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Doing things differently

A place of amazing stories

We take a holistic
approach to wellbeing.

Your time at Bristol will expand your horizons, enhance your skills and build your resilience. From advice on managing finances, to peer mentoring and ideas for keeping physically and mentally well, our range of support will help you realise your full potential.

Our research has global impact and this feeds our innovative teaching.

Bristol academics bring their work to life in our excellent facilities. We’ll challenge you to consider the big questions facing our world while learning skills that will help you identify and thrive in your career.

We’re part of a brilliant city.

We’ve absorbed and infuenced Bristol’s restless and independent spirit for more than a century. Our collaborations with industry and local partners directly influence your undergraduate experience, giving your studies real-life relevance.

Doing things differently

A place of amazing stories

We take a holistic
approach to wellbeing.

Our research has global impact and this feeds our innovative teaching.

Bristol academics bring their work to life in our excellent facilities. We’ll challenge you to consider the big questions facing our world while contributing to research to research and learning skills that will help you identify and thrive in your career.

We’re part of a brilliant city.

About Bristol Veterinary School

Extensive onsite facilities

Gain invaluable experience at our rural Langford Campus, home
to our referral hospital and award-winning clinical skills laboratory,
along with research insight through our Inspire programme.

World leading

Bristol Veterinary School is ranked Top 10 in the UK (CUG 2022) and 19th in the world (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022).

Outstanding employability

99% of Bristol Veterinary Science students were in work or
further study within 15 months of graduation (discoveruni.gov.uk).

Practice internationally

Our accreditations (including AVMA) allow you to practice globally.

Bristol Veterinary School is based at the Langford Campus in rural North Somerset, 14 miles south of Bristol, one of the United Kingdom’s most dynamic and progressive cities.

The surrounding greenery and countryside provide a beautiful backdrop for Bristol Vet School’s extensive range of onsite facilities. These include new, purpose-built anatomy and post-mortem facilities, an award-winning clinical skills lab, a state-of-the-art small animal referral hospital and modern dairy farm. There are also farm animal and small animal practices on site, allowing you to gain experience of working on first opinion cases on farms and in clinics. Offsite partners also provide first-rate experience of equine and exotic species.

Clinical and academic expertise is matched by our warm and welcoming community, often celebrated by visitors.

Welcome to Bristol

A vibrant, friendly place to live and study

Students fall in love with Bristol – a city small enough to remain friendly, but large enough to offer lots of interest and excitement. With our central location, outstanding facilities and active Students’ Union, you can enjoy the best of student life.

What is Bristol famous for?

Independent spirit

Bristol is proud to be an independent city, a place like no other.

Culture

Bristol offers something for everyone, from music to museums.

Location

Perfectly placed, Bristol is a gateway to the South West of England.

Sustainability

Bristol was the first British city to be named European Green Capital.

Friendly faces

Laid-back, welcoming and kind: your typical Bristolian.

Creative industries

Our modern economy is built on the media, technology, electronic & aerospace industries.

Abundance of nature

A buzzing city which is also calm, restorative and full of green spaces.

Walkability

All the buzz of a major city without the expanse, Bristol is truly walkable.

Thriving art scene

Be inspired at the numerous artist studios and spaces across the city.

Welcome to the club

If you’re a student at the University of Bristol, congratulations! You’re officially a member of Bristol Students’ Union!

Your membership includes:

Access to our bar, gig venue, and SU Living Room
The ability to join 400 clubs, societies and networks
Our free support services for lettings and academic advice
Representation on the issues that matter – like wellbeing, your course and housing

We’re working for:

Affordable student accommodation
Improving the quality of your academic courses
Fair access to health, mental health and wellbeing services
Equality and accessibility across the University experience

Join our community of world-leading experts

- - - 3rd highest ranking UK vet school for research (REF 2021)
    - The only UK vet school to receive a 100% 4* rating for research impact (REF 2021)
    - 94% of Bristol Veterinary School research was rated in the top two categories ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (REF 2021)

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) research is coordinated through our research group, AMR Force, initiated and led by Dr. Kristen Reyher, Research Director at Bristol Vet School. This research is leading the way in our understanding of AMR fundamentals and helping farmers, doctors and patients be mindful of their use of antibiotics and understand the consequences of overuse.

Common canine cardiac disease

Common canine cardiac disease is a new study being led by Dr. Melanie Hezzell, Senior Lecturer in Cardiology at Bristol Vet School. Myxomatous mitral valve disease is extremely common in middle-aged and older small to medium sized dogs. Studying the disease in pet dogs, for the rest of their lives, will allow us to identify the factors that lead to rapid disease progression, heart failure and death in some affected dogs. The results of the study could improve the lives of millions of dogs worldwide.

Equine epidemiology

Equine epidemiology is new Head of School Tim Parkin’s specialist area of research. In addition to being an esteemed veterinary epidemiologist who is a consultant in relation to the Equine Injury Database, Professor Parkin has strong connections to the US, British and Hong Kong jockey clubs and is currently looking into methods to best identify horses at greatest risk of fatal injury during racing with his group of Post-docs and PhD students at Bristol.

Livestock research

Livestock research provides information on threats, barriers & solutions to ensure that livestock make an essential contribution to global food security. Bristol Vet School is one of a collaborative alliance of 12 leading research institutions providing the expertise to solve key challenges for the livestock industry as part of the Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock (CIEL).

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