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Principal's Welcome




                          With so many      ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥“ creating, as we adapted, as we
       Photo: Veterinary Record, Mark Thomas  remarkable   life continued and the RVC remained   Contents
                          people doing
                                            learnt, as we refined, and ensuring
                                            that, as far as possible, academic
                          so many
                          things in these
                                            at the forefront of its discipline.
                          strangest of
                                            And I am happy to report that by
                                                                                Listing the sections in this
                          times, I am more
                                            most metrics, we did just that ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥“ all
                                                                                jam-packed edition of Eclipse
                          delighted than
                                            thanks to the efforts, patience and
                          ever to bring to
                                            working from home, studying away
                          you this edition
        of Eclipse. Documenting our lives   collegiality of our people, whether   Graduation 2021               2
                                            from campus or dealing with social
        through the last year, the stories   distancing in our clinics, classrooms   PrincipalÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥™s Welcome        3
        and pictures are testament to the   and offices. The pages that follow
        resilience, fortitude and commitment   illustrate the very many ways that   General News                4
        of the staff, students and alumni that   this all played out in Camden,   Clinical News               14
        we are fortunate to count amongst   Hawkshead or wherever the
        the members of our extended         RVC operates.                       Research News                 18
        community at the RVC.
                                            This publication bears the name of   Student News                 24
        There can be no doubt that it       the horse, Eclipse, so closely related   RVC Clothing and Gifts    30
        has been challenging to meet        to the early days of our history. It is
        the differing requirements and      said that his remarkable success as   Movers and Shakers          32
        expectations of a universe that     a racing Thoroughbred was in some   Classnotes                    40
        stretches from those making         part due to his abnormally large heart.
        contact with the RVC for the very   I have no doubt that our continued   Reunions                     54
        first time, to those with a lifetime   success as an organisation is due   Supporting the RVC         56
        association with the College, and   to the large-hearted generosity and
        from those who rely upon us for     selflessness of all who are associated   Community                62
        degrees and careers, to those who   with the RVC ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥“ a success that has   In Memoriam                   64
        sit in judgement upon us; and with   seen us to our 230th birthday and will
        those challenges have come both     see us to many, many more. So, thank   CPD and ÐÂÔÂÖ±²¥ discounts  69
        highs and lows, not always in equal   you for your continued interest and
        measure. But, here we are, well     support and rest assured that we will
        into a new academic year with the   continue to put safety and wellbeing
        corridors and labs and halls and    first in all aspects of our lives on
        playing fields filled once again with   and off campus as we move into
        the vibrancy of university life. The   the uncharted waters of a, hopefully,
        way it is meant to be.              post pandemic world.

        Creating a future that has been
        shaped by new ways of studying
        and working has been at the
        centre of our activities throughout
        these pandemic affected months




















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