萝莉视频

The awards were announced at 萝莉视频 Day (formerly 萝莉视频 Members鈥� Day) which was held at its London headquarters Mansfield Street on Thursday 26 September. The event included the association's Annual General Meeting and the

The winners are:

Dr. Kate Higgins - 萝莉视频 Council Impact Award (Bleby Cup)

The 萝莉视频 Council Impact Award (Bleby Cup) is presented annually to the 萝莉视频 Council member who has made an outstanding contribution at Council. This year, the award goes to Dr Kate Higgins. Kate, who qualified from the Royal Veterinary College in 2002, began her career in small animal practice working in the South East before joining Village Vets in Formby near Liverpool, where she is now the owner. Since being elected to 萝莉视频 Council, she has represented the views of her region and ensured the voices of local members are heard and valued within Council discussions. Kate has also been closely involved in the 萝莉视频 response to the ongoing Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation into veterinary services through the 萝莉视频 Transparency and Client Choice Working Group.

Dr. Kate Higgins said: 鈥淚 was both surprised and humbled to learn I鈥檇 been selected to receive the John Bleby Cup this year. I enjoy every minute of being on Council - it鈥檚 incredible working with a group of people who are all so dedicated to serving our wonderful profession. The CMA investigation is probably one of the most important issues facing our sector at the moment, so I鈥檓 grateful to have been able to contribute to the working group and I鈥檝e every hope that our responses and advice will continue to be of benefit in the coming months.鈥�

Natasha Tredgold and Sinthu Devkumar - The Harry Steele-Bodger Memorial Travel Scholarship

This travel scholarship was established in 1953 to honour Mr Henry Steele-Bodger, President of the 萝莉视频 in 1939-41, in recognition of his great services to the veterinary profession and to agriculture, particularly during the Second World War. The full Harry Steele-Bodger Memorial Travel Scholarship has been granted to final year University of Liverpool student Natasha Tredgold, to enable her to conduct research at the Talarak Foundation鈥檚 Conservation Breeding Centre in the Philippines. Natasha鈥檚 project investigates the effects of radio telemetry harness attachments on critically endangered Negros Bleeding Heart doves, with the findings aiming to improve the success of reintroduction programmes for this species by improving post-release monitoring and the likelihood of survival post-release.

Natasha is particularly interested in wildlife medicine聽and in the animal welfare impacts of veterinary interventions, both of which are central to this research project.聽聽

Natasha said: 鈥淚鈥檓 incredibly grateful that I have been awarded the 2024 scholarship. It is a massive help towards my project, and I am delighted to be offered the opportunity to develop my interest in wildlife medicine and the animal welfare of veterinary interventions. I would recommend other students aspiring to do research within this field consider applying for this grant too. Many thanks once again to the 萝莉视频 for its support.鈥�

This year, 萝莉视频鈥檚 Trustees were so impressed by the strength of the applications for the award, that in addition to the main scholarship, they also granted a special smaller travel scholarship to Cambridge graduate Sinthu Devkumar, to support her project Evaluating Disaster Risk Reduction strategies using a One Health approach in Japan.聽聽

Sinthu, who has just completed a Master鈥檚 degree in Environmental Change and Management, has a strong interest in One Health and hopes to pursue a career which covers the intersection between health and the environment.

Sinthu said: 鈥淭his scholarship contributed greatly towards my project on One Health and Disaster Management, allowing me to travel for fieldwork and engage with a range of health and disaster experts. As someone keen to pursue a career in One Health, I鈥檓 thrilled to have received part of this scholarship and am very grateful for the opportunity to contribute to such an important field. I look forward to continuing similar work in the future. Thank you, 萝莉视频!"

Outgoing 萝莉视频 President Anna Judson said: 鈥淭his year鈥檚 萝莉视频 achievements awards shine a light on three inspiring members of Team Vet. Kate鈥檚 hard work and contributions since joining not only 萝莉视频 Council but the veterinary profession itself have been really valuable and she is so very worthy of this award recognising her dedication. We are also really impressed by Natasha and Sinthu: their projects spotlight interesting and important issues and we hope the scholarships benefit their career 鈥� we know their futures as part of the veterinary profession are bright. We look forward to seeing their achievements as time goes by. Congratulations to you all and thank you for your hard work and dedication.鈥�