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Damehood for senior Glasgow academic
Anna Dominiczak
Professor Dominiczak works to identify genetic factors that may predispose people to heart disease and stroke.

Anna Dominiczak has been recognised for her cardiovascular work
 
One of the world's most eminent cardiovascular scientists has been recognised with a Damehood for her contributions to cardiovascular and medical science.

Professor Anna Dominiczak is vice-principal and head of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow.

She commented on being recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List: "I am extremely proud to receive this honour and consider it also a recognition of the work of many dedicated, talented and inspiring colleagues at the University of Glasgow. Their support has been invaluable.

"It is indeed an honour for me to lead the work of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences which excels across so many areas and it is my hope that we can continue to positively transform the outcomes of so many people with cardiovascular and other chronic diseases."

Professor Dominiczak, who graduated from the Medical School in Gdansk, Poland, works to identify genetic factors that may predispose people to heart disease and stroke. She has authored nearly 400 research publications and is editor-in-chief of the leading journal Hypertension.

As well as her academic work, she is also an honorary consultant physician and non-executive director of the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health Board.

She was also a key force in making Scotland a global leader in precision medicine and has led the academic developments at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow, which will generate advanced new treatments for chronic diseases.

Image courtesy of the University of Glasgow

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Annual submission deadline small pet animal exemptions

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 Companies marketing medicines for small pets exempt from authorisation must submit their annual return to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) by 30 November 2026.

Submitting this annual return ensures continued compliance with regulatory requirements for products marketed without a full Marketing Authorisation. The exemption specifically applies to products intended for animals, cage birds, terrarium animals, small rodents, ferrets and rabbits.

For further details and submission guidelines, visit the gov.uk website.  

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Bluetongue RZ extended across Scotland

The Scottish Government has announced an extension to a Bluetongue Restricted Zone that is in place in south-west Scotland.

From 3 October, the Restricted Zone will be extended to cover the whole of Scotland. The Animal, Plant and Health Agency (APHA) says this is in response to further disease spread, as well as simplify trading conditions ahead of the autumn.

Since the whole country will share a disease status, it will no longer be necessary to have a movement license to move susceptible livestock around the country. Restrictions on germinal products remain.

As of 1 October 2026, there were 1,979 cases of BTV-3 in England, 389 cases in Wales and 40 cases in Scotland.