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Professor James Wood recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021

The Veterinary Schools Council would like to congratulate Professor James Wood, Head of the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Cambridge, who has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to Veterinary Science. Professor Wood’s research focuses on zoonoses – diseases transmissible from animals to humans – in particular […]

The recognition of UK veterinary degrees in the EU post-Brexit

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has explained that UK veterinary degrees are no longer automatically recognised in EU Member States. Instead, UK-based qualifications will be interpreted according to the laws and regulations in each member state, so some countries may no longer recognise UK veterinary graduates as equally qualified to graduates who trained […]

VSC members topping the QS World University Rankings

The 2021 QS World University Rankings have placed Veterinary Schools Council members among the very best vet schools in the world. Four of the top ten ranked veterinary schools are members, including the top-ranked veterinary school, the Royal Veterinary College. The QS rankings are determined through academic and employer surveys as well as assessments of […]

Update on the Veterinary Schools Council’s response to COVID-19

The Veterinary Schools Council has today provided an update on its work to find solutions to the complex challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic for veterinary education and training. This document explains the rationale behind the different approaches taken by veterinary schools with respect to issues such as returning to campus, testing, and assessment. VSC […]

VSC and RCVS launch survey with recent graduates on Covid-19 impact

The Veterinary Schools Council (VSC) has joined the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) in launching a joint survey with veterinary surgeons who have recently graduated from UK vet schools to determine if and how the coronavirus pandemic has affected them. The survey has been sent to 984 veterinary surgeons who graduated from one of […]

Reaching out to support veterinary researchers

High-quality mentorship is important in both encouraging vets to enter research and in supporting them to maximise their career opportunities once this journey has started. Numerous scientific organisations offer mentorship programmes, with the Academy of Medical Sciences’ programme being particularly well established within the sector. Until recently, however, there was no dedicated mentorship programme for veterinary […]

Veterinary Schools Council warmly welcomes the new cohort of students!

The Veterinary Schools Council are pleased to welcome the new 2020 cohort of students. Veterinary schools have been working hard to prepare teaching for the next generation of vets, particularly in light of the global pandemic. Appropriate changes have been made to buildings and courses so that students can be taught safely. These changes ensure […]

VSC publishes new edition of admissions guide for veterinary medicine

The Veterinary Schools Council (VSC) has today published its admissions guide for applications to veterinary medicine courses in 2020. Produced by the VSC Admissions Committee, the guide contains information on entry requirements and provides technical information about the selection processes at different veterinary schools. It allows each veterinary school an equal chance to explain their […]

New data released from second national survey on veterinary graduate competency

The Veterinary Schools Council (VSC) and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) have today published the results of the Graduate and Employer Surveys for 2019. New data will allow UK and Irish veterinary schools to begin to compare current perceptions of recent graduate competency to the results of the first national survey conducted in […]

Combined lobbying effort sees vet courses gain ability to apply for extra student places

A joint lobbying effort by the British Veterinary Association (BVA), the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and the Veterinary Schools Council (VSC) has seen the Department of Education add veterinary medicine to the list of subjects that can apply for additional student places if needed. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of […]