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Job Vacancy: Head of Animal Welfare and Delivery Assurance

Posted by: Blog team, Posted on: 18 October 2021 - Categories: Jobs and Experiences
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Find out more about a new and exciting role in the FSA as a Head of Animal Welfare and Delivery Assurance.

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Zoonoses Day 2021: The Year of the Ferret

Posted by: Carmen Marco, Posted on: 6 July 2021 - Categories: Disease outbreak, Government Veterinary Services
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In this blog find out how APHA helped protect human health by investigating the role of ferrets and COVID-19.

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Job Opportunity: Inspector, Animals in Science Regulations Unit, Home Office

Posted by: Blog team, Posted on: 10 June 2021 - Categories: Jobs and Experiences
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Find out about new role available in the Home Office as an Inspector and how to apply.

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Job Opportunity: Approvals & Veterinary Audit Lead, Food Standards Agency

Posted by: Blog team, Posted on: 19 May 2021 - Categories: Jobs and Experiences
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Find out about an exciting new role available in the Food Standards Agency as an Approvals & Veterinary Audit Lead.

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What I learnt from working in a bird flu outbreak

Posted by: Gregory Franzreb, Posted on: 1 April 2021 - Categories: Disease outbreak, Government Veterinary Services
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Greg has been working with APHA during an outbreak of bird flu and in his blog you can find out about some of his experiences working on the ground during the outbreak.

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Job Opportunity: Veterinary Advisor, Welsh Government

Posted by: Blog team, Posted on: 4 March 2021 - Categories: Jobs and Experiences
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Find out about an exciting new opportunity in the Welsh Government as a veterinary advisor.

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Graduate, Government Vet, Global Pandemic

Posted by: Grace Hodgkinson, Posted on: 12 February 2021 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Policy Work
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In her blog, Grace talks about her first job as Deputy States Veterinary Officer in Guernsey and starting her veterinary career in the midst of Brexit and COVID-19!

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How to cope with African swine fever?

Posted by: Jo Wheeler, Posted on: 22 January 2021 - Categories: Disease outbreak, Government Veterinary Services
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In her blog Jo Wheeler talks about her experience working on African swine fever prevention both in the UK and internationally.

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Job Opportunity: Veterinary Policy Officer European Affairs, Federation of Veterinarians of Europe

Posted by: Blog team, Posted on: 8 January 2021 - Categories: Jobs and Experiences
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Find out about a fascinating new role working for the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe in Brussels.

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A day in the life of a Veterinary Investigation Officer

Posted by: Adrienne Mackintosh, Posted on: 11 December 2020 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services
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Veterinary investigation Officer, Adrienne Mackintosh, based at APHA’s Carmarthen Veterinary Investigation Centre, talks about her role and its influence .

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