New veterinary school to open in 2014
The University of Surrey is to launch a new School of Veterinary Medicine in 2014, and has announced plans to embrace links between human and animal health.
The school, which is only the eighth school of veterinary medicine in the country and the first of its kind in south-east England, will take the 'One health - One Medicine' philosophy.
It will include a unique research-led veterinary medicine degree programme with an emphasis on research, veterinary pathology and livestock medicine.
Based at the heart of the University of Surrey's Manor Park site in Guildford, the new school will be delivered through collaborations with key partners including the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA), the BBSRC Pirbright Institute and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD).
The university is already in consultation with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS).
Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Surrey, Professor Lisa Roberts, said: “As a research-intensive University we have the expertise, reputation, technical and business skills which our students can benefit from, allowing us to train the veterinary leaders of the future.
"Combining state-of-the-art facilities, our unique partnerships and a campus location, the new School will provide a stimulating environment not only for undergraduates, but for the professional development training of qualified veterinary surgeons.”
Veterinary practices are being urged to help owners safely dispose of any unused and expired pet medicines - not just antibiotics - during November's Animal Medicines Amnesty. 
