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Obituary - Professor Sir Peter Lachmann FRS FMedSci

5 January 2021

JANUARY 5/1/2021 It is with great sadness that I report the death of Sir Peter Lachmann who died peacefully in his sleep on 26th December 2020. He had just celebrated his 89th birthday and Christmas with his family at home in Cambridge. In 1970 Sir Peter was the first Professor and Head of Immunology at the Royal...

Selfish mitochondria in a canine transmissible cancer

17 June 2020

Selfish mitochondria in a canine transmissible cancer The canine transmissible venereal tumour (CTVT) is an extraordinary type of cancer - it is infectious and transmitted between individual dogs by the direct transfer of living cancer cells themselves. The disease is primarily passed on during mating and leads to...

Dr David Sargan & Dr David Bainbridge - Winners of the Pilkington Teaching Prize 2020

27 April 2020

Congratulations to Dr David Bainbridge & Dr David Sargan on being one of the winners of The Pilkington Prize 2020!⠀ Head of Department, Professor James Wood says of David, “(He) makes major contributions to the teaching of the veterinary course, as well as the management and promotion of it. As well as covering a...

Congratulations to our successful colleagues in the University’s academic promotions exercise

19 June 2019

Congratulations to these people for their hard earned and well won promotions: Dr Elizabeth Murchison, promoted to Professor Dr Mark Holmes, promoted to Professor Dr Cinzia Cantacessi, promoted to Reader Mrs Laura Owen, promoted to University Senior Lecturer Dr Tim Williams, promoted to University Senior Lecturer These all...

Grant awarded to Dr Tim Williams to identify biomarkers of bladder cancer in dogs

26 September 2018

Dr Tim Williams has been awarded a grant by the PetPlan Charitable Trust to investigate novel biomarkers of bladder cancer (urothelial carcinoma) in dogs. Early diagnosis of bladder cancer in dogs is currently hampered by the late onset of symptoms and a lack of reliable non-invasive diagnostic tests. Consequentially, the...

The Department was very pleased to award the inaugural Andy Jefferies Teaching and Learning Prize to Sophie Hill, one of our equine ambulatory clinicians, in June 2018.

4 July 2018

The prize is sponsored by Andy Jefferies, Emeritus University Pathologist, and formerly Director of Teaching in the Veterinary School, and is awarded on the nomination of veterinary students to a member of academic, clinical or support staff to recognise excellence in the delivery or support of the student learning...

Dr Andrew Grant is part of the Quadram Institute’s strategic research programme Microbes in the Food Chain - read more

25 June 2018

Dr Andrew Grant, from the Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Cambridge, is part of the Quadram Institute’s strategic research programme Microbes in the Food Chain. Supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) part of UK Research and Innovation. This programme aims to...

Last month we were delighted to welcome so many of our colleagues to an evening CPD event here in the Department, focusing on Canine Osteoarthritis

1 May 2018

Last month we were delighted to welcome so many of our colleagues to an evening CPD event here in the Department, focusing on Canine Osteoarthritis. Speakers included Richard Whitelock- Director of Small Animal Surgery at the Queen's Veterinary Hospital, and Matthew Allen, Professor of Small Animal Surgery, and Director of...

Jackie Brearley - describes her personal experience of professional burnout

24 April 2018

For vet Jackie Brearley , burnout appeared out of the blue. As she emerges into a new period of her life, she describes what got her through and reflects on how she has come to regard it as a positive experience. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vr.k1734

Mike Herrtage was presented with the 2018 EBVS Award for ‘outstanding contributions to veterinary specialisation in Europe. read more..

23 April 2018

Mike Herrtage was presented with the 2018 European Board of Veterinary Specialisation Award for ‘outstanding contributions to veterinary specialisation in Europe at this year’s EBVS AGM. Mike was elected chair of the interim Board in 1993, which later became the EBVS and was its first President for 3 years. The EBVS...

Obituary - Professor Sir Peter Lachmann FRS FMedSci

Selfish mitochondria in a canine transmissible cancer

Dr David Sargan & Dr David Bainbridge - Winners of the Pilkington Teaching Prize 2020

Congratulations to our successful colleagues in the University’s academic promotions exercise

Grant awarded to Dr Tim Williams to identify biomarkers of bladder cancer in dogs

The Department was very pleased to award the inaugural Andy Jefferies Teaching and Learning Prize to Sophie Hill, one of our equine ambulatory clinicians, in June 2018.

Dr Andrew Grant is part of the Quadram Institute’s strategic research programme Microbes in the Food Chain - read more

Last month we were delighted to welcome so many of our colleagues to an evening CPD event here in the Department, focusing on Canine Osteoarthritis

Jackie Brearley - describes her personal experience of professional burnout

Mike Herrtage was presented with the 2018 EBVS Award for ‘outstanding contributions to veterinary specialisation in Europe. read more..

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