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BVNA 2016 bursaries open to applications
Veterinary nurses looking for help to fund their training or CPD can now apply for the BVNA’s range of bursary schemes.
Veterinary nurses can apply until 31 May

Veterinary nurses looking for help to fund their training or CPD can now apply for the BVNA’s range of bursary schemes.

Applications for the 2016 bursaries are open until the 31 May 2016 and include:

The BVNA Educational Bursary, which offers up to £500 for veterinary nurses or students in training or furthering their veterinary nursing education.

The Kennel Club Charitable Trust Bursary, which provides a fund of £3,000 to help defray the costs of veterinary nurse training. These costs may be course fees or other costs of an educational nature.

The Kennel Club Charitable Trust Degree Bursary, where an amount of £3,000 is available for one degree student. This will be distributed equally over a period of three years to help with the costs associated with training. Again, these costs may be course fees, or other costs of an educational nature.

To find out more about the bursaries and to apply, visit www.bvna.org.uk.

 

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Cold-water dip to raise funds for Vetlife

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 The veterinary mental health charity Vetlife is inviting the veterinary community to join it for a sponsored cold-water dip.

The event will take place at Walpole Bay, Margate, on 17 May during Mental Health Awareness Week. Participants of all abilities can join in the challenge and are advised to bring a towel, a hot drink, a snack, and warm clothes to get changed into afterwards.

Those taking part are being asked to try to raise 100 each to support the work of the charity.

Details about how to take part can be found here

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Defra to host bluetongue webinar for vets

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) will be hosting a webinar for veterinary professional on bluetongue on Thursday, 25 April 2024.

Topics covered will include the transmission cycle, pathology and pathogenesis, clinical signs (including signs seen in recent BTV-3 cases in the Netherlands), and control and prevention.

The session, which will take place from 6pm to 7.30pm, is part of Defra's 'Plan, Prevent and Protect' webinar series, which are hosted by policy officials, epidemiologists and veterinary professionals from Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. The bluetongue session will also feature insights from experts from The Pirbright Institute.

Those attending will have the opportunity to ask questions. Places on the webinar can be booked online.