Members of Council

The Veterinary Schools Council comprises the heads of the UK’s 11 veterinary schools, as well as three non-UK associate members.

Professor Stuart Reid (Chair)

President & Principal of the Royal Veterinary College

Professor Caroline Argo

Head of the School of Veterinary Medicine at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC)

Dr Heather Bacon

Dean of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Lancashire

Professor Lisa Boden (Vice-Chair)

Head of The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Dean of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Edinburgh

Professor Gary England

Dean of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at the University of Nottingham

Professor Nick Bexfield

Head of the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Cambridge

Professor Kamalan Jeevaratnam

Head of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Surrey

Professor Matt Jones

Head of The Harper and Keele Veterinary School

Professor Chris Loughrey (Vice-Chair)

Head of the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Glasgow

Professor Tim Parkin

Head of the School of Veterinary Sciences at the University of Bristol

Professor Mark Senior

Head of the School of Veterinary Science at the University of Liverpool

Professor Rory Breathnach (Associate Member)

Dean & Head of the School of Veterinary Medicine at University College Dublin

Professor Debbie Jaarsma (Associate Member)

Dean of Veterinary Medicine at Utrecht University

Professor Dr. Klaus Osterrieder (Associate Member)