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Creatures great, small… and unexpected

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Creatures great, small… and unexpected

Step inside Sand Hutton’s hidden Noah’s Ark, where parrots, squirrels and unexpected guests meet cutting-edge science, strict biosecurity, and dedicated teams who expect the unexpected.

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APHA hosts first VetBioNet meeting at Weybridge

Posted by: Hugh Simmons, Posted on: 20 July 2018 - Categories: Events
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Hugh Simmons, APHA's Animal Sciences Veterinary Lead, talks about the VetBioNet EU funded project.

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Flight of the Weybridge honey bees

Posted by: Mark Thomas, Posted on: 12 July 2018 - Categories: Bee health

The 9 to 15 July is the annual Bees’ Needs Week which is a great opportunity to find out more about how important pollinators are and how you can support them. Mark Thomas tells us how he has helped establish an apiary at APHA Weybridge.

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Celebrating votes for women: Connie Ford in the 1930s

Posted by: Flavie Vial, Posted on: 26 June 2018 - Categories: Women in science
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Our next instalment in our celebrating votes for women series explores the career of Connie Ford, one of the UK’s first female vets in the early 1930s.

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It’s a gold medal...

Posted by: paulbeales, Posted on: 12 June 2018 - Categories: Plant health

Paul Beales, Head of Plant Health Technical Extension Team, talks about the long and winding road to winning a prestigious gold medal at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

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ISAI 2018: APHA hosts avian influenza symposium

Posted by: Ian Brown, Posted on: 1 June 2018 - Categories: Events, Viral diseases
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Ian Brown provides an update on this year’s international symposium on avian influenza that took place at the Grand Hotel in Brighton from 15 to 18 April.

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APHA scientists developing international links with Commonwealth countries

Posted by: Michaela Giles, Posted on: 23 May 2018 - Categories: Events

APHA’s International Development team promotes APHA as a leading global research organisation at the Commonwealth Science, Research and Innovation Event.

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Using models to evaluate policies

Posted by: Charlotte Cook, Posted on: 8 May 2018 - Categories: Data analysis & modelling
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...monitoring infection in animals. Q & A session The meeting was brought to a close by APHA’s Helen Roberts in an interesting final question and answer session for the audience...

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The power and intrigue of mathematics

Posted by: Charlotte Cook and Flavie Vial, Posted on: 25 April 2018 - Categories: Data analysis & modelling
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April is Mathematics and Statistics Awareness month! Charlotte Cook and Flavie Vial share with us one of the many ways mathematics is used within APHA to inform decision-making.

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Celebrating votes for women: the early years

Posted by: Flavie Vial, Posted on: 17 April 2018 - Categories: Women in science

Continuing our celebrating votes for women series, Flavie Vial, an APHA statistician, explores the achievements over the last 100 years of the many women scientists within APHA and its predecessors. This blog looks at the early years (1930-1949).

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Bringing home the bacon

Posted by: Richard Smith, Posted on: 29 March 2018 - Categories: Bacterial diseases

Richard Smith, lead APHA analytical epidemiologist, talks about APHA’s 3 year study of Salmonella in pigs.

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