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Royal (Dick) School to run equine nutrition course
Dr Jo-Anne Murray
Online course to be free of charge

Edinburgh University has been announced as the first university in the UK to join the Coursera consortium - an organisation which will provide free online undergraduate-level courses to anyone who wishes to access them - and an Equine Nutrition course will be one of the courses on offer.

Taught by Dr Jo-Anne Murray of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, the course is designed to provide knowledge of equine digestion and nutrition, including studying the anatomy and physiology of the equine alimentary canal. The course is expected to be 5 weeks long.

To date, the Coursera group of universities have taught more than 650,000 students from 190 countries and there have been more than 1.5 million course enrolments across 43 courses.

Professor Sir Timothy O'Shea, Principal of The University of Edinburgh said: "Enabling wider access to excellent higher education is part of the core mission of the University of Edinburgh. We are therefore excited to join with our peers in North America in the Coursera consortium to offer Massive Open Online Courses on topics in which we have particular strengths."

For more information on the equine course, click here.

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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