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| − | ==Education== <!----Write below this line---> | + | ==Education== <!----Write below this line---> |
| | + | UCD is the sole provider of a veterinary medicine degree programme on the |
| | + | island of Ireland, and enjoys a long and proud tradition in the provision of |
| | + | veterinary education. Students on the veterinary medicine programme benefit |
| | + | from the outstanding facilities of the purpose-designed UCD Veterinary |
| | + | Sciences Centre and UCD Veterinary Hospital on the main university campus at |
| | + | Belfield, Dublin (commissioned in 2002). Located on a 132 Ha site 5km |
| | + | south of Dublin's City Centre, UCD is Ireland's largest university with over |
| | + | 23,000 students. The veterinary facilities are state-of-the-art and situated |
| | + | on the campus of a major research-intensive university, as part of the UCD |
| | + | College of Life Sciences,. This provides the ideal environment for |
| | + | students and staff to work together to push back the frontiers of knowledge |
| | + | in veterinary research, thus advancing animal health, animal welfare, and |
| | + | human health. |
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| | ==Research== <!----Write below this line---> | | ==Research== <!----Write below this line---> |