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'{{refimprove|date=December 2011}} {{Infobox University |name =Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies |former_names =Clyde Street Veterinary College, Dick Veterinary College, Royal (Dick) Veterinary College |image_name = DickVetSchool.jpg |established =1823 |type =[[Veterinary school]] |endowment = |staff = |head_label=Head of School |head=David Argyle |faculty = |free_label = |free = |students = |undergrad = |postgrad = |doctoral = |city =[[Edinburgh]] |state = |country =[[Scotland]] |campus = |affiliation =[[University of Edinburgh]] |website =[http://www.ed.ac.uk/vet http://www.ed.ac.uk/vet] }} The '''Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies''', commonly referred to as the '''Dick Vet''', is the [[veterinary school]] of the [[University of Edinburgh]] in Scotland and part of the [[University of Edinburgh College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine|College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine]] the head of which is [[John Savill|Sir John Savill]]. David Argyle [[FRSE]] has been head of the school since 1 November 2011. The school was ranked 1st in the UK by the UK Government in the 2014 [[Research Excellence Framework]] and the 2008 [[Research Assessment Exercise]] (RAE) and 2nd in the UK by the Complete University Guide 2014 and Times Good University Guide 2014 for veterinary studies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Complete University Guide 2014|url=http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings?s=Veterinary%20Medicine|publisher=Complete University Guide|accessdate=14 August 2013}}</ref> In 2015, QS World University Rankings ranked the veterinary school 9th in the world for veterinary medicine.<ref>{{cite web|title=QS World Uni Rankings by Subject - Vet Med|url=http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2015/veterinary-science#sorting=rank+region=+country=+faculty=+stars=false+search=|website=QS World Uni Rankings by Subject - Vet Med|publisher=QS|accessdate=29 April 2015}}</ref> It is known for the cloning of [[Dolly the sheep]] which took place in 1996 at the [[Roslin Institute]] by Sir [[Ian Wilmut]] [[FRSE]]. ==History== Originally called the Highland Society’s Veterinary School,<ref>Bradley, O.C. 1923. History of the Edinburgh Veterinary College. Oliver & Boyd;Edinburgh.</ref> Edinburgh, the Dick Vet, as it came to be known, was established by [[William Dick (veterinarian)|William Dick]], a former student of the anatomist [[John Barclay (anatomist)|John Barclay]] of the [[Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh]].<ref>Macdonald, A.A., Warwick, C. & Johnston, W.T. 2011. Early contributions to the development of veterinary education in Scotland. Veterinary History, 16, 10-40. (http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/5263)</ref> The first regular classes at the school were begun in November 1823,<ref>Macdonald, A.A., Warwick, C. & Johnston, W.T. 2005. Locating veterinary education in Edinburgh in the nineteenth century. Book of the Old Edinburgh Club, New Series, 6, 41-71. (http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/2199)</ref> although lectures to small groups of students had been provided for four years prior to this date. That first session of regular classes was financed by student fees and a grant from the [[Highland Society of Scotland]] at Edinburgh,<ref>The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland; http://www.rhass.org.uk</ref> of which John Barclay was a director. Mary Dick, William's elder sister, was reputed to have been instrumental, from the early days, in the administration of the school. Although an autonomous institution, the students also attended the lectures in (human) medicine at the University of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. ===Clyde Street=== In 1833, William Dick, who was by then a successful veterinary practitioner and teacher, paid for the erection of purpose-built accommodation near the site of his father’s forge in a Clyde Street courtyard. William lived adjacent at 15 Clyde Street.<ref>http://digital.nls.uk/directories/browse/pageturner.cfm?id=83400195&mode=transcription</ref> (Today Multrees Walk is approximately where Clyde Street was.<ref>[http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_MAP_2/1_map_edinburgh_1819_kirkwood_-_first_new_town_-_east.htm#map Robert Kirkwood 1819 map]</ref>) This was the base for the school until it moved to its next site at Summerhall in 1916. In 1839, his school officially became a College and William Dick was given the title [[Professor]]. By the time of Dick's death in 1866, the over 2000 students he had taught were to be found throughout the world. Among them were the founders of veterinary schools in Australia, Canada, Ireland and the United States.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} Upon his death, Dick bequeathed his College in trust to the [[Burgh Council of Edinburgh]]. It was officially named ''Dick’s Veterinary College'' following a request made by his sister, in 1873, in response to a crisis caused by the establishment of the rival [[New Veterinary College]] set up by alumnus and former Principal [[William Williams (veterinarian)|William Williams]]. Williams had taken with him the majority of the students, and the library. The two schools existed amicably within 100m of one another in Edinburgh’s New Town until 1904 when the Williams' school moved to Liverpool, England, forming the basis of the [[University of Liverpool School of Veterinary Science|University of Liverpool Faculty of Veterinary Science]]. The ''Royal (Dick) Veterinary College'' was incorporated by Act of Parliament in 1906.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} ===Summerhall=== {{main|Summerhall}} [[Orlando Charnock Bradley]] was Principal of the Dick Vet when it moved in 1916 to the south side of Edinburgh, to another purpose-designed building, at Summerhall.<ref>Warwick, C.M. and Macdonald, A.A. 2010. The Life of Professor Orlando Charnock Bradley, (1871-1937): diary entries 1895-1923. Veterinary History, 15, 205-220. (http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/3643)</ref> In 1951 the college was reconstituted as ''The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies'', an integral part of the University of Edinburgh, and became a full Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in 1964. Reorganisation of the university in 2002 resulted in the abolishment of Faculties, and the Dick Vet once again became ''The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies'', one of the four Schools within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. In 2009, [[Scottish Television]] filmed a five-part documentary at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies.<ref>http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2929753/Behind-the-scenes-look-at-Edinburgh-vet-school.html</ref> Some of the cases shown on the documentary follow a wild swan needing an [[endoscopy]], a horse in emergency colic surgery, a skunk being neutered, a chameleon with an eye infection, and the removal of a tumour near a cat’s heart.<ref>http://www.ed.ac.uk/news/all-news/vets-080410</ref> STV filmed a second documentary in 2010. Since 2013, Summerhall is now a major international art museum and arts hub which has exhibited over 200 artists in two years as well as many theatre, music and literature events in the building. [[File:Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies Main Building.jpg|thumb|361x361px|Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies Main Building, Easter Bush Campus]] ===Easter Bush Veterinary Campus=== In 2011, the Summerhall site was vacated and the staff and students relocated to a new teaching building on the Easter Bush campus, 7 miles (11&nbsp;km) south of the City. For the first time since 1962 all the veterinary facilities, together with [[The Roslin Institute]], were consolidated on one campus. The faculty's undergraduate degree in Veterinary Medicine (BVM&S) is accredited by the [[Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons]] in the UK, and by the [[American Veterinary Medical Association]] in North America. In September 2013, the National Avian Research Facility was opened on the Easter Bush campus. ===The Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education=== The Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education (JMICAWE) is a hub of expertise on animal welfare education, collaborating with international universities, governments, charities and NGO partners to advance the understanding of animal welfare issues. Recent projects have included investing in the Clinical Skills Lab at the Dick Vet School, providing students with animal alternatives on which to practice; including a new equine colic simulator. They have also developed a new online Masters programme in International Animal Welfare, Ethics and Law which joins the on-campus Masters in Applied Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare. These programmes are supported by The [[Scottish Rural College]] allowing students to benefit from being taught by many of the best animal welfare experts in the country. ==Notable alumni== <!-- SORTED BY SURNAME --> *[[Joseph Henry Carter]] (1857-1930), President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons in 1920 *[[Min Chueh Chang]], clinical fellow in agricultural science, co-inventor of the [[combined oral contraceptive pill]] and winner of the [[Albert Lasker Award]] *[[Robin Coombs]], (1921–2006, grad. 1943), who devised the ′[[Coombs test]]′, a critical diagnostic test for use in haematology and blood transfusion<ref>Peter Lachmann, Herman Waldmann (Royal Society Publishing): [http://rsbm.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/55/45.full.pdf&ei=xOHmUI_5H8TusgbfjYDQDw&usg=AFQjCNGkGRQDg0RR_w8_8HpuYu2VyoUJ0A ″Biographical Memoir of Robert Royston Amos (Robin) Coombs″], [http://rsbm.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/55/45.full.pdf+html PDF]</ref> *[[John Boyd Dunlop]], (1840–1921, grad. 1859?60), inventor of the first practical [[pneumatic]] [[tire|tyre]], and founder of [[Dunlop Rubber Company]] *Sir [[Frederick Fitzwygram]], (1823–1904), president of the [[Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons|RCVS]] (1875–77) and as such unified the veterinary profession *[[George Fleming (veterinarian)|George Fleming]] (1833–1901, grad. 1855), founder of the [[Veterinary Journal]] in 1875, architect of the 1881 Vet Surgeons Act<ref>[http://www.journals.elsevier.com/the-veterinary-journal/announcements/the-veterinary-journal-literary-prizes-2012/ The Veterinary Journal Literary Prizes 2012]</ref> *[[James Law (veterinarian)|James Law]], the first professor of veterinary medicine in the United States ([[Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine|Cornell]]){{citation needed|date=November 2014}} *[[James McCall (veterinarian)|James McCall]], established the [[Glasgow Veterinary College]] in 1862{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} *[[Duncan McNab McEachran]], (1841–1924, grad. 1861), co-founder of the [[Ontario Veterinary College|Upper Canada Veterinary School]] in 1863, founder of the Montreal Vet College in 1866,<ref>{{DictCanbio|ID=8282}}</ref> *[[Albert Edward Mettam|Albert E. Mettam]], (1866–1917) first principal of [[Royal Veterinary College of Ireland|Royal Vet College, Dublin]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ums.ac.uk/umj081/081(1)037.pdf|title=The Frustration of Lady Aberdeen in her Crusade against Tuberculosis in Ireland|last=Breathnach|first=Caoimhghín S|last2=Moynihan|first2=John B|date=17 August 2011|work=[[Ulster Medical Journal]] 2012;81(1):37-47|publisher=|accessdate=4 January 2013}}</ref> *[[Hamish Moore]], (grad. 1975),<ref>http://www.pipersgathering.org: [http://www.pipersgathering.org/Instructors.shtml#Moore Instructors]</ref> maker, musician and teacher of [[List of bagpipes#British Isles (Ireland and United Kingdom)|Scottish Bagpipes]], especially the [[Scottish smallpipes|Scottish Smallpipes]]. *[[Jotello Festiri Soga]], (grad. 1886), first South African veterinary surgeon,<ref>University of Pretoria: [http://www.library.up.ac.za/vet/about.htm#overview Jotello F Soga Library]</ref> *[[Donald Sinclair (veterinary surgeon)|Donald Sinclair]], (1911–1995, grad. 1933), portrayed as Siegfried Farnon in Alf Wight's ([[James Herriot]]) novels *[[Brian Sinclair (veterinary surgeon)|Brian Sinclair]], (1915–1988, grad. 1943), the brother to Siegfried Farnon in Alf Wight's ([[James Herriot]]) novels, portrayed as Tristan Farnon *[[Andrew Smith (veterinary surgeon)|Andrew Smith]], founder of the [[Ontario Veterinary College]], [[Canada]], the oldest veterinary college in the Americas{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} *Sir [[Stewart Stockman]], built first UK research laboratories (Weybridge), president of the [[Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons|RCVS]] (1923–24){{citation needed|date=November 2014}} *[[Harry Steele-Bodger]] (1896–1952, grad. 1922), president of the [[British Veterinary Association]]<ref>[[British Veterinary Association]]: ″[http://www.bva.co.uk/public/documents/hsb_biography.pdf Henry William (Harry) Steele-Bodger, Biography]″ PDF</ref> *[[Noah Wekesa|Noah M. Wekesa]], (1936 - ), Minister for Science and Technology in the Kenyan Government *[[William Williams (veterinarian)|William Williams]], (1832–1900), the Welsh veterinary surgeon who founded of the New Veterinary College in Edinburgh in 1873 (which went on to become the [[University of Liverpool School of Veterinary Science|Faculty of Veterinary Science]] of the [[University of Liverpool]]) and author of several standard works on veterinary science *[[Henry Felix Clement Hebeler]] CBE, (1917-1989), president of the [[British Veterinary Association]] (1958-59) ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== *[http://www.ed.ac.uk/vet Official website] *[http://www.theherald.co.uk/business/63925.html "Royal support for £40m investment at veterinary college"], ''[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]'', 13 June 2006 {{University of Edinburgh}} {{coord|55|51|55|N|3|12|00|W|region:GB|display=title}} [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1823]] [[Category:Veterinary schools in the United Kingdom]] [[Category:1823 establishments in Scotland]] [[Category:Schools of the University of Edinburgh]]'