The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is pre-eminent in teaching, research and clinical provision to the UK veterinary sector. The Faculty attracts students, researchers and clinicians from around the world to study, to research and to apply their clinical skills.
Research in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
The Institute of Comparative Medicine (ICM) is the multidisciplinary research base of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Our mission is to integrate research activities across the broad field of research encompassing infectious and genetic diseases of animals and man, to develop novel animal models of human disease and to foster translational research in veterinary medicine.
The Faculty maintains a multidisciplinary research culture that is responsive to advances in technology and changing priorities in the international arena. Research activities are focused in three main themes:
- Population and animal health
- Comparative pathobiology
- Infection and immunity
No. 1 in Scotland and joint top in UK for research
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is one of the leading UK research institutions in the field. With 90% of our research activity recognised as international, and 55% internationally excellent, we are the leading accredited Veterinary Faculty for research in Scotland and joint leader in the UK. In the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) 2008, the Grade Point Average for our research activity was the highest in Scotland and joint highest in the UK, reaffirming our position as one of the leading veterinary faculties in research.
Embracing the “one health, one medicine, one world” ethos, our mission is to integrate research activities encompassing infectious and genetic diseases of animals and man, to develop novel animal models of human disease and to foster translational research in veterinary medicine and clinical research for the benefit of animals and humans. We have increased the percentage of our staff submitted to the RAE 2008 by almost 20% since 2001, have more externally competitively funded Research Fellows than ever before and are the highest earner, amongst all UK veterinary schools, of research income from charities and Research Councils. Coupled with our new research buildings and growing research income we are confident of continuing our internationally excellent research outputs in the coming years.
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 464 Bearsden Road, Glasgow G61 1QH, Scotland, UK.
tel: +44 (0)141 330 5700
fax: +44 (0)141 942 7215
email: enquiries@vet.gla.ac.uk
Web: http://www.gla.ac.uk
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