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HRH The Princess Royal opens veterinary education centre
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal officially opened the new £8.6M facility.
Centre will serve students and staff of the Harper & Keele Veterinary School.

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal paid a visit to Harper Adams University’s Shropshire campus on Tuesday (29 June) to officially open its new Veterinary Education Centre.

HRH Princess Royal, who is Chancellor of the university, received a tour of the £8.6M facility, which will serve students and staff of the Harper & Keele Veterinary School and Harper Adams University. Among its facilities include lecture theatres, learning spaces, clinical skills environments and general teaching rooms. 

Her Royal Highness was shown a range of displays and practical demonstrations, including a virtual dissection and a veterinary medicine clinical skills session. She also met the trustees of the Kildare Charitable Trust, which provided one of the centres two large lecture theatres.

“We were delighted to be able to welcome Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal back to Harper Adams to officially open the Veterinary Education Centre,” commented Dr David Llewellyn, vice-chancellor of the university. 

“This is a major new facility for the University and will not only support the education of those entering a variety of veterinary professions but will also enable us, through the work of the Vet School, to ensure that future generations of veterinary surgeons are able to train alongside those seeking a career in the agri-food industry” he added. 

“We need excellent people in both fields, with a thorough understanding of the issues that impact on animal health and welfare that they will have to address when pursuing their future careers.”

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FIVP launches CMA remedies survey

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 FIVP has shared a survey, inviting those working in independent practice to share their views on the CMA's proposed remedies.

The Impact Assessment will help inform the group's response to the CMA, as it prepares to submit further evidence to the Inquiry Group. FIVP will also be attending a hearing in November.

Data will be anonymised and used solely for FIVP's response to the CMA. The survey will close on Friday, 31 October 2025. 

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CMA to host webinar exploring provisional decisions

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is to host a webinar for veterinary professionals to explain the details of its provisional decisions, released on 15 October 2025.

The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 29 October 2025 from 1.00pm to 2.00pm.

Officials will discuss the changes which those in practice may need to make if the provisional remedies go ahead. They will also share what happens next with the investigation.

The CMA will be answering questions from the main parties of the investigation, as well as other questions submitted ahead of the webinar.

Attendees can register here before Wednesday, 29 October at 11am. Questions must be submitted before 10am on 27 October.

A recording of the webinar will be accessible after the event.