The University of Glasgow’s School of Veterinary Medicine is renowned for teaching, research and clinical provision, and attracts students, researchers and clinicians from around the world. The internatio
nally accredited school provides expert referral services via the Small Animal Hospital, the Weipers Centre Equine Hospital and the Scottish Centre for Production Animal Health & Welfare alo
ngside a full range of Veterinary Diagnostic Services for animal owners and referring practitio
ners throughout the UK and beyond.
The School was founded in 1862 and is located on the 80 hectare Garscube campus at the northwest boundary of the city, four miles from the University’s Gilmorehill campus. The School of Veterinary Medicine has a 190 hectare commercial farm and research centre at Cochno, 15 minutes from Garscube (5 miles north).
The School has approximately 200 staff (academic, research and support) with 60 research students (including clinical scholars) and 700 undergraduate students.
In the 2014 UK-wide Research Excellence f
ramework (REF2014), Glasgow’s veterinary and animal health research activity was ranked top amo
ngst the UK veterinary schools for research quality with an outstanding co
ntribution to societal impact globally.
In the 2016 Natio
nal Student Survey, the School of Veterinary Medicine was voted number 1 in the UK for Veterinary Science.
