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Lord Trees opens new BSAVA headquarters
BSAVA president Phil Lhermette and Professor the Lord Trees.

Buildings revamped to expand teaching and improve sustainability

The BSAVA’s new headquarters have been officially opened by Professor the Lord Trees, following a revamp to update the buildings.

Woodrow House, which is based in Gloucestershire, now has a new practical wet lab capable of sharing learning with a remote audience, high-tech lecture rooms and a second teaching room where microscopes, x-ray screens and other equipment can be used.

The new lecture theatre has been named after one of BSAVA’s founders, the late Brian Singleton.

Refurbished meeting rooms offer video conferencing technology and giant presentation screens, as well as modernised working environments, energy-saving innovations and break-out areas designed to make the building look and feel inspiring, welcoming and comforting.

Outside the building there are electric car charge points, bicycle racks and landscaping. A number of wildlife-friendly additions have also been introduced, including five bird boxes, a small pond and a log pile.

The transformation has taken two years and was unveiled at an open day on 11 January.

Lord Trees said: “The BSAVA has always been a very dynamic and innovative organisation and this development is the latest example. Following their mission to pursue excellence in small animal practice through education and science, the wonderful facilities of this new building will provide a great resource for veterinary education and CPD which of course not only benefits vets and vet nurses but more importantly will ultimately benefit the health and welfare of our pet population.
 
“The building offers the very latest facilities to deliver high quality teaching and learning and has the capacity to be expanded as necessity dictates. I’m delighted to see the BSAVA investing in the future of the profession and this building, and the online technology it houses including the new digital library, will enable the organisation to continue to deliver its mission well into the future.”

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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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Bluetongue low vector period ends

In an update to its bluetongue guidance, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that the seasonal low vector period for the disease has ended.

With winter over, Defra is planning for a possible increase in cases as midges become more active. It has warned that farms along the east coast of England from Norfolk to Kent, and along the south coast from Kent to Devon, are at highest risk from infected midges blown over from northern Europe.

Since the virus was detected in England in November 2023, there have been 126 confirmed cases. The most recent case to be confirmed was on 1 March 2024.

Farmers are asked to continue to frequently monitor their livestock and ensure their animals and land are registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency.