The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), a constituent college of the University of London, is a world-renowned institution for veterinary medicine, biosciences, and veterinary nursing. Founded in 1791, it's the largest and longest-established veterinary school in the English-speaking world.
| Acronym | RVC |
| Nickname | RVC |
| Motto / Slogan | Confront disease at onset |
| Colour | Purple |
| Founded | 1791 |
| Location | City of London, England, United Kingdom |
| Address | The Royal Veterinary College Royal College Street London NW1 0TU United Kingdom |
The Royal Veterinary College's (RVC) mission is to be a leading international authority in education, clinical care, research, expert opinion, and employment in veterinary and biomedical sciences, striving for happy, healthy, and resilient individuals and communities.
The Royal Veterinary College's (RVC) vision is to be a leading institution in education, clinical care, expert opinion, and employment in veterinary medicine and science. They aim to be a pioneering and sustainable institution, celebrated for equality, diversity, and wellbeing, with a global impact.
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), a part of the University of London, aims to be a leading international authority in veterinary and biomedical sciences, focusing on education, clinical care, research, expert opinion, and employment to improve animal and human health and welfare.
The Royal Veterinary College offers an inclusive range of facilities tailored to diverse learning needs, aimed at helping you to personalise your study. We continue to upgrade and develop learning resources to provide you with a flexible learning experience, for class-paced and independent study. Find out more about how we deliver blended learning and hear what students say.
Whether you are discovering new subjects in our lecture theatres, or applying your knowledge in a practical scenario, we have the facilities to provide the best possible learning environments for scientists, veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses.
The SU is there to represent your interests, to raise awareness of issues that will affect you, to raise money for charities by hosting events, and, most of all, to help you have fun. Both campuses have their own Union-run bars: The Buttery, our small but mighty bar at the Hawkshead Campus, has been around since 1960 (although it has been recently refurbished!) and is infamous throughout the UK veterinary community.
London has been ranked as the best city in the world for university students (QS Higher Education Group) based on the diversity of the culture, the quality of life and the local jobs market, as well as being a very international city that welcomes overseas students.
Check the course page for entry requirements.
English language requirements
All applicants must have an acceptable English Language qualification, many of which are listed under 'Academic qualifications' above. Please see our English Language Requirements page for a list of qualifications we accept as alternatives.
English language requirements
A good working knowledge of scientific English is essential in order to follow the course. All applicants must have an acceptable English Language qualification:
For those without IELTS, please see our English Language Requirements page for a full list of qualifications we will accept as alternatives.
The application process varies depending on the course you would like to apply for, when you want to start, and whether you are applying from the UK or from outside the UK.
International Students:
Submit your application through UCAS. For more information on applying as an international student, please visit www.rvc.ac.uk/international.
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Phone : +44 (0)20 7468 5147
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Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS)
An alumnus of the University of Glasgow, he became one of its youngest professors in 1996 and dean in 2005 before moving to the RVC in 2011. Home to the oldest and largest veterinary school in the English-speaking world, the RVC is ranked as the top institution globally in the QS World University subject rankings. Through his tenure at the RVC, Reid has led a financial turnaround with 14 years of positive out-turn, a 70% increase in annual income, a 20% increase in student numbers and the initiation of new degree programmes internationally.
Reid is a recognised by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) as a specialist in veterinary epidemiology, and in veterinary public health by the European Board of Veterinary Specialists. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland’s National Academy. His research interests, always data driven and evidence based, have ranged from the use of informatics and advanced technologies in diagnostics and clinical decision making to zoonotic disease and antimicrobial resistance. He has over 160 scientific publications, including in PNAS, Science and Nature, and he has secured over £16M in competitive research funding during his career.
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In 2005, she joined the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) as a postdoctoral researcher and, via an RCUK Fellowship (2008), was appointed to an RVC lectureship in Animal Behaviour and Welfare Science in 2012. Siobhan was appointed Head of Group RVC Animal Welfare Science and Ethics in 2014.
Vicki joined the RVC Exotics team in 2016 as an Exotics lecturer and clinican at the Beaumont Sainbury Animal Hospital in Camden.
Veterinary expertise was needed to understand the cause of Eclipse’s death and the secret of his racing success. The only qualified vet in the country at the time was Frenchman Charles Benoit Vial de St Bel, who was gaining support for his plan to establish a vet school. St Bel had the support of the Odiham Agricultural Society, whose members recognised the need for a better understanding of animal husbandry and disease. A London committee was set up to establish a vet school, whose me... read more
The Veterinary College, London, was built in the parish of St Pancras in 1791, on the current site of The RVC’s Camden Campus and in January 1792, four students began a three-year course intended to cover all aspects of the veterinary art. In 1875 the College received its first Charter of Incorporation from Queen Victoria. Over one hundred years, the College had grown from a horse infirmary with a handful of students to a science based institution, producing internationally-renowned veterinarians and scientists.
Leading lights in veterinary science
John McFadyean, the first modern veterinary scientist in England, joined the RVC as professor of pathology and bacteriology in 1891. McFadyean established a research institute in animal pathology, which contributed to fight against tuberculosis and glanders as major diseases of man and animals.
His successor, Frederick Hobday, launched famous ‘Giant Nosebag Appeal’, fundraising campaign, which led to the College buying the freehold of the Camden site and starting to build modern facilities to support veterinary scientists.
The RVC's association with pioneering female veterinarians such as Olga Uvarov who graduated from the RVC in 1934 and was the first woman to become President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1976, is symbolic of our continuing desire to provide equality of education for all.