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Dr Akos Kenez, Assistant Professor for Veterinary Physiology at the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, visited the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. During his three-month stay, he studied Cornell’s veterinary curriculum and teaching practices, with a special focus on problem-based learning concepts and techniques.
Professor David Hampson (Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health/Chair Professor of Pathobiology) was an invited co-chair of a session on bacteriology and bacterial diseases at the 25th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress held in Chongqing, China, in June this year.
Dr Ioannis Magouras recently joined the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health as Assistant Professor in Food Safety/Veterinary Public Health.
Prof. Reichel (Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences) attended the ‘QS World Class 2018’ meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in April this year and gave an invited presentation on the setting up of a world-class, internationally credible veterinary school in Hong Kong.
The setting up of veterinary schools is a growth industry around the world. Presently there is another new school in the final stages of establishing itself in the United Kingdom – the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Surrey in Guildford.
Professor David Hampson (Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health / Chair Professor of Pathobiology) was awarded the 2018 Gilruth Prize by the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA).
Ad hoc groups are convened at the initiative of the OIE Director General and experts are selected based on their experience and scientific excellence.
Dr Barbara Padalino (Assistant Professor in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health) was recently interviewed on the ‘1 2 3’ programme on Radio 3 (Hong Kong) where she talked about travelling with animals.
Best Poster Award for Dr Barbara Padalino at the 15th World Equine Veterinary Association Conference
Dr Barbara Padalino (Assistant Professor in Animal Behaviour and Welfare at the Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health) was awarded a Best Poster Award at the 15th World Equine Veterinary Association Congress, which took place in Beijing from the 21st to the 23rd of April 2018.
The College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences was represented by three academic staff members at the 15th World Equine Veterinary Association Congress (http://www.chinaweva.org) which was held in Beijing from the 21st to the 23rd of April 2018.