The Dick Vet in the news
A selection of the media coverage on the Dick Vet.
2021
| Dumfries and Galloway golden eagle population soaring thanks to conservation scheme | Daily Record |
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Can our passion for pets help reset our relationship with nature? |
The Guardian |
| Roslin to host new Agritech Hub |
Impact News Service |
| Venison carries low risk of food poisoning | The Beef Site |
| Edinburgh University and UK animal welfare charity collaborate on education programme for captive wildlife keepers | The Scotsman |
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New app boosts rabies vaccination rates |
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Vet educational portal WikiVet under new ownership |
Vet Times |
2020
| Welfare concerns raised over chlorinated chicken | The Poultry Site |
| Breeders invited to Zoom in for expert talk on foaling topics | The Irish Field |
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Blink rate a simple, cost-free way of measuring acute stress in horses, say researchers |
Horsetalk |
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Farmers needed to help with research on parasite control in hill and upland sheep |
The Northern Farmer |
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Gene discovery may help prevent tooth loss in cats |
Vet Times |
| Covid-19 has caused 'profound disruption' to food systems, warns Edinburgh livestock researcher | The Scotsman |
| Dick Vet wins Veterinary School of the Year Award | |
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Golden Retriever with a brain tumour completes radiotherapy |
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Complications Rare Following Equine Tooth Extractions |
The Horse |
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Edinburgh University builds solar farm |
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| Dr Rosie Allister receives the BVA Chiron Award | BVA |
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Professor Ivan Morrison awarded the inaugural Plowright Prize |
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| Rosie Allister awarded RCVS Impact Award | |
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MSD awards six research bursaries |
Vet Times |
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Family pet first in the UK to receive specialised cancer treatment |
BBC Breakfast BBC London Radio LBC radio |
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Wildlife group: focus more on animals to prevent pandemics |
Vet Times |
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Study reveals gap in owner knowledge |
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Roslin Technologies bids to raise £50 million |
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| Edinburgh researchers discover subspecies of red-tailed black cockatoo | |
| United Kingdom: expert reaction to Boris Johnson saying the UK will be capable of contact tracking 10,000 new COVID-1 cases a day by the start of June | FOREIGN AFFAIRS (NZ) |
| Coronavirus lockdown: Why can some of us meet six people? | BBC |
| Anosmia linked Covid-19 differs from common cold symptoms | BBC Radio Scotland |
| Comments on viability of Covid-19 testing | BBC Radio 5 |
| To prevent a second coronavirus wave, we need to look beyond the R number - Opinion piece | The Guardian |
| United Kingdom: expert reaction to R now being between 0.7 and 1.0 | FOREIGN AFFAIRS (NZ) |
| Coronavirus: Why are international comparisons difficult? | BBC |
| Letter: Cowsheds and silos offer a lesson for the vaccine race | Financial TImes |
| SMALL STEPS Coronavirus now spreading in community at ‘very low rates’ and is ‘largely restricted to care homes’ | The Sun |
| Coronavirus Q&A: What is the R value? | Daily Mail |
| Puberty can be a ruff time for dogs too – study | The Herald |
| New study highlights benefits of straw feeding in winter | Redwings Horse Sanctuary |
| Could 26,000 lives have been saved if Britain imposed coronavirus lockdown two weeks earlier? Introducing strict measures sooner may have prevented 80% of COVID-19 deaths, experts say | Daily Mail |
| How livestock transport as we know it has evolved | Farmers Guardian |
| Coronavirus: Why might the R number be higher in Scotland? | BBC |
| Inspirational equestrians think outside the box during lockdown *H&H Plus* | Horse and Hound |
| Strangles initiative to run online as pandemic highlights biosecurity *H&H Plus* | Horse and Hound |
| Edinburgh academic says football players should wear face masks during matches |
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| ‘He never gave up’: gelding survives grass sickness and returns to ridden work | Horse and Hound |
| Genetics expertise could transform fish production | Mirage News |
| Vet MP ‘batting for profession’ | Vet Times |
| Injured beagle Bailey is back home after community raises thousands for him | Edinburgh Live |
| How the cat got its miaow: to mimic babies and manipulate their owners | The Times |