The School celebrates its bicentenary in 2023, marking 200 years of veterinary teaching. We are holding a number of special events this year, which you can learn more about here.

Professor Lisa Boden, a leading specialist in veterinary public health and population medicine, has been appointed the new Head of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.
Professor Boden, who holds a Personal Chair of Population Medicine and Veterinary Public Health Policy and is Co-Director of EPIC (the Scottish Government’s Centre for Expertise in Animal Disease Outbreaks), took up the role in September 2023.
- Dick Vet alumna runs 38 marathons in 38 days
- Routine cat blood pressure tests can curb health risks
- Condition score system identifies likely outcomes for dogs
- Study offers path to diagnosing gut conditions in cats
- Dogs’ cognitive decline may be worsened by other ailments
- French bulldogs puppies prone to elbow fractures

World leading research within the School is led by the Roslin Institute.

Veterinary and diagnostic services for the public, farmers and veterinary profession.

The Conservation Science group is an inter-disciplinary collaboration between wildlife veterinarians and geneticists.
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