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Fifth-year students Nicola Lawrie and Leo Johnston share their experiences of this varied and eye-opening rotation offered by the University of Glasgow
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Lucy Blount and Rosanna Moss have chosen to begin their veterinary careers working as novice official veterinarians in veterinary public health alongside a role in clinical practice
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Mental health struggles put a premature end to her first time at university, but Arabella White describes how working in local government gave her the confidence to try again
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As Lord Trees’ fifth intern, Harriet Davenport works in veterinary policy and parliamentary process – a varied role that involves animal welfare and the veterinary professions’ contribution to society
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Nature detective and MI5 agent
25/09/2021
Maxwell Knight was a supporter of the veterinary profession and closely associated with it. He was also Britain’s greatest spymaster and the model for ‘M’ in Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels -
Mae Jones, a fourth-year student at Surrey vet school, was one of the very first students to undertake extramural studies with the VMD. Here, she describes her experience of the two-week placement
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Developing an extramural studies placement for vet students with the Veterinary Medicines Directo...
07/07/2021
Helen Swift and Vicky Herbert, who have developed an extramural studies placement at the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, explain what it will involve and what they hope it will achieve -
Joining government service led Daniel Donachie to international roles with the OIE, FAO and INTERPOL, working on animal health emergencies involving agro-crime and agro-terrorism
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To mark 97 years since the inaugural meeting of the Veterinary Research Club, Michael Francis, its guardian of traditions, and Mark Chambers, the club’s president, explain the club’s origins, and its ongoing important role in encouraging networking and communication between veterinary researchers
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The Veterinary Policy Research Foundation employs a veterinary intern to assist Lord Trees in advancing veterinary thinking in parliament. Here, the current intern, Catrina Prince, shares an update
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Adrienne Mackintosh, a Veterinary Investigation Officer with the Animal and Plant Health Agency, describes her role and its impact
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Eva Tirado graduated from Cordoba university in Spain and intended to spend just six months in the UK gaining some experience. Having found a fulfilling career as a public health vet, she is now established in the UK, working as Export Veterinary Leader at the Food Standards Agency
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Cambridge graduate Naomi Roberts has spent seven years in different government roles and currently works within the Ministry of Defence. In this interview, she describes her government career and highlights some of the transferable vet skills that can be valuable within the Civil Service
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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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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 -
Why join the RCVS Fellowship?
18/01/2020
In 2016, new life was breathed into a learned society – the RCVS Fellowship. Chair of the Fellowship Board John Innes, is keen for more vets to join -
Making the switch from practice to policy
07/12/2019
Vet Catrina Prince is Lord Trees’ fourth intern, which means she has swapped clinical work for parliament -
Gabrielle Laing, Parliamentary Intern for Lord Trees, contributed a number of diary entries to Vet Record from 2018-2019. Here are some selected highlights
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From the army to equine practice
15/09/2018
After 10 years working with dogs and horses in the Army, Nicola Housby now works in equine practice -
Vet student and part time Army Reservist
17/06/2017
Claire Scott is a fourth-year student at the Royal Veterinary College and also an Army Reservist in 101 Military Working Dog Squadron, part of the 1st Military Working Dog Regiment