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- Council Members
- Role of Council Members
- Council meetings
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- Dr Louise Allum
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- Dr Richard Hillman
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- About extra-mural studies (EMS)
- EMS requirements
- Information for vet students
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- Temporary EMS requirements
- Practice by students - regulations
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- EMS contacts and further guidance
- Extra-mural studies fit for the future
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- Code of Professional Conduct for Veterinary Surgeons
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- XL Bully dog ban
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- Accrediting veterinary degrees
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- Reasonable adjustments for student vets
- Reasonable adjustments for student veterinary nurses
- Health and disability in veterinary nurse education and training
- Reasonable adjustments for students and the UK disability discrimination legislation
- Educational assessment of veterinary nurses
- Roles of key stakeholders in the application of reasonable adjustments
- Examples of reasonable adjustments for vet nurse students
- External review of the RCVS by ENQA
- Requirements for remote and online student assessments
Royal College Day
Royal College Day 2025
Royal College Day will take place on Friday, 4 July 2025 at One Great George Street, London. It is open to all RCVS members and associates and free of charge to attend.
To learn more about the day and register your place, please click the button below.
What is Royal College Day?
Royal College Day is our annual celebration of achievement within the veterinary and veterinary nursing professions.
It is held in July each year and falls into 2 parts: our Annual General Meeting and our Awards Ceremony.
Annual General Meeting
The AGM starts at 11am and is open to all registered veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses.
During the AGM we formally declare the names of the candidates newly elected and appointed to RCVS Council and VN Council, and present the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the previous year ended 31 December.
There is also the opportunity for registered veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses to ask questions. Questions should be submitted to Deborah Rowlanes, RCVS Events Manager, by 5pm on Wednesday 2 July 2025 on [email protected].
The minutes from the last AGM are available to download from the 'Related documents' section.
Awards Ceremony
Our Awards Ceremony starts around 1pm, and is open to all, including our award holders, their friends and family, and anyone with an interest in the achievements and advancements within the veterinary professions.
The awards we present typically include:
- Queen's Medal
- Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award
- RCVS International Award
- RCVS Inspiration Award
- RCVS Impact Award
- Honorary Associateships
- RCVS Compassion Award
- RCVS Student Community Award
The awards are presented by the outgoing President who also gives an address reflecting on his/her year of tenure. This is followed by the investiture of the new President and Presidential team.
Once all the formal proceedings are over, a Guest Speaker is invited to deliver a keynote address, and then all guests relax over lunch and drinks.
Previous Royal College Days
Below is a list of reports (including photographs) from previous Royal College Days: