Facilities
The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies is a world-leader in veterinary education, research and clinical practice. Our students benefit from a modern campus with state-of-the-art facilities purpose-built for veterinary teaching and learning.
Most practical anatomy lessons take place in the dissection room. It is a versatile space, with tables that can be moved around for group or individual study and screens for students to view closely what the lecturer is describing or demonstrating. The room is home to an extensive library of specimens, bones and skeletons, for use in class or individual study.
The Study Landscape is a large space designed for individual and group study. It has interactive displays that enable students to support their learning and build familiarity with items such as animal models, medicine boxes, animal feeds and other items they may encounter in practice.
The School has a 240-cow dairy herd nearby at Langhill Farm, as well as a sheep flock at Easter Bush. Here, students will learn all aspects of looking after farm animals in a commercial farm environment, and prepare for work experience (Extra-Mural Studies) as part of the undergraduate veterinary course.
Our library provides students with quiet space for study and rooms to hire for quiet group work. It is supported by a specialist library staff and is home to many journals and books, in addition to document and poster printing facilities.
The clinical skills lab facilitates the development of clinical skills with models, live animals and people. It is here that students, particularly in their early years, will learn the basics of animal handling, customer communication and clinical techniques.
Featuring a viewing facility for students with a two-way intercom, the post-mortem room is designed to allow specimens of all sizes to be accommodated. It has powerful ceiling tracks to transport them to and from the dissection rooms, and links to changing facilities with lockers for the students. Here you will learn practical anatomy, and can observe the complex and unusual post-mortems the School undertakes for veterinary centres, zoos, farms and private owners across Scotland and Northern England.
Later-year students observe, treat and carry out clinical procedures under supervision in our clinical hospitals, learning from companion animal and specialist veterinary surgeons. Learn more about our hospitals here (link to hospitals pages).
Our library provides students with quiet space for study and rooms to hire for quiet group work. It is supported by a specialist library staff and is home to many journals and books, in addition to document and poster printing facilities.