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RCVS releases Council candidates list
Election to begin shortly

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has released a list of the names of candidates for the RCVS Council election, which is due to commence on Friday 9th March 2012. Contact details, biographies of the candidates and manifestos will be available shortly from the RCVS website (link) and ballot papers are to be posted to all RCVS members who are eligible to vote. Votes may be cast online, by post, or by text no later than 5pm on Friday 27th April 2012.

Six possible places on the RCVS Council are being contested at these elections, and fourteen candidates are seeking election to these places. Of these fourteen, five are existing Council members and nine are new candidates. That competition for the Council seats has attracted so many candidates indicates a greater interest in involvement in the governance of the RCVS and the results will be eagerly awaited by the veterinary profession.

The candidates are as follows:
1. Mr Christopher Barker BVSc MLitt CertVR MRCVS

2. Ms Amanda Boag VetMB MA DipACVIM MRCVS

3. Dr Robert ‘Bertie’ Ellis BVSc PhD MRCVS

4. Mr Edward Gillams BVSc MRCVS

5. Mrs Catherine Goldie BVSc MVM CertVR MRCVS

6. Mr Charles Gruchy VetMB MA MRCVS

7. Mr Christopher House BVetMed MRCVS

8. Dr Barry Johnson BVSc DVSc (h.c.) MRCVS

9. Mr Thomas Lonsdale BVetMed MRCVS

10. Mr David Mason BVetMed MRCVS

11. Prof Stephen May VetMB MA PhD DEO DVR DipECVS FRCVS

12. Dr Jonathan Ruben BVM&S PhD MRCVS

13. Mr Richard Stephenson BVMS CertVR CertEP MRCVS

14. Dr Christopher ‘Kit’ Sturgess MA VetMB PhD CertVR CertVC DSAM MRCVS

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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