Vet Times articles

The latest veterinary content produced by Vet Times, covering topics such as Companion animal, Equine, Exotics, Farm animal, Welfare and General.

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

More than Ā£500,000 is set to be invested in the bursary scheme, which bosses say will also see graduates offered jobs within the companyā€™s practices.

6 mins

August 2022

The VMG says ā€˜urgent workā€™ is needed to encourage young people to consider a veterinary career, after initial data showed a sharp fall in the number of places being taken up compared to last year.

14 mins

July 2022

Eleanor Goad looks at how the cost of living crisis and, specifically, spiralling fuel costs are likely to affect student vetsā€™ ability to attend their mandatory EMS placements.

8 mins

June 2022

Vet student Eleanor Goad explains why bigger truly is better, and how equine EMS placements offer the perfect opportunity to practise your catheter placement and blood sampling.

13 mins

Scotlandā€™s Rural College takes next step towards becoming the UKā€™s 12th vet school with the appointment of former associate head of school at Glasgowā€™s School of Veterinary Medicine.

6 mins

May 2022

Three models ā€“ all of which came from a meeting of key stakeholders ā€“ have been suggested, with viable proposals to be presented later this month.

6 mins

One of the simplest ways to be more environmentally friendly is to eat less meatā€¦ but welfare isnā€™t as cut and dried as people might think, says vet student Eleanor Goad.

11 mins

April 2022

Getting less than a full eight hours sleep can have a dramatic effect on your concentration and performance, writes Eleanor Goad ā€“ an important consideration for those whose jobs involve scalpels.

10 mins

Survey finds while 75% of respondents loved helping students and offering EMS, more than 60% cited fear of introducing infection to the practice as reason for not providing it during pandemic.

4 mins

March 2022

Vet student Eleanor Goad explains why the fourth year at vet school has been her favourite so far, and why she would recommend that all veterinary students, present and future, keep their options open.

12 mins

February 2022

Alice Thomson, a University of Bristol veterinary student details some vector-borne diseases new and future vets may encounter, based on her research during EMS.

29 mins

Vet student Eleanor Goad looks at the ongoing raft of practical measures and long-term implications of coronavirus on aspiring animal practitioners and the veterinary professional as a whole.

10 mins

Healthy mind, healthy body is a well-known mantra, and student Eleanor Goad claims to have noticed a ā€œprofound increaseā€ in her mental health and general mood since joining the gym. Coincidence?

10 mins

January 2022

Having recently been put through a lengthy communications practical, vet student Eleanor Goad explains why she finds these types of activity particularly rewarding and the valuable lessons to be taken from them.

9 mins

Rebecca Howard VetMB, MA, MRCVS details the Farm Vet Academy Practical Farm Skills Week designed to fill the EMS placement gap due to COVID-19.

15 mins

December 2021

Community of independently owned practices is organising a two-day conference, open to veterinary students, in Birmingham at the end of January.

5 mins

November 2021

Group of students from the University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine gave up part of their weekend to help at British Hen Welfare Trust rehoming day.

6 mins