Animal Aspirations

🐾😸Animal Aspirations at the London Vet Show 2025😸🐾

Animal Aspirations spent the day connecting with vets, students, and organisations across the veterinary profession, while building relationships that support our mission to increase ethnic diversity within animal-related careers!

We were fortunate enough to meet the previous presidents at Animal Aspirations, Noah (our Harper and Keele Animal Aspirations president) the BVEDS and Affinity Futures team! We’d like to extend our gratitude to everyone who took the time to speak with us, and we look forward to continuing these conversations and creating more opportunities for ethnic individuals in animal-related fields.💛🐾

🐾Applications for the RVC Scholars Programme are now open! This programme is designed to support students from BAME and/or Free-School Meals backgrounds through lots of fun activities and events!🐾

Click the link below and on our story for further details!

https://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/rvc-is-open-for-all/visit-us/visit-the-rvc/scholars-programme

‼️DEADLINE: 14th November at 5pm.

GCSE Science exams coming up? 🧪📖

Join RVC’s FREE 6-week online revision course to help you boost your grades! 💡

Get expert revision tips from and have all your questions answered by current RVC students! ❓📚

Live sessions every Wednesday from 19th March - 7th May.

📩Sign up now via the link in our story: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/rvc-is-open-for-all/visit-us/meet-us/get-your-grades-online-programme?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaalmTKYfwyucgZFiA1oe9RsGYyZCx3RXrAXDJjatCQJbbW92471d20LEjk_aem_IHeJTBjdNHLxMmGgBn5MZg

📣Cambridge Science Festival 📣

Want to get hands-on with veterinary skills? Come visit the Cambridge Animal Aspirations stall at the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge!🎓🏫

🔬 Stations include:
✔️ CPR
✔️ Clinical examination
✔️ Surgical preparation

📅 Saturday 22nd March
⏰ 10 AM – 4 PM
📍 Ground floor staff room, Vet School, Madingley Road, Cambridge
🎟️ Free entry – no booking needed!

Diverse Vet Student Online Session🩺

Join our free online event to share your experiences and insights on extra mural studies, scholarships, bursaries, and funding.

Open to 30 diverse vet students studying at UK vet schools. To secure your place, email: [email protected]

🧬✨BIG BIOLOGY DAY✨🧬

📍Hills Road Sixth Form College, Cambridge CB2 8PE

Enjoy a free, fun-packed, educational day of biology!🥳

Stop by to meet our amazing Cambridge Animal Aspirations team🐾, who will be hosting fun activities like bandaging🩹. Plus, you’ll have the chance to meet some incredible birds of prey🦅

📅 Don’t miss this opportunity to learn, explore, and have fun. We can’t wait to meet you!

Applying to RVC’s BVetMed courses but need more work experience?🐾

Join RVC's work experience programme to gain hands-on skills, learn from experts, and prepare for your interviews and studies!📚

Find out more and apply: rvc.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/bachelor-of-veterinary-medicine -work-experience-support-programme

Applying to RVC’s BVetMed courses but need more work experience?🐾

Join RVC’s work experience programme to gain hands-on skills, learn from experts, and prepare for your interviews and studies!📚

Find out more and apply: rvc.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/bachelor-of-veterinary-medicine -work-experience-support-programme

Get Your Grades is a 5 week FREE live and interactive revision course for GCSE pupils working at all levels. The programme is on Tuesdays (February 27th - March 26th 2024) 4-5pm; you can join after the start if necessary. You will hear Science career inspiration from supporting organisations including the Royal Society of Biology, Royal Society of Chemistry, Institute of Physics, The Francis Crick Institute, London Biosciences Innovation Centre, and Zoological Society of London. This will be followed by exam subject knowledge and activities to extend your understanding. You can ask questions to our students and experts, however you won’t be seen online. You will get access to recordings at the end of March. Other year groups are welcome to join too!



The joining link is:

https://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/rvc-is-open-for-all/get-your-grades-online-programme



Teacher sign up for after school clubs:

https://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/rvc-is-open-for-all/get-your-grades-online-programme-information-for-teachers

🚨 Final Reminder for Parents! 🐾 Is your child in Years 7-11 with a love for animals? 🦊🦓 Don't miss the extended opportunity to join Animal Aspirations Day at RVC Camden Campus on Jan 27, 2024, from 10:30 am - 4:30 pm. Applications now close on Jan 22 - let's inspire their dreams! 🚀🐾 Sponsored by IVC Evidensia

Calling all parents! 🐾 Does your child in Years 7-11 have a passion for animals? 🦊🦓 Invite them to join Animal Aspirations Day at RVC Camden Campus on Jan 27, 2024, from 10:30 am - 4:30 pm. They'll explore exciting animal careers, meet like-minded friends, and interact with real live animals! 🌟 Help us inspire the next generation. Applications close on Jan 15! 🐾👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Apply here: https://www.rvc.ac.uk/study/rvc-is-open-for-all/widening-participation/opportunities/animal-aspirations-day

Is your child interested in pursuing an animal-related career? There are multiple way to help nurture and promote these aspirations, and we have a few materials/opportunities we would love to share with you!

"So, you want to work with animals?" by J.M. Bedell is a book geared towards 8-12 year olds that discusses the many ways you can center a career around animals. It outlines the difficulties of working with animals while also explaining how gratifying the job can be! It is available to purchase on Amazon and other book vendors.

The VetaHumans podcast produced by veterinarians at Purdue Vet School in the US. Each episode has a different, interesting topic relating to animal health or the veterinary profession. It is also geared towards younger students and explores how vets can use their “superpowers” to make change in the world. Read more about the project here: https://vet.purdue.edu/vetahumanz/podcast/. The podcast is available to stream for free on Spotify, Google Podcast, and other podcast streaming sites.

Another great way to introduce your children to animals is to visit a working petting zoo or farm.
Check out this link for London-based petting zoo recommendations: https://londonducklings.co.uk/city-farms/
Check out this link for recommendations of petting zoos across Britain: https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/best-of-british-petting-farms
Please feel free to comment below with any petting zoo or resource recommendations that have worked for you and your children!