The RVC is pleased to announce the formal re-accreditation, from the Royal Society of Biology (RSB), for three of its Bachelor of Bioscience (Honours) degree programmes. This includes Biological Sciences; Bioveterinary Sciences; and Animal Biology, Behaviour, Welfare and Ethics; as well as the accreditation of a new RVC degree pathway – Biological Sciences (Wildlife Health Sciences).
The RVC’s commitment to science has played a key role in important advances in the history of animal welfare, disease control, evolution and human and animal medicine. These courses, which benefit from world-renowned experts and provide students with unrivalled research opportunities, will help shape the future of science.
The accreditation of each of these degree pathways with the RSB demonstrates the high quality of the RVC’s biosciences programmes, which offer students the opportunity to be taught by leading experts at the cutting edge of their field. It also recognises the RVC’s commitment to academic rigour and to developing key employability skills in its biosciences graduates.
In determining the outcome, the Accreditation Panel highlighted good practice in several areas, including the use of projects in each year of the programmes, the experience that students gain in oral communication and the use of interactive workshops. These efforts aim to develop subject specific and transferable skills that will be widely applicable in the diverse range of careers that graduates progress into.
Dr Charlotte Lawson, Course Director for BSc/MSci Biological Sciences and Bioveterinary Sciences Programmes and Associate Professor, Comparative Biomedical Sciences at the RVC, said:
“Accreditation from the Royal Society of Biology continues to be the gold standard for biosciences programmes in the UK and internationally and demonstrates that our programmes at the RVC provide graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills to be at the forefront of the next generation of scientists.”
As part of the accreditation, students from each of the programmes will also receive one year of free membership with the RSB in the final year of their studies – facilitating valuable networking opportunities as they embark on their careers.