After leaving school following A-levels, Paul Imrie became a junior reporter on the weekly paper serving his hometown of Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire. He spent four years on the district and city desks of the Derby Evening Telegraph, and during this stint studied for, and achieved, the Diploma in Journalism from the now PA-owned Editorial Centre in Hastings.
Following a further four years with the Leicester Mercury, Paul joined VBD in 2004, and has been deputy editor of Veterinary Times, editor of VBJ, and editor of Veterinary Times since 2009. He has also been VBD’s editorial manager since April 2010.
The University of Bristol’s Feline Centre is internationally renowned for its excellence and education in cat care, and is marking its half century with a full-day of CPD on 15 May.
Overall theme covering appropriate and proportionate care being tailored to needs of animals and clients will run through each stream at the event in Birmingham.
Simon Doherty, senior lecturer at Queen’s University Belfast, has been named World Vet of the Year at the Global Veterinary Awards for focus on one health in tackling global health challenges.
Team at University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine gains patent pending status for device that could revolutionise treatment for animals with end-stage temporomandibular joint disorders.
An automated ELISA system installed at the company’s laboratory in Midlothian has been authorised for use by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service, meaning faster future result turnaround.
Vets, technical staff and poultry managers all welcome for week-long course in June taught by specialists at The Pirbright Institute, University of Surrey and from industry.
Veterinary tech new business that raised £10 million in seed capital last year says its mission is to dramatically improve the working lives of its teams.
Tim Richardson, previously chief operating officer at Linnaeus and with two decades of experience, joins Village Vets, which has 18 practices across Meath and Dublin.
Working alongside the UK’s leading charity for this condition, Endometriosis UK, the practice pledges to help drive positive change within the workplace.
Defra announces neutering cut-off point for canines aged below seven months on 31 January 2024 has been extended to 30 June 2025 “following engagement with veterinary industry”.
Nova had been suffering constant infections due to congenital aural atresia, but surgery to remove external ear canal and open up middle ear solved her issues.
Survey by Blue Cross, which is marking 30 years of its Pet Loss Support service, found 81% of people felt they could not request time off following the death of their animal.
With more than four decades of service at the University of Glasgow hospital, Pamela McComb is stepping down, with long-time deputy Sharon Smith picking up the reins.
Alan Danielski, of The Ralph Veterinary Referral Centre, Marlow, investigated the effects of oblique proximal ulnar osteotomy on the healing of humeral intracondylar fissure in spaniels.