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RVC specialists win at BSAVA awards
Pictured: Professor Ross Bond (left) receiving his award.

The winners were announced at BSAVA Congress.

In a ceremony which took place on the first day of BSAVA Congress (24 March), two specialists from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) were announced as the winners of two BSAVA awards.

Dr Rosanne Jepson, associate professor of Small Animal Internal Medicine, and Professor Ross Bond, professor of Veterinary Dermatology, won The Blaine Award and The PetSavers Veterinary Achievement Award, respectively.

The PetSavers Veterinary Achievement Award, presented to the first author of the most valuable full research paper following a BSAVA PetSavers' grant, was awarded to Professor Bond for his paper 'Transverse sectioning in the evaluation of skin biopsy specimens from alopecic dogs'.

Professor Bond commented on his achievement: “I am very pleased to receive this award and would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of the co-authors on the study: Anke Hendricks, Janet Paterson-Kane, Kim Stevens and Harriet Brooks-Brownlie.  

“My own association with  BSAVA  Petsavers stretches back to 1992 when their predecessor (Clinical Studies Trust Fund) kindly funded my PhD, and I have been most fortunate to have received a number of grants from them since.

“Petsavers funding fills an important niche, given their interest in work of direct relevance to veterinary practice.  This study was a total blast to perform, and it is most rewarding that  BSAVA  Petsavers found it to be of value.”

The Blaine Award, presented for outstanding contributions to the advancement of small animal veterinary medicine or surgery was awarded to Dr Rosanne Jepson in recognition and celebration of her contribution to the development of small animal nephrology in the UK.

Alongside her national and international reputation for lecturing, Dr Jepson has a significant publication record, in both peer-reviewed journals and many textbook chapters.

Speaking about the award, Dr Jepson said: “I am delighted and deeply honoured to be the recipient of this year’s Blaine Award. I thank BSAVA and Royal Canin for their generosity and continued support for the advancement of small animal veterinary science. 

“I would also like to thank my team at the RVC and internationally without whom it would not have been possible to make the advancements in nephrology and urology.”

 

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Applications open for MMI research grants

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 RCVS' Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) has launched round two of its veterinary mental health research grants.

Researchers have until 11.59pm on Wednesday, 28 May 2025 to apply for a grant for research which reflects MMI's 2025 focus areas.

Only one Impact Grant was awarded last year, and so this year there are two Discovery Grants and one Impact Grants available. Each Discovery Grant is worth £5,000 and the Impact Grant is worth £15,000.

For more information or to apply, email researchgrants@rcvs.org.uk to contact the MMI team.

 

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