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VN award changed to boost nominations
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There are plans to allow each year's winner to give a speech at BVNA Congress.
Golden Jubilee award clarified and amended
 
Changes will be made to the VN Golden Jubilee award in a bid to boost the number of nominations.

At a meeting of the VN Council in Telford last week, it was revealed that there are generally just three or four nominations each year.

As well as a general lack of nominations, some of those submitted are not meeting the criteria - perhaps due to confusion with other awards, such as the Blue Cross Veterinary Nurse of the Year or CEVA Animal Welfare Awards.

In 2013, the panel decided none of the nominations fit the criteria.

Going forward, the award will be restricted so that only veterinary nurses may win and the criteria will be clarified. The award seeks nurses who have made an 'exceptional' contribution to the profession in terms of leadership, outreach, awareness-raising and ambassadorship.

The nominations period will also change, bringing it into line with the Queen's Medal award for veterinary surgeons.

Additionally, there are plans to allow each year's winner to give a speech at BVNA Congress.

VN Council vice chair Kathy Kissick expressed some concern over this, however: "I would be very twitchy about giving someone free rein to say what they like," she commented. It was suggested award winners will receive help in putting together a professional presentation.

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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.