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Tag: Students

  • EMS funding support: hoping the sums add up

    EMS funding support: hoping the sums add up

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    The scrapping of the maintenance grant is only the beginning of upcoming UK financial changes that promise to affect students in the near future. The removal of the cap on tuition fees is soon to come under scrutiny, with the possibility of universities being free to charge more for tuition fees than they currently do.…

  • Mega dairies: intensive farming? Or just efficient?

    Mega dairies: intensive farming? Or just efficient?

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    Delegates who participated in the farm stream at the 2016 Association of Veterinary Students (AVS) Congress in Liverpool (myself included) had a visit to a so-called “mega dairy”. The herd we visited had around 1,000 milkers, which seems large when compared to the UK dairy herd average of 123 (according to AHDB Dairy). Yet, in…

  • To scruff or not to scruff – do we handle cats well?

    To scruff or not to scruff – do we handle cats well?

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    How well we know our patients helps us handle them with the minimum amount of stress – but a few recent incidents have had me thinking about how well we really know cats. Head tapping Throughout my years in nursing, I’ve often seen people “head tapping” cats when they’re being restrained. I think the theory…

  • Work hard, play hard

    Work hard, play hard

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    At the end of January I travelled down to Nottingham for the third annual Student Equine Veterinary Association (SEVA) symposium. The weekend was crammed with lectures, practicals and seminars relevant to horses in particular, for equine enthusiasts from all UK vet schools – and even some from further afield. Auspicious start Any congregation of vet…

  • The changing structure of veterinary practice

    The changing structure of veterinary practice

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    With vet nurses currently fighting to protect their title, now seems a good time to reflect on the changes that have taken place in veterinary care. Gone are the days of a vet being supported by staff who fulfil some part of all of the roles required to run a practice – a modern practice…

  • How well do vet students know their chosen profession?

    How well do vet students know their chosen profession?

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    While at London Vet Show in November, I attended the Vet Futures debate on the future of veterinary education. There weren’t many of us there, so the chair started off by asking who was in the audience: Vet students = 3 New grad vets = none 2-5 years graduated = a few 5-10 years graduated…

  • Barking up the right tree – with Trusty Paws

    Barking up the right tree – with Trusty Paws

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    Originally a charity set up by veterinary students for the homeless hounds of Glasgow in October 2014, Trusty Paws has become incredibly successful and has received a huge amount of public support. This success has allowed the charity to run monthly clinics at the Simon Community Scotland drop-in centre, providing free health checks, vaccinations, microchipping,…

  • Finding the words

    Finding the words

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    I enjoy writing about my experiences, but I also enjoy reading about others. I’m also a bit (or a lot) of a grammar Nazi, so getting involved in editing over the past couple of years at university has been a lot of fun. I started by subediting the University of Glasgow’s student newspaper and proofreading…

  • My first job – hopes and expectations

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    They are key to the future of the profession, but what are the next generation of veterinary surgeons looking for from their first job? To find out, The Veterinary Business Journal headed up to SPVS’ “Your First Job” graduate seminar in Lancaster.    FACTFILE NAME: Zara Chowdhury AGE: 22 COLLEGE: RVC FIRST SALARY EXPECTATION: £25,000 a…