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Sue Paterson set to join RCVS officer team
Dr Sue Paterson has been an elected member of RCVS Council since 2014.

Council member will become junior vice president for 2022-23. 

Dr Sue Paterson has been elected to the RCVS officer team as junior vice president for 2022-23.

Dr Paterson, who has been an elected member of RCVS Council since 2014, will take up her new role at the College’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in July, provided she is successful in this year’s council election.

She has also been elected as chair of the Advancement of the Professions Committee to replace the current chair and RCVS senior vice-president Mandisa Greene, who is stepping down from Council at the AGM. 

In other changes to the RCVS Officer team, Niall Connell was re-elected as RCVS treasurer for a further year, while Kate Richards was elected as senior vice-president to take up the role following the end of her presidential term. 

Melissa Donald was elected as her successor as RCVS President for 2022-23. 

All of the appointments will be formally confirmed at the AGM on Friday 8 July. 

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Submissions open for BSAVA Clinical Research Abstracts 2026

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 The BSAVA has opened submissions for the BSAVA Clinical Research Abstracts 2026.

It is an opportunity for applicants to present new research on any veterinary subject, such as the preliminary results of a study, discussion of a new technique or a description of an interesting case.

They must be based on high-quality clinical research conducted in industry, practice or academia, and summarised in 250 words.

Applications are welcome from vets, vet nurses, practice managers, and students.

Submissions are open until 6 March 2026. 

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Survey seeks ruminant sector views on antimicrobial stewardship

A new survey is seeking views of people working in the UK ruminant sector on how to tackle the challenge of demonstrating responsible antibiotic stewardship.

Forming part of a wider, collaborative initiative, the results will help identify the types of data available so that challenges with data collection can be better understood and addressed.

Anyone working in the UK farming sector, including vets and farmers,is encouraged to complete the survey, which is available at app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk