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  • Routes into veterinary nursing

    Interested in becoming a veterinary nurse, but not quite sure how to go about it? Jo Oakden, President of the British Veterinary Nursing Association, explains the routes you could follow
  • Never a dull moment in companion animal practice

    Alice Moore went to vet school with the aim of becoming an equine vet, but decided she was better suited to working with small animals. Life as a companion animal vet is challenging, she says, but also immensely rewarding and interesting
  • Seeking out adrenaline: pursuing a career in emergency and critical care

    The lure of challenging clinical cases, and the cut and thrust of the unexpected are among the attractions of emergency and critical care. Aoife Reid explains the routes into this demanding career path for those interested in veering away from small animal general practice
  • [Videos] Sharing experiences of life at vet school

    In her final year at Cambridge, May Yean Chua asked students at the UK's vet schools to share their experiences as vet students. Her 'vet school chat' videos aim to offer prospective students an insight into each school and help them navigate the vet school application process
  • My career as a donkey vet

    Having grown up with donkeys, Alex Thiemann has found that once you’ve been involved with these special animals, you always want to be around them.
  • Where there’s a will, there’s a way…

    Amber Cordice is determined to be an advocate for young people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds who are interested in pursuing a veterinary career. However, first, she has to find a way to complete her own studies
  • Widening Participation (WP) Vet Schools Network: National Virtual Vet Taster Event

    Interested in becoming a vet? Not sure what the next steps are or which university to apply to? Come and explore seven of the UK's vet schools at the first ever National Virtual Vet Taster event being held on Wednesday, 12 May 2021 between 16:30 and 18:30
  • From shrews to seals – the work of a wildlife vet

    David Couper works at the RSPCA’s West Hatch Wildlife Centre, where the focus is on rehabilitating sick and injured British wildlife
  • Breaking down barriers

    Gurpawan Khalsa is keen to encourage more students from diverse backgrounds to study veterinary medicine. She offers talks to schools and online tutoring, among other things, through her Emerald Enkindle business project.
  • Inspiring diversity in the veterinary profession

    Dhanya Mahadevan gives an insight into Animal Aspirations, an outreach programme set up by students from the Royal Veterinary College with the aim of encouraging young people from a diverse range of backgrounds to consider applying to vet school
  • Some advice for budding mixed practice vets

    Julian Earl originally thought that he would spend his career working with pets, but having enjoyed getting some experience with livestock and horses, he eventually spent more than 30 years as a mixed practice vet
  • Developing an exotics interest

    Fabian Rivers describes himself as a ‘self-professed novelty junkie’ who thrives on variety. This makes him ideally qualified for life as an exotics vet, where he never knows what animal will be next through his consulting room door
  • Vet detective: investigating ‘whatdunnit’

    Catherine Man has had a varied veterinary career leading to her current role as a Veterinary Investigation Officer for the Animal and Plant Health Agency. She is fascinated by animals, particularly wildlife, and enjoys piecing together evidence to determine why an animal died
  • Variety is the spice of life as a farm vet

    Like many new vets, Chris Woodroff began his career in mixed practice but, as time went by, he found himself becoming more involved in large animal work. For the past 15 years, he has focused solely on farm practice. He says that life as a farm animal vet can sometimes be tiring, but is rarely bo...
  • From farm to industry: the opportunities available to vets

    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
  • So, you want to work in a blue pasture?

    Fish (aquaculture) vets will play a vital role in helping to feed a predicted 9.8 billion people worldwide by 2050. But what do aquaculture vets do, and how do you become one? Simon Doherty gives you the lowdown on life as a fish vet
  • A bit wild: the work of a zoo vet

    Justine Shotton began her vet career caring for domestic species before fulfilling a long-held ambition to work with wild animals
  • Straight from the horse vet’s mouth – working as an equine vet

    Malcolm Morley bucked a family trend and became a vet rather than a doctor. He now works as an ambulatory equine vet caring for horses across Hampshire
  • Building a specialist career within neurology

    Laurent Garosi has built a successful career within neurology. Here he outlines his path to becoming a specialist and the attraction of neurology
  • How to become a veterinary physiotherapist

    Vet surgeons, vet nurses and hydrotherapists can make exceptionally good veterinary physiotherapists. Read more about the profession here