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Nobel Prize Winner Visits Vet Schools
Professor Peter Doherty with students from the University of Liverpool.
He was told he couldn’t do Biology at school because he was a boy, but at the age of 17 he was offered a place at the University of Queensland, and in 1973 he made a discovery in the field of immunology that was so profound he was awarded a Nobel Prize for medicine.

Professor Peter Doherty, a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and the veterinary profession’s only Nobel Prize winner, was at The University of Nottingham on Wednesday (February 24th) to inspire vet school undergraduates to think about research as a career.


Professor Doherty is a global leader in his field and we were privileged to have him visit us and share his experiences and passion for veterinary medicine and research.
Professor Doherty is touring the UK giving a seminar at each of the country’s seven veterinary schools. The tour is being funded by the Clinical Veterinary Research Training Award (CVRT) — a £10.5m grant awarded by the Wellcome Trust in 2007 and run in partnership with the UK’s veterinary schools — to support research training for veterinary undergraduates and postgraduates, with the objective of getting more vets into veterinary and biomedical research.

Gary England, Foundation Dean of Nottingham’s School of Veterinary Medicine and Science and Professor of Comparative Veterinary Reproduction said: “We are delighted that the Wellcome Trust is funding this initiative designed to inspire veterinary undergraduate students towards a career in research. Professor Doherty is a global leader in his field and we were privileged to have him visit us and share his experiences and passion for veterinary medicine and research.”

Professor Peter Doherty.
The five-year CRVT award recognises that there is a national need for veterinary-qualified researchers. It is being carried out at The University of Nottingham in partnership with the Universities of Bristol, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Liverpool, London and the University of Oxford (Laboratory Animal Medicine Component). 
 


Professor Sandy Trees from the Faculty of Veterinary Science at the University of Liverpool, who led the application for the CRVT award said: "This programme aims to create clinically literate researchers and research-literate clinicians. It will provide a cohort of veterinarians superbly equipped to contribute to the solution of some of the major health and welfare problems facing animals and humans in the 21st century”.

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Birmingham Dogs Home makes urgent appeal

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 Birmingham Dogs Home has issued an urgent winter appeal as it faces more challenges over the Christmas period.

The rescue centre has seen a dramatic increase in dogs coming into its care, and is currently caring for over 200 dogs. With rising costs and dropping temperatures, the charity is calling for urgent support.

It costs the charity £6,000 per day to continue its work.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications, said: "It's heart-breaking for our team to see the conditions some dogs arrive in. We really are their last chance and hope of survival."

More information about the appeal can be found here. 

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Avian flu confirmed at premises in Cornwall

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, Cornwall.

All poultry on the infected site will be humanely culled, and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place. Poultry and other captive birds in the 3km protection zone must be housed.

The case is the second avian flu case confirmed in commercial poultry this month. The H5N5 strain was detected in a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, in early November. Before then, the disease had not been confirmed in captive birds in England since February.

The UK chief veterinary officer has urged bird keepers to remain alert and practise robust biosecurity.

A map of the disease control zones can be found here.