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Vet School researchers join major new network to explore gut-immune-brain health links

28 April 2025

top_image_for_website_885x432_gut.png New UK research network launched to explore how gut health impacts the brain and mental wellbeing. A ground-breaking new research network, the UK Gut-Immunology-Brain Axis Network+, has been launched to uncover how the gut, immune system, and brain communicate - and how this connection...

Celebrating research excellence at the Department of Veterinary Medicine's Spring research afternoon

24 April 2025

Well done to Maya Juman and Nicole Alimena for receiving their awards at April's Research Afternoon This Wednesday 23rd April 2025, the Department of Veterinary Medicine hosted its Spring Research Afternoon in the inspiring setting of the William Gates Building, Cambridge. The event was a celebration of scientific...

PhD student featured in Natural History Museum’s new permanent exhibition

11 April 2025

carousel_template_500_x_200_px_885_x_432_px_1.png Marina Papaiakovou, a PhD student at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, is showcasing her research in a major new exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum. The exhibit, which explores the environmental challenges facing our world and presents science-led solutions...

The Department of Veterinary Medicine welcomes visiting vet students from Japan

25 March 2025

carousel_template_500_x_200_px_4.png Over the past few weeks, we’ve had the pleasure of welcoming veterinary students and professors from Gifu University and Tottori University, both in Japan. During their visit, they rotated through a range of services at the Queen’s Veterinary School Hospital, part of the Department of...

Lambing season is in full swing at the University farm

18 February 2025

lambing_2025_banner.png The lambing season is in full swing at the University farm, providing our fourth-year veterinary students with an invaluable hands-on learning experience. Just a short cycle ride from the Vet School, the farm offers a rare opportunity for students to take on real responsibility, making critical...

Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science

11 February 2025

February 11th marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science , a day to celebrate the achievements of women in science and inspire future generations to follow their passion for discovery. At the Department of Veterinary Medicine , we are proud to work alongside many talented women who contribute to advancing...

Welcome to our new vet students - get set for an unforgettable journey!

7 October 2024

phoebe_barker1.jpg As you step into the world of Veterinary Medicine at Cambridge, it’s not just about hitting the books. Your next six years will be full of opportunities to grow, explore your passions, and have a lot of fun along the way! Just ask Phoebe Barker, who graduated in June and showed us all how to make the...

Vet school lecturer helps secure rare veterinary anatomy book for college library

23 September 2024

A rare, 258-year-old first edition of George Stubbs' The Anatomy of the Horse is now in the care of St John’s College Library, thanks in part to Dr David Williams, College Director of Studies, Veterinary Ophthalmologist and Associate Lecturer at the Department of Veterinary Medicine. The book, known for its ground-breaking...

Congratulations Klara Stark and Chalita Chomkatekaew for awards at September's research afternoon

20 September 2024

cf.png Well done to Klara Stark and Chalita Chomkatekaew for receiving their recent awards in September's Research Afternoon at the Department of Veterinary Medicine. Klara's Blitz Talk was about 'Host specificity of the human whipworm Trichuris trichiura is determined by the host microbiome'. Klara's Blitz Talk was up...

Pioneering research identifies key urinary biomarkers for bladder cancer in dogs

13 August 2024

Vet School researchers, Jenni Karttunen, Tim Williams and Andrew Grant have recently published a new paper in Scientific Reports which investigated the utility of urinary extracellular vesicles (EVs) as a source of microRNA based biomarkers for canine bladder cancer. The study was the first of its kind in dogs, and...

Vet School researchers join major new network to explore gut-immune-brain health links

Celebrating research excellence at the Department of Veterinary Medicine's Spring research afternoon

PhD student featured in Natural History Museum’s new permanent exhibition

The Department of Veterinary Medicine welcomes visiting vet students from Japan

Lambing season is in full swing at the University farm

Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Welcome to our new vet students - get set for an unforgettable journey!

Vet school lecturer helps secure rare veterinary anatomy book for college library

Congratulations Klara Stark and Chalita Chomkatekaew for awards at September's research afternoon

Pioneering research identifies key urinary biomarkers for bladder cancer in dogs

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