RCVS Fellowship Day 2022

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons sets, upholds & advances the educational, ethical & clinical standards of veterinary surgeons & veterinary nurses.

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

The Royal Institution of Great Britain

You are warmly invited to join us for RCVS Fellowship Day, to be held on Friday, 11 November 2022 from 9.30am in the prestigious surroundings of The Royal Institution in London.

This year, we will be welcoming the Fellows awarded in 2020, 2021 as well as this year’s cohort in the first in-person Fellowship Day since 2019. This promises to be a joyful event with opportunities for Fellows to meet and exchange their views and ideas.

<h3>About the Fellowship</h3>Launched in April 2016, the aim of the new Fellowship initiative is to advance and develop clinical and professional standards by providing a resource of independent knowledge for the benefit of the veterinary profession .
The criteria for achieving Fellowship include sustained contribution to scholarship; producing a body of creative work that has been disseminated to others; indisputable advancement of their subject; providing leadership to the profession; and, advancement of the public understanding of the profession.

<h3>Keynote Speaker</h3>This year's keynote speaker will be Professor Alan Wilson BSc BVMS PhD MRCVS FRS, delivering his talk entitled: Fast animals: anatomy of athleticism .

Professor Alan Wilson is a world-renowned expert in the locomotory mechanics of animals and Professor of Locomotor Biomechanics in the Structure and Motion Lab at the Royal Veterinary College.
Professor Wilson graduated from Glasgow University in 1987 having studied Veterinary Medicine and an intercalated BSc in Physiology, then undertook a PhD in the Anatomy Department at Bristol University where he studied the mechanical basis of tendon injury. He went on to work as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate and then as a lecturer. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London in 2020.
His research goal is to understand how the musculoskeletal system of athletic animals is configured and used to deliver economical and high-performance locomotion, and the mechanical factors that limit locomotor performance and result in injury.
His work has ranged from the mechanical basis of corrective shoeing, lameness and its treatment in horses though tendon mechanics, injuries and rehabilitation in human athletes to the performance trade-offs and dynamics of predator-prey interaction in cursorial African mammals.
Professor Wilson is a pioneer of animal tracking technology; his team developed and used novel sensor systems and wildlife collars using GPS and inertial sensors. These, and the experimental aircraft systems they have developed, have advanced data quality, quantity and resolution in field research.
Professor Wilson's work has featured in a number of BBC documentaries: BBC Horizon "The Secret Life of the Cat" (series 1 and 2), and BBC 1's "Big Cats" series, both of which used his tracking and movement sensing collars to understand hunting and ranging behaviour as well as giving detailed insight into locomotion.
He is a Director of the Company of Biologists, a not-for-profit publishing organisation dedicated to supporting and inspiring the biological community.

<h3>Tickets</h3>Tickets to the event are available on a first-come, first-served basis, and may be reserved by clicking on the 'Tickets' button above. Please ensure that you select the ticket type that is relevant to you.<h3>Ticket types</h3><ul><li>2020 Awardee (for those who achieved their Fellowship in 2020, plus up to one guest)</li></ul><ul><li>2021 Awardee(for those who achieved their Fellowship in 2021, plus up to one guest)</li></ul><ul><li>2022 Awardee(for those who achieved their Fellowship in 2022, plus up to one guest)</li></ul><ul><li>Guest ticket (for Fellows who achieved their Fellowship before 2020, RCVS Fellowship Board, students, MRCVS and RCVS Officer Team and RCVS Council)</li></ul>

<h3>Provisional Programme</h3>09.30 – Registration and refreshments10.00 – Introduction and welcome – John Innes, Chair, RCVS Fellowship Board1﻿0.10 - 2020 Fellows photo1﻿0.15 - 2021 Fellows photo1﻿0.20 - Presentation of RCVS Fellowships awarded in 202210.35 – President's address - Melissa Donald, RCVS President1﻿0.40 - Fellows of the Future Student Competition 1﻿1.00 - Two-minute Silence (Remembrance Day) 1﻿1:05 - Refreshment break 1﻿1.30 - Panel Discussion12.30 – Lunch13.45 – Welcome back13.50 -Fellows of the Future Student Competition results1﻿4.05 - Second Panel Discussion1﻿5.05- Keynote Speaker – Alan Wilson, BSc BVMS PhD MRCVS FRS 15.50 – Address from the Chair of the Fellowship Board - Professor John Innes FRCVS16.00 – New Board Members announced16.05– Address from the incoming Chair of the Fellowship Board - Dr Chris Tufnell FRCVS16.15 – Drinks reception 1﻿8:00 - Event close

<h3>FAQs</h3><h3>Is it ok if the name on my registration doesn't match the person who attends?</h3>If you need to change the name of the guest attending, please contact the RCVS Events team on events@rcvs.org.uk.<h3></h3><h3>What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event?</h3>For directions and parking information, please visit the <a href="https://www.rigb.org/visit" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">venue website</a>. We would encourage you to use public transport where possible. <h3></h3><h3>Is the venue wheelchair accessible? </h3>Yes, the venue is wheelchair accessible. The visitor entrance to the Royal Institution is on Albemarle Street and is accessible via double doors. Accessible and standard toilets are located on the ground floor by the reception area. There is one lift located in the Atrium.There are four spaces for Blue Badge holders on Mayfair Place and three spaces for Blue Badge holders on Cork Street.For any particular requirements, please contact the RCVS Events Team at events@rcvs.org.uk. <h3>If your plans change and you are no longer able to attend, please contact the RCVS Events Team at: events@rcvs.org.uk </h3>

Coronavirus (COVID-19) At the time of writing, planning for Fellowship Day in London continues as normal. However, in line with Government guidelines, we will continue to monitor the situation closely, and provide regular updates should advice change.