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Voting for RCVS elections underway
RCVS and VN Council seats contested

Elections for seats on the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Council and VN Council have begun and all RCVS members eligible to do so are reminded to cast their vote without delay. Votes may be cast online, by post, or by text no later than 5pm on Friday 27th April 2012.

There are fourteen candidates standing for six places on the RCVS Council while there are notably less for the VN Council: only three candidates are contesting two places.

That the contest for seats on the RCVS Council has attracted so many candidates indicates a greater interest in the governance of the RCVS, although the same cannot be said for the VN Council.

All contact details, biographies and candidate manifestos are available from the RCVS website. Each candidate will also be interviewed by MRCVS.co.uk and the responses published early next week.

The candidates for the RCVS Council are as follows:


  • Mr Christopher Barker BVSc MLitt CertVR MRCVS

  • Ms Amanda Boag VetMB MA DipACVIM MRCVS

  • Dr Robert ‘Bertie’ Ellis BVSc PhD MRCVS

  • Mr Edward Gillams BVSc MRCVS

  • Mrs Catherine Goldie BVSc MVM CertVR MRCVS

  • Mr Charles Gruchy VetMB MA MRCVS

  • Mr Christopher House BVetMed MRCVS

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

  • Mr Thomas Lonsdale BVetMed MRCVS

  • Mr David Mason BVetMed MRCVS

  • Prof Stephen May VetMB MA PhD DEO DVR DipECVS FRCVS

  • Dr Jonathan Ruben BVM&S PhD MRCVS

  • Mr Richard Stephenson BVMS CertVR CertEP MRCVS
  • Dr Christopher ‘Kit’ Sturgess MA VetMB PhD CertVR CertVC DSAM MRCVS

The candidates for the VN Council are as follows:

  • Mrs Elizabeth Figg REVN
  • Mrs Katherine Kissick RVN
  • Mr Philippe Ramboaniaina RVN

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Submissions open for BSAVA Clinical Research Abstracts 2026

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 The BSAVA has opened submissions for the BSAVA Clinical Research Abstracts 2026.

It is an opportunity for applicants to present new research on any veterinary subject, such as the preliminary results of a study, discussion of a new technique or a description of an interesting case.

They must be based on high-quality clinical research conducted in industry, practice or academia, and summarised in 250 words.

Applications are welcome from vets, vet nurses, practice managers, and students.

Submissions are open until 6 March 2026. 

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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