Curriculum update – Veterinary Medicine and Surgery BVM BVS with BVMed Sci

The first year of the revised dual intake curriculum for our Veterinary Medicine and Surgery BVM BVS with BVMed Sci is well underway. There has been an overall reduction in the length of the first year by two weeks to improve timetabling for both cohorts, so we have been able to make some changes. This …

More students, more space for teaching and learning

Now that we’ve moved to a dual intake for our Veterinary Medicine and Surgery BVM BVS with BVMed Sci course, there’s a need to increase our building space, facilities and resources – particularly for the periods when both the September and April cohorts cross over. We have a £7 million budget to improve the school’s …

Preparing for April – student involvement

This April cohort is a first for the University. There is extensive input from staff in the school and across the University to ensure that the student experience and all supporting processes are in place for your start. There is an operational School Project Team, and a wider University Programme Board. We truly value the …

Sport membership, clubs and activities for students starting in April

Students joining us in April will be able to purchase a UoN Sport membership from 1 March 2020 onwards. For an annual membership the early bird price will be £209 and will be available through to April 12th 2020 at which point the price will rise to £229. This membership entitles students to access the …

View from year one

Studying at Nottingham vet school has been a blast so far! The course really has been hands-on right away – during our second week we were getting dogs out of the kennels and trying out palpation. Since then we’ve been practising all sorts, like epidurals and synoviocentesis. We’ve finished our first animal-handling rotation, so have …