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Programme details for VBMPS Congress
Congress taking place in October

Details of the programme for the upcoming Veterinary Biomedical & Pharma Sciences Congress have been released.

The Congress will take place at the ICC in Birmingham from the 15th - 16th October 2012, and will provide a unique opportunity for researchers, scientists and veterinarians to meet, learn and share ideas and experiences to the benefit of both medical and veterinary science.

The Congress will encompassed the theme of "Two Worlds, One Health" and boasts a wealth of speakers at the tops of their fields, presenting in the areas of:
  • Cellular Pathology
  • Haematology/Clinical Chemistry
  • Microbiology and Infection
  • Pharma Sciences

These sessions will cover:
  • Diagnostic investigations of diseases in animals
  • Understanding pathological processes
  • Insights into animal models of human disease
  • Environmental and pharmaceutical risk assessment

Speakers will come from institutions, universities and organisations throughout the UK, and also from Europe. Each day of the conference begins with a plenary session featuring a keynote speaker.

The Plenary speakers are as follows:

15 October
  • Professor David Heymann, Health Protection Agency - Emergency Response to Prevention of Emerging Disease, Threats at their Source
  • Professor Malcolm Bennett, University of Liverpool - One world, one health – but are we really all in it together?
16 October
  • Professor Sue Welburn, University of Edinburgh - The Neglected Zoonoses - Veterinary Interventions for Human Health Impact at the Human Animal Wildlife Interface
  • Dr Mary Hannon-Fletcher, University of Ulster - Employability and Professional Practice for Non-NHS Biomedical Scientists

For more information, and to book, click here.


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Equine Disease Surveillance report released for Q4 2025

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 The latest Equine Disease Surveillance report has been released, with details on equine disease from Q4 of 2025.

The report, produced by Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance, includes advice on rule changes for equine influenza vaccination.

Statistics and maps detail recent outbreaks of equine herpes virus, equine influenza, equine strangles and equine grass sickness. A series of laboratory reports provides data on virology, bacteriology, parasitology and toxicosis.

This issue also features a case study of orthoflavivus-associated neurological disease in a horse in the UK. 

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RCVS annual renewal fee for vets due

RCVS' annual renewal fee for veterinary surgeons is now due. Vets must pay their renewal fee before Wednesday, 1 April 2026.

This year's standard annual fee has increased to 431 from last year's 418. This is an approximately three per cent increase, as approved by RCVS Council and the Privy Council.

Tshidi Gardner, RCVS treasurer, said: "The small fee increase will be used to help deliver both our everyday activities and our new ambitious Strategic Plan, which includes aims such as achieving new legislation, reviewing the Codes of Professional Conduct and supporting guidance, and continuing to support the professions through activities such as the Mind Matters Initiative, RCVS Academy and career development."

A full breakdown of the new fees is on the RCVS website. Information about tax relief is available on the UK government website.