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RESEARCH STRATEGY OBJECTIVES
OUR STRATEGY
This document sets out a fi ve-year Increased income from a diverse Recent years have seen substantial growth
strategic vision for research and innovation funder base, government and improvement in the RVC’s research
at the RVC, spanning 2024-2029. It is sponsored innovation initiatives, and and innovation estate, with >£10m of
intended to complement and expand upon commercialisation of our own research capital investment between 2018
the RVC’s 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, which In developing this strategy we have drawn and 2023 in new laboratories and
outlines four goals under the theme of on our conviction that great science and facilities, supported by grants from the
“Discover/Innovate/Change”: innovation arises when researchers work Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership,
Recognition of the RVC as a in – and can co-develop – an enriching UKRI and the Wolfson Foundation.
One Health centre of excellence, environment that enables their creativity The new hospital planned at our
addressing global challenges to and industry to thrive. Hawkshead campus will strengthen further
our excellence in both clinical service and
population and ecosystem health. The environment within which our
clinical research, through growth in the
Strengthening the RVC’s identity as researchers undertake their work
volume and diversity of clinical caseloads.
a partner of choice for commercial comprises three components:
This strategy seeks to maximise the
ventures and clinical trials The RVC’s academic and intellectual
Production of a diverse cadre of community and culture synergy between our clinical care,
graduates, postgraduates and early The RVC’s physical infrastructure and scientifi c and pedagogical research, and
career researchers able to work within facilities world-leading education.
industry, government and academia, The administrative and organisational
and equipped to address modern ecosystem that supports RVC’s
veterinary and biomedical challenges research and innovation activities
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