News Archive

May 2011 - WikiVet representatives visit Nairobi Vet school and attend e-Learning conference in Africa
Nick Short and Raymond Macharia ran a workshop at the University of Nairobi veterinary school on the use of WikiVet. Over 60 vets and students attended the 3 day event and it was clear that there was a real hunger for access to more quality online veterinary resources. Following this, they attended an eLearning Conference about the use of ICT in Africa. Read more...

13th-15th May 2011 - WikiVet representatives attend the Vet2011 Veterinary Education conference
‎Nick Short and Dr Prisca Noble represented WikiVet at the World Conference on Veterinary Education in Lyon. This event was part of the 250th anniversary celebrations of the veterinary profession. There seemed real interest amongst heads of vet schools from around the world in developing shared online resources, great news! Read more...

Links created to translated content on Spanish Wiki
Pages are being translated and integrated into the Spanish WikiVet site. Links are created that allow navigation between different language versions of the same page. Read more...

1st-2nd April 2011 - Murcia students visit WikiVet team
Two students from the University of Murcia Faculty of Veterinary Medicine visited the Royal Veterinary College for one week as part of an exchange program.
The students took part in an editing workshop, and discussed the creation of the Spanish WikiVet site. Read more...

WikiVet wins funding for OVAL project

The Royal Veterinary College, in partnership with the University of Nottingham School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, CABI and Manson Publishing has secured over £90,000 from JISC as part of their eContent Programme. Read more...

27th February 2011 - WikiVet is on NOVICE

WikiVet has a group on NOVICE, which stands for the Network of Veterinary ICt in Education. The group can be found on the NOVICE site

11-12th February 2011 - WikiVet comes to Sweden

WikiVet representatives have visited the vet school in Uppsala, Sweden. They presented to staff and students and ran a workshop that taught students how to use the website. Read more...

15th February 2011 - WikiVet is on Facebook!

We have created a WikiVet Community Page on Facebook. We're hoping that this group will be a place to discuss WikiVet so if you have any problems/questions/suggestions then feel free to post them there!

WikiVet on Facebook

WikiVet and Pfizer meeting on 12th January 2011

Visit by Pfizer representatives to the Royal Veterinary College to discuss future development with the WikiVet development team. In the photo Kim Whittlestone (WikiVet), Patricia Randeynes (e-learning Manager Pfizer Business Innovation), Barbora Stanikova (WikiVet) and Theo Kanellos (Pfizer - Global Alliances).

8th December 2010 - New Content released

We now have some exciting new content on Lizards and Snakes. It includes normal anatomy and physiology as well as common conditions and treatment, handling and diagnostic sample collection. Description of a selection of common species is also present. We are sure you will find the information useful but have a look and find out for yourself!.

16th September 2010 - CABI partnership underway!

Good news for students and CABI users - we are developing links to content pages within the site that will allow CABI registered users to access searches for the latest research on the topic at the click of a button more...

15th June 2010 - New content development underway this Summer!

We have recently recruited 12 summer student and graduate authors from the Royal Veterinary College, Bristol, Edinburgh and Cambridge Vet Schools. They will be improving and increasing the content on WikiVet, with particular work on the bugs and clinical sections this Summer. More details...

21st May 2010 - New Donkey Section launched

Users of WikiVet will now have access to a new source of accurate, regularly reviewed, practical and research-led information about donkeys thanks to a new section of the site sponsored by the Sidmouth-based Donkey Sanctuary. More details ....

3rd April 2010 - WikiVet Secures Funding From Pfizer

WikiVet has received funding from one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer. The sponsorship has enabled the site to increase the development of content and a range of online services for the profession. More details ....

22nd October 2009 - WikiVet - A learner's perspective

The latest ALT Newsletter contains an article by Bev Panto, a recent RVC graduate. Bev has been working on the WikiTest initiative funded by the RCVS Trust. Find out more...

28th September 2009 - Welcome to all first year students

This is that time of year when we welcome the next intake of students to our vetschools. We hope that you will all find content within WikiVet of use during the coming years of your course. Please let us know if you have any suggestions as to how we can improve the site.

10th August 2009 - RCVS Trust Funded Workshop in Nottingham

A WikiVet workshop involving students and staff from 4 UK vetschools was held at Nottingham vet schools to plan the development of multiple choice questions to complement the Wiki content. This initiative has been funded by the RCVS Trust. More details ....

10th May 2009 - Links with other veterinary groups

WikiVet has been working to establish links with a range of other veterinary organisations including the British Veterinary Association Overseas Group, the Commonwealth Veterinary Association and the Association of Veterinary Students. More details ....

2nd April 2009 - RCVS Trust funds WikiVet

The RCVS Trust has announced that it will provide £ 4,700 from its small grant fund to WikiVet. The funding will go to the development of self assessment tools such as MCQs and Flash Cards linked to WikiVet content. More details ....

31st March 2009 - WikiVet Steering Group meets at the RVC

The WikiVet Steering Group met at the RVC on the 31st March 2009 to review progress and plan the next steps in development. Representatives from vet schools in Nottingham, Cambridge, Edinburgh and the RVC attended as well as from the MEDEV centre in Newcastle.Group Photo ....

28th January 2009 - Recent web reviews of WikiVet

The following reviews of WikiVet have appeared on the web:

[Woah… Have You Seen WikiVet?]

[Veterinary education at the click of a mouse]

12th January 2009 - WikiVet presents at the International Veterinary Students Association 2008 Conference [IVSA]

The IVSA conference this year was held at Glasgow and Edinburgh universities over the New Year period. Natalie Brown (RVC) presented WikiVet to the conference with a view to attracting more international student support for the project. Interest was shown in translating the wiki into other languages and in adding more content to widen the relevance beyond just the UK.

28th November 2008 - WikiVet receives funding from the British Society of Toxicological Pathologists [BSTP]

The BSTP has just agreed to provide sponsorship to support the WikiVet project in 2009. This funding will be used to cover wiki server hosting costs at the University of London Computer Centre.

23rd October 2008 - WikiDrugs Ready for Population

All the WikiClinical stub pages are now in place. Please feel free to start populating these pages with lots of clinical knowledge. If you are having trouble editing pages please refer back to our help pages.

9th October 2008 - The Wiki is Launched

Attendees of the WikiVet Launch

The WikiVet project was officially launched at MEDEV, Newcastle University. People from varying aspects of the Veterinary, Educational, Pharmaceutical and Medical professions attended the conference. Five people also attended the virtual conference, which made for an exciting yet interactive session. We feel that the launch was a great success and look forward to watching WikiVet grow.