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Vet school promotes eight staff members to professor
The new professors represent a wide range of specialisations.
The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies has celebrated their contributions to vet science.

The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies has promoted eight members of staff to the title of ‘professor’.

The veterinary school says that these promotions recognise the new professors’ contributions to research, teaching and clinical activities.

It adds that the newly appointed professors represent a wide range of specialisations and offer significant expertise and knowledge to the school.

Among those who received a professorship was Kelly Blacklock, personal chair of small animal soft tissue surgery. Prof Blacklock has a research interest in surgical oncology, particularly canine oral melanoma.

Also promoted to professor is Claudia Hartley, personal chair of veterinary ophthalmology. Her research focuses on ophthalmic diseases of bears which have been kept for bile farming, in the pet trade or as dancing bears for tourists.

Tiziana Liutu’s professorship recognises her work with diagnostic imaging. Prof Liutu centres her research on Computed Tomography (CT) imaging and how it can be used to detect dental disease in horses and cattle.

Samantha Lycett’s promotion to professor celebrates her contributions to pathogen phylodynamics.

In her research, Prof Lycett models the evolution of viruses and bacteria over time in different locations and host species using genome sequences. She focuses on animal and zoonotic pathogens, particularly avian influenza.

Prof Lisa Boden, who is the head of school at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, said: “I would like to offer warm congratulations to our new professors and their colleagues, families and friends that supported them along the way. Promotion to professor is a huge achievement both professionally and personally.

“I am also delighted to see the high proportion of women represented at this level of leadership within the School and College.”

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Birmingham Dogs Home makes urgent appeal

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 Birmingham Dogs Home has issued an urgent winter appeal as it faces more challenges over the Christmas period.

The rescue centre has seen a dramatic increase in dogs coming into its care, and is currently caring for over 200 dogs. With rising costs and dropping temperatures, the charity is calling for urgent support.

It costs the charity £6,000 per day to continue its work.

Fi Harrison, head of fundraising and communications, said: "It's heart-breaking for our team to see the conditions some dogs arrive in. We really are their last chance and hope of survival."

More information about the appeal can be found here. 

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Avian flu confirmed at premises in Cornwall

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in commercial poultry at a premises near Rosudgeon, Cornwall.

All poultry on the infected site will be humanely culled, and a 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place. Poultry and other captive birds in the 3km protection zone must be housed.

The case is the second avian flu case confirmed in commercial poultry this month. The H5N5 strain was detected in a premises near Hornsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, in early November. Before then, the disease had not been confirmed in captive birds in England since February.

The UK chief veterinary officer has urged bird keepers to remain alert and practise robust biosecurity.

A map of the disease control zones can be found here.