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UCD School of Veterinary Medicine
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The only Veterinary School on the island of Ireland. American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) accredited. #42 in QS World University Rankings by Subject.
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🎉 Congratulations to Post-Doctoral Researcher Uxía Yáñez Ramil on winning the Young Scientist Oral Communication Award at the European Society for Animal Reproduction Conference in Sofia! #YoungScientist #VeterinaryScience
September 30, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Our colleague Dr Vilhelmiina Huuskonen, Discipline Head & Specialist Consultant in Anaesthesia & Analgesia, is featured in The Gloss. She invites readers to her restored Edwardian Dublin home, where she lives with beloved dog Doyle.📸 Photos by colleague Dr Claire Loughran.
Inside Vilhelmiina Huuskonen’s Edwardian Home In Dublin - The Gloss Magazine
UCD veterinary professor Vilhelmiina Huuskonen describes how she transformed her Edwardian home with plants, books and vintage treasures
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September 29, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Free online CPD (UCD Vet Med) 💻
8 Oct Bloods · 22 Oct Colic · 19 Nov Wounds · 25 Nov Repro
Register: hub.ucd.ie/usis/W_HU_ME...
Graphic promoting the full 2025 UCD School of Veterinary Medicine Equine CPD Webinar Series for veterinary professionals. Yellow and white text over a close-up of a horse being examined with a stethoscope. Lists the four free evening webinars at 7:00 pm: “Interpreting Equine Blood Results” (8 October), “Colic: Medical & Surgical Management” (22 October), “Equine Wound Management” (19 November), and “Good Foundations for Equine Reproduction” (25 November). Graphic promoting a free UCD School of Veterinary Medicine Equine CPD webinar, “Interpreting Equine Blood Results,” on Wednesday 8 October 2025 at 7:00 pm. Green and white text over a close-up of a horse with a blood sample being taken. Key learning points include recognising normal reference ranges for common haematology and biochemistry parameters, interpreting patterns indicative of common conditions, differentiating significant abnormalities from incidental findings, understanding the limitations and use of common diagnostic tests, and communicating blood test findings clearly to clients. Graphic promoting a free UCD School of Veterinary Medicine Equine CPD webinar, “Colic: Medical & Surgical Management,” on Wednesday 22 October 2025 at 7:00 pm. Yellow and white text over a background of a horse and a veterinary team. Key learning points include recognising and classifying common types of equine colic, conducting a structured clinical exam in the field, interpreting diagnostic findings to assess severity and cause, implementing first-opinion treatment protocols, making timely evidence-based referral decisions, and communicating effectively with clients about treatment options. Graphic promoting a free UCD School of Veterinary Medicine Equine CPD webinar, “Equine Wound Management,” on Wednesday 19 November 2025 at 7:00 pm. Blue and white text over a photo of a horse’s legs in a paddock. Key learning points include demonstrating appropriate initial wound management and triage, selecting and applying appropriate wound management techniques, recognising complications of wound healing, and understanding correct antimicrobial use in equine wounds.
September 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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🐾 Calling all veterinarians in Dublin!
Dr. Locksley Messam from UCD Vet Med is conducting a research study on canine behavioural euthanasia – looking at how often it happens and what impact it has on vets.
This is part of a comparative study with Sacramento, USA 🇮🇪🇺🇸
Behavioural Euthanasia Survey for Veterinary Professionals in Dublin
Dr. Locksley Messam from UCD Vet Med is conducting a research study on canine behavioural euthanasia – looking at how often it happens and what impact it has on vets.
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September 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Free Webinar at 1 pm IST on 4th September: 'From field to fork - experience from Luxembourg' - Dr. Philip Barth, Institut fir Biologesch Landwirtschaft an Agrarökologie, Luxembourg. Register at
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Protein-I Seminar Series 2025. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
'From field to fork - experience from Luxembourg' - Dr. Philip Barth, Institut fir Biologesch Landwirtschaft an Agrarökologie, Luxembourg
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August 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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💻 Don’t miss this month’s UCDVH Webinar with Prof. Carmel T. Mooney on Adrenal Incidentalomas.

📅 Free CPD for vets & vet nurses – tomorrow.

🔗 Register: buff.ly/VSOHEhc
📩 Info: benoit.cuq@ucd.ie
July 29, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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💻 Don’t miss this month’s UCDVH Webinar with Prof. Carmel T. Mooney on Adrenal Incidentalomas.

📅 Free CPD for vets & vet nurses – last Wed of every month.

🔗 Register: buff.ly/VSOHEhc
📩 Info: benoit.cuq@ucd.ie
July 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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🎉 Congrats to UCD Vet Med student Andrea Viani-Duggan, named a 2025 Morris Animal Foundation Scholar!

Her research explores the safety of CBD products in dogs 🐶🧪

Full story at buff.ly/TXT7JbJ

#UCDVetMed #VetStudent
July 9, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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💻 Don’t miss this month’s UCDVH Webinar with Prof. Carmel T. Mooney on Adrenal Incidentalomas.

📅 Free CPD for vets & vet nurses – last Wed of every month.

🔗 Register: buff.ly/VSOHEhc
📩 Info: benoit.cuq@ucd.ie
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July 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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🔍 Vet grads from UCD, Sydney or Nottingham (1–3 yrs in practice): share your views on ethics education in a 1-hr online interview. Help shape future training.

📩 Contact catherine.devitt1@ucd.ie by 23 July
🔗 www.ucd.ie/animalwelfare/

#VeterinaryEthics #VetMed
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Animal welfare science and ethics are fundamental disciplines underpinning animal use for food production, biomedical research, sports, wildlife conservation, recreation and the human-animal bond.…
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July 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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🎓 Big congrats to four of our brilliant UCD Vet Med colleagues who graduated on 24 June 2025! 👏🎉

We’re so proud of your achievements — well done all! 💙💛
July 3, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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🔔 The UCDVH Webinar Series returns 25 June!

Join us for a free talk by Dr Monica Augusto on investigating oral masses in companion animals. 🐶🐱

Vets & vet nurses only — register now: ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
June 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Congrats to our new graduates in Veterinary Medicine & Veterinary Nursing! Welcome to the UCD VetMed alumni family! 💙🐾 Ceremony livestream available at vimeo.com/event/5204842 at 3 pm.
Blue background graphic with the UCD School of Veterinary Medicine logo at the top. Large bronze balloon numbers read "2025", with a graduation cap tilted on the "0" and confetti exploding from behind. Text reads: "Class of 2025 – Happy Graduation!"
June 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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🚨 PhD Opportunity at UCD!
Study the transmission of bovine tuberculosis using advanced modelling techniques. Funded 4-year position with full fees + €25k stipend. More info:
Research Opportunities - UCD School of Veterinary Medicine
Our Shared Ocean Research Masters Scholarship - 24 month fully funded
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June 16, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Honouring a legacy, inspiring the future. veterinary surgeons, farmers, and historians in Galway on July 4th for the Aleen Cust Memorial Symposium. A free event celebrating innovation. #AleenCustSymposium #VeterinaryHistory

Register here:
Aleen Cust Memorial Symposium
Join us for a day filled with inspiring talks and engaging discussions at the Aleen Cust Memorial Symposium!
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June 16, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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🐾 Tomorrow we welcome delegates from across Europe to UCD for the EAEVE General Assembly 2025!
Excited for two days of collaboration, innovation, and veterinary education 🇮🇪
June 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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A huge thank you to everyone who visited UCD Vet Med during the UCD Festival!
We loved sharing our passion for veterinary science — and meeting future vets 🐾
June 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Five UCD Vet Med students are cycling 600km from Mizen to Malin Head this July in aid of Cian’s Kennels — a charity that brings pets to sick kids in hospital. 🐾🚴‍♂️
Support their journey: www.gofundme.com/f/cycling-th...
June 1, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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Dr Emma O’Neill’s new chapter “Biliary Tract Infections in Dogs” is out now in Vet Clinics of North America: Hepatology.

📖 Free to access until July 1: lnkd.in/eBJjjZ3Y
May 30, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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🐱 Join UCD Vet Hospital & Bova for a free FIP webinar on Wed 18 June, 8pm (Irish time).
Learn from Antoine Duclos & Sam Taylor on diagnosing & treating FIP with antivirals.
📍 Register now: www.workcast.com/register?cpa...

#FIP #VetWebinar
Promotional poster for a free webinar titled “Diagnosing and treating FIP in 2025: Time to be optimistic!” happening on 18th June 2025 at 8pm BST. Hosted by Bova Scholars and UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, the webinar features speakers Antoine Duclos and Dr Samantha Taylor. The poster highlights that antivirals are now legally available for cats with FIP, offering new hope for successful treatment. Includes photos of the two speakers, logos of UCD and BOVA UK, and a QR code for registration. Purple silhouettes of playful cats appear along the right side with a "REGISTER NOW" call to action
May 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Dr. Sourav Bhattacharjee (UCD Vet Med) is Guest Editor of the Journal of Anatomy's Special Issue on Biomedical Imaging in Comparative Anatomy—a major One Health milestone.

📖 Editorial: lnkd.in/eqJy2iet
🧠 Issue: lnkd.in/effvdBxw

#Anatomy #BiomedicalImaging
May 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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🎉 Congrats to Dr. Osvaldo Bogado Pascottini, Ad Astra Fellow at UCD Vet Med, on receiving the 2025 ADSA Foundation Early Career Award (Production Division) for his work in dairy cattle reproduction! 👏🐄 #UCDVetMed @adsa.org
May 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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#ICATStudyDay continues with powerful insights on #OneHealth — reminding us that human, animal, and environmental health are deeply interconnected. Collaboration across disciplines isn’t optional; it’s essential for a healthier, more resilient future @ucdvetmed.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Dr. Sourav Bhattacharjee guest-edits a special issue of the Journal of Anatomy Editorial on Biomedical Imaging in Comparative Anatomy — a major milestone for Irish science and One Health.
🔗 Editorial: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
🔗 Issue: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14697580... #Anatomy
May 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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"🩺 How do animals help us understand human health?
Join us on 23 May at @ucdvetmed for the ICAT Study Day exploring the vital role of veterinary research in human medicine & One Health.
Talks, tours, and exciting speakers 🧠🐶📍 Room VET114 #OneHealth"
May 16, 2025 at 10:29 AM