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Director focuses on animal welfare as strategic priority
Dr Rebecca Doyle, newly appointed Director of the Animal Welfare Centre within the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, aims to work with colleagues across the School to further embed animal welfare teaching and practice.
The new Director, who joined the University of Edinburgh in 2021, held the post of Deputy Director of the Animal Welfare Centre until recently being named Interim Director, before being appointed to her current post.

Appointment of Director of Innovation for the Easter Bush Campus
We are delighted to announce the appointment of a Director of Innovation (DoI) for the University of Edinburgh’s Easter Bush Campus, a critical role to continue the growth and recognition of this leading research and innovation community within Midlothian Science Zone.

Dick Vet Equine Hospital first in Scotland to offer standing CT and MRI to patients
The University of Edinburgh’s Dick Vet Equine Hospital in Midlothian Science Zone, has taken delivery of a new standing CT scanner to complement its existing standing MRI scanner for scanning the distal limbs of horses.

Research highlights importance of cooling hot dogs
In a bid to prevent the suffering that commonly results from this potentially fatal disorder, researchers at SRUC and the Royal Veterinary College investigated the effectiveness of different cooling methods for dogs after exercise.