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Hannah Perrin recently investigated what veterinary employers look for when taking on a new graduate vet, meaning she is well placed to offer some advice to the so-called ‘Covid cohort’ of students and new grads as they look for their first role within the veterinary workforce
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Honing skills and helping the homeless
13/06/2020
Student-led charity Vets in the Community supports homeless and vulnerable pet owners in Nottingham and helps aspiring vets gain confidence, as vet student Laura Beesley explains -
Martin Smith discusses his veterinary career journey, describes his current role and how he looks forward to engaging with the next generation of agricultural talent
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Having returned from travelling and working in Australia, the Covid-19 pandemic has given Anna Leach the chance to consider where she would like to take her career next
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Jildou Kornelis works for a CVS practice in the Netherlands and recently won the group’s practice manager of the year award
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Opportunities for final-year students during Covid-19
27/04/2020
The Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland have put out a call to final-year vet students asking them to help support the response to Covid-19 by keeping the food chain moving
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Katherine Jacklin travelled a steep learning curve as she created a practice that has the client experience at the heart of everything it offers
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Simon Johnson was a client care adviser before qualifying as a vet nurse. He recently volunteered at a neutering clinic in Ecuador, where he faced unexpected challenges
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Austin Donnelly is a part-time vet and an author. The adventures he wrote about in letters to friends and family while travelling abroad inspired him to write his first book
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The Veterinary Schools Council Research Mentoring Scheme is a means of connecting veterinary researchers with mentors who can offer impartial advice and support
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Vet nurse Daniel Hogan is hospital director of Southfields Veterinary Specialists in Essex and is leading its move to new premises
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Navaratnam Partheeban has a passion for cattle. His career has taken him from clinical farm practice to academia and into industry. Here, he describes his current role, and some of the opportunities that exist for vets in industry
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Eleanor Livingstone offers advice to students and young vets seeking careers working with farm animals, and explains why she made the decisions she did as opportunities presented themselves
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Going the extra mile to help farmers
14/03/2020
Dairy Vet of the Year Sarah Tomlinson is a farm vet who likes to go the extra mile. She is also passionate about helping farmers use every tool they have to eradicate bovine TB -
A taste of government
12/03/2020
Working as a government vet may not feature on many vet students’ career wish lists, but James Jewkes began to think differently about this career path following an EMS placement with the Animal and Plant Health Agency -
Recent graduates Eleanor Robertson and Rosie Herrington both undertook internships with the Food and Agricultural Organization and thoroughly recommend the experience to other young vets
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Working as a researcher, Sarah Mason's interest in clinical work was piqued and, as an animal lover, she chose veterinary medicine and swiftly found that she wanted to specialise
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The joys and challenges of island working
15/02/2020
After meandering through a number of roles, Shona Jack found vet nursing and now enjoys working in mixed practice in Shetland -
Meeting the need for better end-of-life care
08/02/2020
Suzen Gregersen set up the UK’s first dedicated in-home euthanasia service, helping owners to give their pets a good end-of-life experience -
Improving practice hygiene through research
01/02/2020
Katie Whalley won the first MSD Animal Health Veterinary Nurse Research Bursary, which is supporting her research into improving practice hygiene