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BVA awards outstanding contributions to veterinary science
Rosie Bartholomew recieved a BVA Overseas Travel Grant for her project on the challenges faced by female dairy farmers in Malawi.

Vets and students recognised at BVA Members' Day

A number of vets received awards celebrating their achievements at BVA Members’ Day (20 September).

The awards included BVA awards for outstanding contributions to veterinary science and services to the profession in the UK and developing countries. They also included travel awards for veterinary students and recent graduates and contributions to BVA Council.

Professor Julie Fitzpatrick OBE was awarded the Dairymple-Champneys Cup and Medal for work of outstanding merit. Professor Fitzpatrick was honoured in recognition of her significant work leading research into livestock health and welfare.

Dr Anthony Andrews received the Chiron Award for his lifetime’s work advancing expertise and specialism in the ruminant sector. The award for outstanding contributions to veterinary science, or for outstanding services to the profession, is judged as being of a calibre commanding international or inter-professional recognition.

Winchester’s David Harwood won the Bieby Cup in honour of his outstanding contribution to BVA Council, particularly in relation to goat welfare.

Helen Inzani received the Harry Steele-Bodger Memorial Scholarship for her project working with vets and scientists to rehabilitate birds of prey and learn about the techniques they use.

BVA Overseas Travel Grants were presented to Rosie Bartholomew (Edinburgh) for a project she undertook earlier this year on the challenges faced by female dairy farmers in Malawi, and to Rachel Hartley Young (Cambridge) for her study on the estimates of feline populations in the Galapagos.

More than 100 delegates attended BVA members’ Day at the National STEM Learning Centre in York. In his final presidential address, BVA president John Fishwick said that the veterinary profession will need to work together to weather challenges ahead and push for the best possible outcomes for animal welfare and workforce resilience.

“We see a strong veterinary workforce as being the key piece of the puzzle to ensure that all the other relevant matters relating to trade, agriculture, animal welfare, animal health and public health play out smoothly in a post-Brexit world,” he said. “This work will continue well past 2019, as we along with everyone else try to navigate a very different and unpredictable new policy landscape.”

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RCVS Knowledge appoints Veterinary Evidence editor-in-chief

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 RCVS Knowledge has welcomed Professor Peter Cockcroft as editor-in-chief for Veterinary Evidence.

A world-renowned expert in evidence-based veterinary medicine, Prof Cockcroft will lead the strategic development and editorial quality of the open-access journal. He was previously in the role from 2017-2020.

Katie Mantell, CEO of RCVS Knowledge, said: "We are excited about the extensive knowledge of evidence-based veterinary medicine and clinical veterinary research that Peter brings, and we look forward to working with him over this next phase of the journal's development." 

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CVS Group hit by cyber attack

CVS Group, which owns more than 450 veterinary practices in the UK, has been hit by a cyber attack.

In a statement, the group said the incident involved unauthorised external access to a limited number of its IT systems. As soon as the attack was discovered, the group took its IT systems temporarily offline, causing 'considerable operational disruption'.

It has warned that the security steps taken and ongoing plans to move its operational systems and IT infrastructure to the Cloud are likely to have an ongoing impact over a number of weeks.

Due to the risk that personal information was accessed, CVS has informed the Information Commissioner's Office. The company is working with third party consultants to investigate the incident.