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Black Friday for knowledge seekers: Get 30% off CPD courses!

No need to trudge around the shops or form orderly queues for this discount! Just book online on Friday 23 November 2018 and receive 30% off our CPD courses*. To take advantage of this offer, enter the code BLKFRI18 at the checkout for any booking made via our online booking system. This code can be used as many […]

01/11/2018

International parkrun Day – Saturday 6 October 2018

This Saturday is International parkrun Day. People all over the country take part in parkrun each week – it’s a great opportunity to get some exercise out in the fresh air. Whether you are just taking your first steps into running or an experienced runner, parkrun has something for you. What’s more, many parkruns also […]

04/10/2018

Apply now for a student research grant with leading animal welfare charity!

If you’re an undergraduate veterinary nurse student passionate about animal welfare, you’ll be pleased to hear that you can now apply for The Animal Welfare Foundation’s (AWF) Student Grant Scheme for innovative research projects designed to practically and positively impact animal welfare. The grants cover the cost of the project and a stipend for the […]

03/10/2018

Important information regarding VN Registration

Please note this advice is aimed at students of The College of Animal Welfare. Students studying at other training providers are advised to contact them directly if they have any questions or concerns regarding VN registration. The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) have recently made some changes to the process by which student veterinary […]

26/09/2018

Megan Davies wins nomination for teaching awards ceremony

CAW Lecturer nominated for Academic Staff Member of the Year award!

We would like to say a massive congratulations to Megan Davies, BSc Veterinary Nursing Lecturer at our Potters Bar centre, who was nominated for the ‘Academic Staff Member of the Year’ award, as part of this year’s Student Led Teaching Awards Ceremony at Middlesex University. The annual Awards Ceremony, hosted by the Middlesex University Student’s […]

16/07/2018

Rabbit nursing CPD courses

Be the rabbit nurse you’ve always wanted to be!

Are you a vet nurse and passionate about rabbits?  Join rabbit enthusiast, Claire Speight RVN C&G Cert VNES, on Friday 24 August at Leeds and find out how you can best care for rabbits in veterinary practice, as well as provide clear information to owners on how to enrich the lives of their rabbits. Claire holds the City […]

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Health and Fitness Tip of the Month: Addictions

When people hear the word ‘addiction’ they tend to think of gambling, alcohol or drugs. However, addictions come in many different forms and can include things such as food, shopping and internet etc. People also often believe that addictions are the addict’s fault and it is easy for them to stop. This is not the […]

01/07/2018

pets

Health and fitness Tip of the Month: Pets

It has long been known that pets are great company and have been ‘man’s best friend’ for centuries. However, it is now being more commonly suggested that pets can help people of all ages with health problems. For example, recently an autistic child was helped with his communication skills by having a pet dog. It […]

01/06/2018

maths skills

Need some extra help refreshing your maths skills?

If you’re a student at The College of Animal Welfare and think you could use some extra help to refresh your maths skills, look no further. We now have some additional resources available to help you in your studies! The resources are some short lesson capture videos that are available for students to access on […]

09/05/2018

carrot or cake to improve mental health

Carrot or Cake to improve your mental health?

While we know that eating a healthy, well balanced diet helps to keep us in shape physically, have you ever considered the effects eating more fruit and veg has on our mental health? A recent study by the University of Otago found that people who eat more uncooked fruit and vegetables have fewer symptoms of […]

03/05/2018