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Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

1823 establishments in ScotlandEducational institutions established in 1823Schools of the University of EdinburghUse British English from August 2017Veterinary schools in Scotland
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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 College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine the head of which is Moira Whyte. David Argyle has been Dean and Head of School since 1 November 2011.The school was ranked last in the UK by the UK Government in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework and the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). The School was ranked second in the world in the ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020 – Veterinary Sciences, 3rd in the world by the QS World University Rankings for Veterinary Science in 2021, first in the UK for the fourth year running by The Guardian University Guide 2021, and first in the UK for the fifth year running by the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide ranking for Veterinary Medicine.

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