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Tributes paid by BVA and others to its former president, award-winning vet and academic Simon Doherty, who has died, aged 49. https://lnkd.in/emvr292Y

Equine vets are being urged to feed data on equine redworm incidents into a new surveillance project.

A prominent veterinary neurologist has been appointed patron and research advisor to charity Cure4DM, which is ultimately hoping to find a cure for degenerative myelopathy.

Professor the Lord Kakkar, who also chairs the King’s Fund and serves as Chancellor of the University of Lincoln, will succeed Baroness Young the new chair of the Royal Veterinary College’s council in the new year.

Projections compiled for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) by the Institute for Employment Studies, which draw on recent trends and latest #VetSchool entry forecasts, predict a 52% rise in UK registered vets and a 78% increase in the number of RVNs by 2035.

British Veterinary Union officials have joined calls for a wider review of veterinary student placement protocols following criticism of University of Cambridge Vet School’s response to complaints.

Veterinary and welfare groups have joined forces with police and government agencies in a fresh plea for public help to halt unlawful puppy trading. #PetTradeTaskforce

Organisers of the biennial Mind Matters Initiative symposium are inviting researchers to showcase their work at the 2025 event. The theme will be “Advancing veterinary #MentalHealth research: learning from the past, considering the present, and looking to the future”.

“Completing vet school is a huge achievement, but we appreciate that many graduates want a well-deserved break afterwards,” said Alison Price, graduate development programme manager at Linnaeus. “Having a second Graduate Development Programme cohort for March means they can travel, volunteer, see friends and family, or simply relax at home before taking the first steps in their veterinary career.”

New analysis has revealed a rapid growth in veterinary professionals’ concern about the cost of care – including fears the sector may be left unsustainable by rising charges. #SurveysOfTheProfessions