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Central College welcomes new lecturer
  Donna Lewis 

BVNA past-president teaches future veterinary nurses

Central College of Animal Studies has announced the appointment of Donna Lewis as veterinary nursing qualifications lecturer.

The college's centre, which is based in Kent, describes Donna as a great asset to students.

Donna has worked in the veterinary industry for more than 30 years and was appointed president of the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) in 2009.

Prior to this, she has been elected to the BVNA Council, held the post of regional co-ordinator team leader for the association and lectured in another college's veterinary nursing department.

In 2010, Donna took on the role of BVNA regional coordinator for Kent, organising good-quality and affordable continuing professional development courses for veterinary nurses in the area.

She said: "I am thrilled to be joining the team at Central College of Animal Studies. I am thoroughly looking forward to meeting my new students very soon and to supporting them in realising their ambitions of becoming a veterinary nurse."

Donna's particular areas of interest are pet insurance, feline behaviour and geriatrics.

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Applications open for MMI research grants

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 RCVS' Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) has launched round two of its veterinary mental health research grants.

Researchers have until 11.59pm on Wednesday, 28 May 2025 to apply for a grant for research which reflects MMI's 2025 focus areas.

Only one Impact Grant was awarded last year, and so this year there are two Discovery Grants and one Impact Grants available. Each Discovery Grant is worth £5,000 and the Impact Grant is worth £15,000.

For more information or to apply, email researchgrants@rcvs.org.uk to contact the MMI team.

 

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Germany livestock import ban lifted

The UK government has amended its ban on the import of livestock, meat and dairy products from Germany.

Defra said the decision follows 'rigorous technical assessment' of the measures applied and the current situation. "If the situation changes, we will not hesitate to take necessary action in response to the FMD outbreaks in the European Union to protect our domestic biosecurity," it said.

The ban was implemented in January following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) near Berlin. Personal imports of meat, milk and dairy products will remain in place at a country level.