Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

School of Veterinary Medicine and Science

www.nottingham.ac.uk/vet

Welcome to the School of Veterinary Medicine and ScienceAs one of the newest veterinary schools in the UK, we welcome around 150 veterinary students each year and equip them with the diagnostic, medical, surgical and other skills required to succeed in a changing world of veterinary medicine.

The school has a dynamic, vibrant and highly stimulating learning environment, achieved through a blend of students and researchers, both home and international, who are committed to innovative learning and scientific discovery.

We offer three undergraduate degree courses, accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, designed with clinical outcomes in mind and based upon excellence in teaching, and informed by scientific research. We believe that our courses, which integrate clinical medicine and surgery with pathology and basic sciences, ensure that Nottingham

graduates gain the best possible foundation on which to build any future career in the veterinary profession.

We are ranked 2nd for research power in the Research Excellence Framework 2014, with 80% of our submissions rated at ‘internationally excellent’ or ‘world-leading’.

All of this takes place in our state-of-the-art, purpose-built facilities on Sutton Bonington Campus and with our many clinical associates.

I hope you find this brochure useful. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for further information.

Professor Gary EnglandFoundation Dean and Professor of Comparative Veterinary Reproduction

EducationAt Nottingham, we are the highest rated veterinary school for overall student satisfaction in each National Student Survey since we were established. We are consistently highly commended for our teaching, organisation, support and facilities.

Undergraduate courses within the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science include:• Veterinary Medicine and Surgery -

BVM BVS with BVMed Sci• Veterinary Medicine and Surgery

including a Preliminary Year - BVM BVS with BVMed Sci

• Veterinary Medicine and Surgery including a Gateway Year - BVM BVS with BVMed Sci (open to UK students only)

We established the preliminary and gateway year courses to widen participation for students who may have lacked educational opportunities or for those who are high achieving but do not have the required science qualifications for direct entry. The six-year courses involve a foundation year which provides students with the relevant scientific knowledge needed for the later years of the course. We also introduce animal-handling skills. After the preliminary or gateway year, students join year one of the five-year veterinary medicine and surgery degree.

To find out more about our undergraduate programmes please visitwww.nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy/vet

We welcome applications from home, EU and international students. The school fosters a friendly and supportive atmosphere with plenty of extracurricular activities to get involved with to make new friends and to develop students’ veterinary skills.

For students wishing to advance, we offer suitably qualified graduates excellent opportunities to study for MRes, MPhil or PhD degrees and also the clinically focussed degrees of PG Certificate, MVM/MVS and DVetMed/DVetSurg in a wide range of veterinary, biomedical, biological and statistical research fields.

Postgraduate students are recruited from a diverse range of clinical and scientific disciplines including: • veterinary science• equine science• pathology• molecular biology• biochemistry• immunology• microbiology• physiology• statistics• bioinformatics

To find out more please visit www.nottingham.ac.uk/vet/pgstudy

Continuing professional development The Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Education Centre at the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science aims to provide the highest quality CPD for veterinary surgeons and allied professionals. It continues the philosophy of lifelong learning developed in the undergraduate curriculum and is led by Rob White, Professor of Small Animal Veterinary Surgery.

Courses are delivered by nationally and internationally recognised experts in their fields, providing an exceptional learning experience for delegates with a high delegate/tutor ratio. The centre offers purpose built state-of-the-art surgical

teaching facilities and delivers tailored courses through from new graduate to masterclass level – an unsurpassed learning experience.

To see a full list of the courses offering by our CPD Education Centre please contact us by email veterinary-cpd@nottingham.ac.uk or visit www.nottingham.ac.uk/vet/cpd

The University of Nottingham has made every effort to ensure that the information in this brochure was accurate when published. Please note, however, that the nature of the content means that it is subject to change from time to time, and you should therefore consider the information to be guiding rather than definitive. You should check the University’s website for any updates before you decide to accept a place on a course.

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ResearchThe School of Veterinary Medicine and Science is dedicated to improving the well-being of animals and people through world-leading innovative research and technology transfer in basic, applied and clinical sciences.

Research within the school is divided into six non-exclusive themes:• Animal Infection and Immunity• Clinical Research• Comparative Medicine• Population Helath and Welcfare• Reproductive Biology• Veterinary Education

In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, our joint submission with the School of Biosciences was ranked 2nd in the UK for research power with 80% of our research regarded to be ‘internationally excellent’ or ‘world-leading’ (3* or 4*).

The school boasts excellent teaching and research facilities including large animal

facilities for cattle, pigs, poultry and sheep associated with the University’s commercial farm, which houses the National Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock (CIEL): www.cielivestock.co.uk. The Nottingham Dairy Health and Welfare Unit is a state-of-the-art, totally flexible unit, to conduct research on interactions between environment-genotype and animal physiology-welfare.

We are always keen to talk to individuals with relevant interests about PhD, postdoc or fellowship research. We list current PhD studentships and international and self-funded projects on our website: www.nottingham.ac.uk/vet/studentships

The school is open to discussions regarding both consultancy and contract research for commercial and other organisations. Please contact us directly for further information: veterinary-enquiries@nottingham.ac.uk

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