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17th to 23rd July: National VN Week

Register your event online now!

The event gives veterinary nurses an opportunity to reflect on their profession and raise awareness amongst the public of the vital role that they play in today's modern veterinary practice. 

The British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) will again be organising events up and down the country.  Last year saw over 260 nurses register online to take part in the celebration.

If you want to get involved this year please visit the VN Week blog  to see regular dates on the events.  You may want to even organise something yourself throughout the week; previous events have included a sponsored dog walk, charity raffles, pub quizzes and even a sponsored sky-dive!

There are also three great competitions to enter with fantastic prizes including; an Apple iPad, a digital camera, High Street shopping vouchers and a Sony Touch Reader.

Click here to register your event

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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