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Views sought on plans to expand SRUC's Aberdeen campus
Early concept images show how the expansion might look.

Plans include new teaching facilities and galls of residence.

Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) has launched a consultation seeking views on plans to expand its Craibstone Campus in Aberdeen.

Early proposals include new teaching facilities focussed on skills for rural veterinary practices, new halls of residence and space for a veterinary practice partnership. 

The facilities would be built alongside a new food and drink development hub – SeedPod -  which has receieved £10m of capital from the UK and Scottish Government. 

Under the Aberdeen Local Development Plan, the land has already been earmarked for development to support research and education.

Professor Wayne Powell, principal and chief executive of SRUC, said: “By delivering a modern teaching and research campus alongside SeedPod we can enhance the impact of both projects.

“A strong local presence and a focus on skills that will help boost the economy is at the heart of SRUC’s vision. This can only be achieved in partnership with the local communities which is why we are sharing these early proposals to explore how they could be developed further to support the region.”

He added: “We are fully committed to the North East of Scotland and the extended campus will benefit research and education in the area. The views collected during this consultation will help us to develop these plans further and will be used to help us seek funding for what would be an exciting development.”

SRUC is seeking community views on the proposals through its website by the 8 January 2021. 

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Building Great Workplaces webinars return

News Story 1
 BVA has announced a new series of its Building Great Workplaces lunchtime webinars.

Launching from 16 July, the sessions will explore patient safety, motivation, client communication and more.

Its first webinar, exploring neurodiversity in the workplace, will take place at 1pm on Thursday, 16 July. It will feature guest speakers from The Vet Project, a group which supports neurodiversity in veterinary environments.

The following three webinars take place in September, October and November.

Booking is open on the BVA website 

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New form for online veterinary medicines retailers

The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has produced a new online form for retailers wishing to sell veterinary medicines on the internet.

The form replace the previous Word version and is part of the VMD's ongoing commitment to digitise its processes. Anyone retailing prescription medicines online, including POM-V, POM-VPS and NFA-VPS categories, is lawfully required to register with the VMD before trading.

The change only applies to new applicants. Retailers already listed on the VMD's Register of Online Retailers or registered under the Accredited Internet Retailer Scheme (AIRS) do not need to do anything.