May 2023

A total of 1,400 people have taken part in the project to date, but professionals and students are still being urged to get involved, regardless of their individual circumstances.

5 mins

Graham Duncanson BVSc, MSc(VetGP), DProf, FRCVS shares his take on the Association of Veterinary Students’ recent event, hosted by the Bristol Veterinary School.

April 2023

BVA leaders say more must be done to align the placement system with modern teaching, but the RCVS insists its reforms take a "balanced approach".

13 mins

Newly published policy says weeks-based requirements for training placements should be abolished.

5 mins

The VSC has launched the project, which it hopes will address what it sees as the lack of available information about the cost of placements for businesses that welcome students.

5 mins

March 2023

Veterinary student Eleanor Goad describes her time abroad for EMS in a Goan rescue centre, where she learned valuable lessons and honed skills she will carry with her throughout her career.

10 mins

Fourteen bursaries have been awarded through a VetPartners programme, while applications have also opened for a new round of £80,000 EMS bursary grants from Vets4Pets.

11 mins

February 2023

Two leading vet schools saw new student numbers slashed by more than a third in a dip one industry group described as “alarming”.

7 mins

December 2022

Group’s latest New Graduate Programme intake is launching with residential training in January aimed at new graduates who have taken some time out before starting their small animal practice careers.

5 mins

As the winter weather begins to bite and the temperature plummets, Eleanor Goad highlights some of the dangers this time of year presents our pets, particularly in the shape of toxins, temperatures and treats.

10 mins

Vets in Scotland are being urged to get behind a new project aiming to inspire more young people to consider careers in the sector.

13 mins

November 2022

Some speakers at BVA Congress session about RCVS proposals to reform current system and improve quality of placements have advocated for a much wider overhaul. 

15 mins

A veterinary nurse who is now training to be a vet says she hopes her story will inspire others to consider a career in the professions.

4 mins

Vet student Eleanor Goad casts her eye over the latest in fads that incorporate animals which, she argues, may or may not be suitable – or, indeed, even want to be involved.

13 mins

After a long spell away from the quill and ink, Dave Beeston BVetMed(Hons), PGDip(VCP), MRCVS, reflects on his RVC emergency and critical care residency, and what it has taught him, as it nears its end.

26 mins

Eleanor Goad wonders how a creature that boasts a position in the UK’s top three pets can really be classified as “exotic”, and argues that veterinary education should reflect the popularity of these wonderful animals.

9 mins

College says its plans will provide a better experience, while reducing the financial burden for students.

9 mins

October 2022

Stephanie Reyes, a 2022 veterinary nursing science graduate, shares her data research project, which, using questionnaires, looks at the factors that influence the number of BAME individuals in the profession, and what can be done to encourage and support diversity.

39 mins

In an emotive piece, fourth-year veterinary student SOPHIE ELLIS explains how a number of factors led to a difficult decision to put her studies on hold.

24 mins

September 2022

A leading charity vet who shared her expertise with students at an Essex university college has been recognised for almost 40 years of work in the animal welfare sector.

3 mins