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BVNA Council elections results revealed
Top left to right - Albert Holgate, Kim Rathbone, and Rebecca Winter. Bottom row: Macauly Gatenby and Jade Brindley.

Three new members elected onto BVNA Council.

The successful candidates of the 2021 BVNA Council Elections have been revealed.

BVNA Council comprises three student members and up to fifteen full council members. This year, a total of 210 BVNA members out of 5,500 submitted their votes electronically. 

BVNA members Albert Holgate, Kim Rathbone and Rebecca Winter were selected out of six nominations to stand for full Council Membership.

They will be joined by Jade Brindley and Macauly Gatenby, who were selected out of the four nominations received for Student Membership.

A BVNA spokesperson said: “The last 12 months have been very challenging for everyone, but we are pleased that BVNA Council is going from strength to strength.

"We would like to thank all of the 210 members for taking the time to vote, and we are very much looking forward to welcoming our newly elected council members and continue to build our reputation as the Voice of Veterinary Nursing.”

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VMD invites students to apply for EMS placement

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 The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) is inviting applications from veterinary students to attend a one-week extramural studies (EMS) placement in July 2026.

Students in their clinical years of study have until 28 February to apply for the placement, which takes place at the VMD's offices in Addlestone, Surrey, from 6-10 July 2026.

Through a mixture of lectures and workshops, the placement will explore how veterinary medicines are authorised, non-clinical career opportunities, and other important aspects of the VMD's work.  

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Survey seeks ruminant sector views on antimicrobial stewardship

A new survey is seeking views of people working in the UK ruminant sector on how to tackle the challenge of demonstrating responsible antibiotic stewardship.

Forming part of a wider, collaborative initiative, the results will help identify the types of data available so that challenges with data collection can be better understood and addressed.

Anyone working in the UK farming sector, including vets and farmers,is encouraged to complete the survey, which is available at app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk