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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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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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💻 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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🎓 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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🐾 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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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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UCD Veterinary Hospital Webinar Series is back on May 2nd! Celebrate veterinary nurses with ICU nurse Alicia Reid's talk on RECOVER CPR guideline updates. Free for vets & vet nurses – registration is essential. [Register here](ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi...)
May 13, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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Philip Becker grew up farming in Wexford. Now, he’s finishing his Vet Med degree at UCD and co-authored a paper on antimicrobial resistance in bovine mastitis after a summer internship at DAFM. Read more at🔗 ucd.ie/vetmed/research/spotlights/philipbecker/
#VeterinaryMedicine
May 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Congrats to Dr. Antonella Puggioni for being awarded "Best Presenter" at the Irish Association of Simulation symposium for her work on using Mixed Reality to teach equine radiography. #VetMed #SimulationExcellence
May 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Join UCD's two-week Bioinformatics course from July 14-25, 2025! Led by Prof. Mark Crowe, dive into RNA Seq & GWAS analysis. Open to Life Sciences grads. Apply by May 30. UCD students free, others €2,000. Learn more at this link: www.ucd.ie/vetmed/study... #Bioinformatics #UCD
May 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Wishing all our students in the best as your exams kick off tomorrow! You're prepared and now's the chance to shine and show what you've learned. We're cheering for you every step of the way! 💪🍀 #UCDVetMed #VetStudentLife
May 2, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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🌍🐾 Happy #WorldVeterinaryDay!
Today we celebrate the dedication, compassion and expertise of our incredible veterinary team here at UCD Veterinary Hospital.

Thank you for all you do to care for animals and support their owners — every single day. 💙🐶🐱🐴

#UCDVetHospital #VetCare
April 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Only a week left until Internal medicine specialist Dr Antoine Duclos will discuss how Feline chronic enteropathies are different and cats like to do everything their own way.
Register at ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#Webinar #Cats
April 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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📣 Feline Focus! Free UCDVH Webinar Returns! 🐾
Join us on 30th April as Dr Antoine Duclos, dives into the latest on feline chronic enteropathies. Learn the key recommendations for investigation and treatment!
🗓️ Date: April 30th at 7.30 pm
📝 Register Now at ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #Feline #Vet
April 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Congratulations to Prof Siobhán Mullan who has been named the recipient of the 2025 NovaUCD Consultancy of the Year Award. The award was presented by UCD President, Prof Orla Feely. For more, check out the NovaUCD press release: www.ucd.ie/innovation/n...
UCD President Prof Orla Feely presenting the NovaUCD award to Prof Siobhán Mullan, with caption ‘Congratulations Prof Siobhán Mullan on receiving 2025 NovaUCD Consultancy of the Year Award’ and logo of UCD School of Veterinary Medicine
April 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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UCD School of Veterinary Medicine summer school for CAO EU applicants applying to the DN300 Veterinary Medicine Programme takes place 17th - 18th June. The booking link will be available at the bottom of this link on Wednesday April 16th: www.ucd.ie/vetmed/study....
poster with blue banner and logo of UCD School of Veterinary Medicine on top, title of ‘Summer School 2025’. Lower part with blue sky in background with words ‘Applications for this year’s Summer School for CAO EU applicants applying to the DN300 Veterinary Medicine Programme will open on Wednesday April 16th’ and image of a teacher and student reading a book together, just showing their arms and a laptop in front.
April 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM