Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies
Former names
Clyde Street Veterinary College, Dick Veterinary College, Royal (Dick) Veterinary College
TypeVeterinary school
Established1823; 201 years ago (1823)
AffiliationUniversity of Edinburgh
Head of SchoolLisa Boden
Location
Edinburgh
,
Scotland
Websitewww.ed.ac.uk/vet

The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, commonly referred to as the Dick Vet, is the University of Edinburgh's vet school. It is part of the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine.

In a joint submission to the latest UK Research Excellence Framework exercise, research at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) was ranked number one in the UK for agriculture, food and veterinary sciences by combining Times Higher Education’s ratings for each institution. The judgement, based on the quality and breadth of research, maintains the R(D)SVS and SRUC’s position as the strongest provider in these subject areas. The institutions’ research environment was classified to be 100 per cent world leading or internationally excellent for agriculture, food and veterinary sciences research. The joint submission was also assessed as being 100 per cent world leading or internationally excellent in terms of the impact the research work has on wider society.[1]

The School was ranked first in the UK in the ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022 – Veterinary Sciences,[2] second in the UK by the QS World University Rankings 2023 for Veterinary Science,[3] first in the UK for the sixth year running by the Guardian League Table 2022,[4] and second in the UK for the second year running by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide ranking for Veterinary Medicine.[5]

  1. ^ "What we do". The University of Edinburgh. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  2. ^ "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects". www.shanghairanking.com. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  3. ^ "QS World University Rankings for Veterinary Science 2023". Top Universities. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Best UK universities for veterinary science – league table". the Guardian. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Veterinary Medicine Subject League Table 2024". www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk. Retrieved 21 August 2023.