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Encouraging researchers at an early stage of their careers THE Association for Veterinary Teaching and Research Work (AVTRW) has decided on a new format for its annual conference this year. In recent years, the association has been holding its conference alongside that of the British Society of Animal Science. However, following consultation with its membership, the AVTRW’s council has now decided to hold the annual conference separately in September each year. The new meeting format will focus on veterinary researchers at an early stage of their careers and, the AVTRW hopes, will provide them with an excellent opportunity to present their work and engage with more
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senior research scientists in a relaxed and supportive environment. The conference venue will be rotated annually around the veterinary schools in the UK and Ireland, with the first meeting due to take place at the Royal Veterinary College on September 2 and 3 this year. ‘This is an exciting time for the AVTRW, with a clear mandate from our membership to encourage and support those at an early stage of their research careers,’ said Tom McNeilly, the AVTRW’s president. ‘By focusing on the research workers of the future, the organisation will provide a significant contribution to the resilience of the veterinary research sector
within the UK and Ireland, and ensure its continued world-leading status in the future.’ The new format for the annual conference is also supported by the RCVS and the Veterinary Schools Council. Gary England, chair of the council, commented: ‘This new initiative will form a real focus for AVTRW meetings that I have no doubt will engender dialogue and collaboration that will be beneficial to all of the UK veterinary schools.’ More information is available on the AVTRW’s website, www.avtrw.co.uk and it can be followed on Twitter @AVTRW_UK doi: 10.1136/vr.h1063
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Encouraging researchers at an early stage of their careers THE Association for Veterinary Teaching and Research Work (AVTRW) has decided on a new format for its annual conference this year. In recent years, the association has been holding its conference alongside that of the British Society of Animal Science. However, following consultation with its membership, the AVTRW’s council has now decided to hold the annual conference separately in September each year. The new meeting format will focus on veterinary researchers at an early stage of their careers and, the AVTRW hopes, will provide them with an excellent opportunity to present their work and engage with more
214 | Veterinary Record | February 28, 2015
senior research scientists in a relaxed and supportive environment. The conference venue will be rotated annually around the veterinary schools in the UK and Ireland, with the first meeting due to take place at the Royal Veterinary College on September 2 and 3 this year. ‘This is an exciting time for the AVTRW, with a clear mandate from our membership to encourage and support those at an early stage of their research careers,’ said Tom McNeilly, the AVTRW’s president. ‘By focusing on the research workers of the future, the organisation will provide a significant contribution to the resilience of the veterinary research sector
within the UK and Ireland, and ensure its continued world-leading status in the future.’ The new format for the annual conference is also supported by the RCVS and the Veterinary Schools Council. Gary England, chair of the council, commented: ‘This new initiative will form a real focus for AVTRW meetings that I have no doubt will engender dialogue and collaboration that will be beneficial to all of the UK veterinary schools.’ More information is available on the AVTRW’s website, www.avtrw.co.uk and it can be followed on Twitter @AVTRW_UK doi: 10.1136/vr.h1063
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Encouraging researchers at an early stage of their careers Veterinary Record 2015 176: 214
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