Congratulations to Professor Anna Meredith, who was made OBE in the New Years honours.
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The Dick Vet is delighted to have been named Veterinary School of the Year at the
@WorldVetAssoc
and
@CevaSanteAnimal
Global Animal Welfare Awards!
A huge thank you to everyone who has worked hard to embed animal welfare at every level of the School.
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New kind of animal spotted at the vet school - they seem to be keeping the staff and students busy.
#PokemonGO
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Good to hear that police explosive protection dog Angus, who was treated at the Hospital for Small Animals, has made a successful recovery and returned to work!
#GoodNewsMonday
@PetBloodBank
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We're delighted to have come top of the Times Good University Guide for Veterinary Medicine for the 5th year running!
This follows us coming top in the UK in the Guardian and Shanghai rankings.
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Congratulations to Hayley Walters,
@jmicawe
Welfare and Anesthesia nurse, who today received the MBE that was awarded in the New Year Honours.
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Congratulations to our 4th year students, who completed their last lecture and took part in what is now a fairly longstanding tradition, by wearing onesies!
Next up they have exams and then preparation for final year - good luck to everyone!
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Richard Mellanby, Professor of Comparative Medicine and Head of Companion Animal Sciences at the Dick Vet, is among newly named Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Learn more about the Royal Society:
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Huge congrats to Dr. Silke Salavati, Head of Small Animal Medicine at our Hospital for Small Animals, who has been appointed a gastroenterology (GI) specialist by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (
@theRCVS
), one of only two clinicians in the UK to hold this specialisation
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Today, on
#InternationalDayofVeterinaryMedicine
, we want to thank all the talented & passionate veterinarians working in education, research & practice in our school & around the world
We appreciate all that you do, today & every day, to safeguard the health & welfare of animals
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Gypsy and Traveller-owned horses have good health and welfare and a positive emotional state, research shows.
@GypsyTravellerM
@TravellersTimes
@GypsyTravellers
@TravellingAhead
@LeedsGATE
@GypsyCouncil
@PaveePoint
@itmtrav
@JMICAWE
@MarieRo93567062
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Our series of campus events to celebrate One Health Day began with a talk by Prof Lisa Boden, focused on why One Health matters.
By reflecting on the origins of One Health, we can reimagine its future, she explained.
#OneHealthDay
@RoslinInstitute
@GlobalAgEd
@Lisa_A_Boden
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Calvin - a five year-old Staffordshire bull terrier cross - who was paralysed in its hind limbs, is walking again thanks to physiotherapy treatment at the new Royal (Dick) Edinburgh Physiotherapy Assessment & Intensive Rehabilitation (REPAIR) Centre.
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First Minister
@NicolaSturgeon
has formally opened the Roslin Innovation Centre at the
@EdinburghUni
's Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.
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Happy Burns Night! Our staff and students come from all over the world, but we join together on Burns night to celebrate Scotland's bard.
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Congratulations to Jasmin Paris, who has received the Barclay's Woman of the Year Award at the 2019 Women of the Year Lunch and Awards.
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The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies has risen to third place in the QS World University Rankings by subject, released last night.
Huge congratulations and thanks to all the staff and students who make us one of the top vet schools in the world.
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Our Head of School, Professor Lisa Boden, focused her inaugural lecture on how empathy can form the heart of scientific decision-making.
The inspiring event marked the close of our bicentenary celebrations.
@Lisa_A_Boden
@GlobalAgEd
@EdinUniMedicine
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Professor Anna Meredith, an expert in wildlife and exotic animals, has been appointed to the newly created UK Government Animal Sentience Committee, which will consider how policy decisions take account of animal welfare.
#Policymaking
#AnimalSentience
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The squirrelpox virus has been confirmed north of Scotland's central belt for the first time, putting red squirrels in the area at risk.
Read more and find out how you can help protect our native wildlife:
@ScotSquirrels
#Conservation
#Squirrelpox
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Today is Love Your Pet Day and at the Dick Vet we love animals of all shapes and sizes 💕
Lets spread some joy today - share a pic of your pet looking cute (or crazy!) in the comments below.
We'll start - meet Atholl who looks so sweet snoozing by the fire!
#LoveYourPetDay
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Congratulations to Mike Grieve who won the overall University award for ‘Best Support Staff’ at the
@EUSA
awards last night. Congratulations also to Thalia Blacking who won the award for teaching in veterinary sciences and runner up Tom Beeston!
#TeachingAwards2019
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On 5 May, a group of staff and student volunteers assembled to undertake a litter pick at our Easter Bush Campus; part of a scheme to implement changes that benefit hedgehogs and wildlife.
To learn more, visit our website:
#hedgehogawarenessweek
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A rare antelope is no longer extinct in the wild, thanks to efforts from conservation experts including researchers from the Dick Vet.
Growing numbers of scimitar-horned oryx in Chad will support biodiversity, following a reintroduction scheme.
#Wildlife
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We survived the Beast From the East, the Mini-Beast and so now, is this the Wee Beastie? Huge thanks to the Landscaping Team, who are already out and working hard to keep the paths, car parks and roads around the Easter Bush Campus clear.
#WeeBeastie
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Yesterday a girl with the BEST t-shirt visited our
@roslininstitute
scientists at the
#RoyalHighlandShow
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Congrats to our GEP and first year BVM&S students who took part in our school's White Coat Ceremony, marking the official start of their careers as veterinary medicine students at our school.
Welcome to the Dick Vet family!
Check out some pics in our separate tweet 🙂
@theRCVS
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Today we thank our amazing team of vets here at the Dick Vet.
They are devoted to the wellbeing of the patients in their care, to educating and mentoring our students, and to advancing veterinary knowledge through research.
Thank you for everything you do!
#WorldVeterinaryDay
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We're delighted to have risen to second in the world in the latest
@ShanghaiRanking
for Veterinary Sciences.
Thank you to all our staff and students for their hard work.
#ShanghaiRanking
#EdinburghUniversity
#Veterinary
#Vets
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Today on International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate our female researchers and their contributions, insights, and dedication to advancing research and innovation on campus and around the world.
@RoslinInstitute
@GlobalAgEd
#WomenInScienceDay
#WomenInSTEM
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Join Senior Lecturer Dr Andrew Gardiner on 9 October when he gives a talk on Edinburgh’s
#veterinary
history.
Part of Edinburgh Central Library's (
@edcentrallib
) regular series for the general public & the School's
#bicentenary
celebrations.
Book now 🔽
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Congrats to Silke Salavati, who was recently promoted to Professor of Small Animal Gastroenterology.
She leads the Internal Medicine Service at our Hospital for Small Animals. As well as her clinical & teaching commitments, Silke also conducts gut disease research in dogs & cats
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Congratulations to Hayley Walters, The
@JMICAWE
Welfare & Anaesthesia Nurse, who was made an MBE in the New Year’s Honours!
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Congratulations to Professor Richard Mellanby, winner of
@thebsava
Blaine Award!
#outstandingvets
#bsava
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Congratulations to
@roslininstitute
's Prof Ivan Morrison who has been awarded the inaugural
@RCVSKnowledge
Plowright Prize for the impact of and plans for his research combating the cattle disease East Coast Fever.
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Congratulations to our own Jasmin Paris, who smashed the record for the 268-mile Montane Spine Race, by more than 12 hours!
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Professor Richard Mellanby has been honoured with the Chancellor’s Award for Impact by
@EdinburghUni
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We were sorry to see Deputy Head of School Tim King retire this week.
Tim has been a vital part of the School for many years and from everyone at the School, we want to thank Tim for all that he has done for us and wish him a very happy retirement!
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Congratulations to all of our fourth year students who celebrated the end of their exams by coming together and wearing onesies - a fabulous and fun Dick Vet tradition.
Look at all those amazing smiles 😍
Next stop: final year and clinical rotations!
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Hedgehog populations are under threat across the UK. We are thrilled that we have achieved Hedgehog Friendly Campus Gold accreditation thanks to the hard work of staff and students across our campuses.
@UoEdinburghHogs
@EdSust
@HogFriendly
@EdinUniEstates
#HedgehogAwarenessWeek
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We are delighted to offer a fully funded week-long residential Summer School to eligible students interested in exploring the field of Veterinary Medicine this July.
Apply by 15 May if you meet the eligibility criteria:
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Congratulations to all our graduates who are celebrating today – we wish you every success in your careers.
Watch the live stream starting about 10 minutes before the ceremony begins at 3pm ▶️
#EdinburghGrad
#VetGrad
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A stone horse sculpture, which has belonged to the Vet School for nearly two hundred years, is being given a full restoration. Specialists from Graciela Ainsworth have begun work this week!
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A campaign to vaccinate stray dogs against rabies, supported by Edinburgh vets, has helped the Indian state of Goa to be declared a Rabies Controlled Area, with no human rabies deaths there since 2018.
@MissionRabies
@_DTWorldwide
@MSDAnimalHealth
#Rabies
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Some handsome visitors for the Kelpie's, today at the Dick Vet.
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Over 100 Dick Vet graduates from around the world gathered at Summerhall - the home of the Vet School from 1916-2011 – at the weekend for a special
#alumni
event to celebrate the
#bicentenary
of our school.
Read more:
#celebrate
#dickvet
#200years
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The story of Dolly the Sheep will be told in a documentary at 10pm tonight on
@BBCScotland
, with access to scientists involved in the ground-breaking work and archive footage.
Read more here
@roslininstitute
@TernTelevision
#DollyTheSheep
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Join us today at the
#RoyalHighlandShow
at our stand on 7th Avenue! Activities and information for all the family.
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Congratulations to Ali Humpreys, winner of the Student Experience Award at the 2023 CMVM Staff Recognition Awards 👏
Ali was nominated due to her unparalleled commitment to the vet student experience, consistently demonstrating passion, commitment and patience.
Congrats Ali!
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Congratulations to all of our new students who took part in our White Coat Ceremony yesterday!
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Dr Kelly Blacklock is researching canine oral melanoma, a common + devastating naturally-occurring cancer in the dog which may have huge translational potential for human mucosal melanoma.
#WorldCancerDay
@KellyBBlacklock
@MRC_HGU
@EdinUniMedicine
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7
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Members of our Veterinary
#Ophthalmology
Service were asked to help treat a
#snowleopard
with a nasty corneal ulcer.
Following a successful conjunctival graft procedure, we are delighted to report that Wolfie has made a complete recovery.
Read more
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Imaging experts and equine vet specialists have collaborated to produce images that will advance understanding of heart health and leg fractures in racehorses.
#HorseVet
#EquineVet
@LevyBoard
@DickVetEquine
@EdinUniImaging
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The Dick Vet has an outstanding environment for scientific research, enabling outputs with an excellent impact on wider society, according to
#REF2021
.
#EdinburghImpact
@SRUC
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New courses at the Dick Vet will connect students with campus wildlife and build skills in nature awareness, wildlife tracking and conservation.
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On Saturday
@EdinburghUni
&
@univofstandrews
play the world's oldest varsity match -vet students in Edinburgh's women's & men's rugby teams!
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Our Head of School stopped by to practice his suturing on our
#Royalhighlandshow
stand! He even earned a sticker for his good work!
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We're excited to welcome our new Graduate Entry Programme (GEP) students to the School today to start their undergraduate veterinary medicine journey with us.
We hope you settle in quickly and enjoy your time in Edinburgh!
#futurevets
#welcome
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Huge congrats to one of our students, Elliann Clarke, who won her second cap for Scotland in the Six Nations against England at the weekend.
We are so proud of you Elliann and wish you and the Scotland squad every success in the rest of the tournament.
#AsOne
#womensrugby
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Vets have developed a tool to assess undernutrition in dogs with protein-losing gastrointestinal conditions. The scoring system uses criteria such as muscle loss and coat condition to indicate outcome.
#DogVet
#CanineVet
#DogNutrition
@RoyalVetCollege
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We're delighted to have held our position in the
@TopUnis
World University Rankings by Subject, placing 6th overall in the world for Veterinary Science.
This is fantastic recognition of our dedication to world class teaching, research and clinical care.
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The Dick Vet at the Highland Show: We’ve got a fantastic programme of thought-provoking talks today on subjects like One Health, genome editing and sustainable agriculture.
All talks are drop-in so just pop along to our stand on 7th Avenue!
@roslininstitute
@GlobalAgEd
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Dick Vet
#Neurology
experts and
@rzss
veterinary team
#collaborate
to successfully diagnose and treat a
#penguin
from
@EdinburghZoo
that was having seizures.
Read full story here:
#WorldVeterinaryDay
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One Day Without Us is a day to celebrate migrants and migration in the UK and here at the Easter Bush Campus we want to acknowledge how important they are to our continued success.
#1DayWithoutUs
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How can One Health prepare us for the next pandemic?
The animal, human and plant worlds are becoming increasingly interdependent, and the outbreak of Covid-19 has put this into global focus.
Our experts spoke to the Scotsman:
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We were very sad to hear of the recent passing of one of the Dick Vet's first women graduates, Elizabeth Caird. She graduated from the School in 1948 and became one of the first women to work in large animal veterinary practice.
#WomeninScienceDay
#WomenInScience
#WomenInSTEM
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PLEASE REMEMBER! If you are having a
#bonfire
🔥tonight, please build or rebuild the fire before lighting it to make sure no wildlife or pets 🦔🐸🐈 have taken shelter in the leaves & firewood you may have prepared. Please spread the word to help keep all creatures safe ❤️
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Staff & students from across Easter Bush campus enjoyed a fun Sports day yesterday.
Over 100 individuals competed in retro school games like egg & spoon and sack races.
The special event was one in a series marking our School's Bicentenary this year.
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