About us

The School of Veterinary Science is based in the Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences. Our mission is to advance the health and wellbeing of animals, people, and the environment through excellence and innovation in education, research, and clinical service.

We are a community of veterinary students, educators and researchers working together to improve animal health throughout our society and the world. We are striving to create inclusive and innovative health solutions that address the one-health challenges of our time.

Professor Paul Lunn, Dean of the School of Veterinary Science

Accreditation

The University of Liverpool’s School of Veterinary Science is accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE). Find out more about our accreditation.

Departments

Equine Clinical Sciences

Providing high-level clinical care to equine patients and training veterinary students with the latest scientific knowledge.
Livestock and One Health

Seeking to understand the behaviour of diseases in people and animals, particularly in livestock.
Small Animal Clinical Sciences

Delivering clinical care to dogs and cats, and teaching future vets in the Small Animal Teaching Hospital and University Veterinary Practice.
Veterinary Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology

Studying the morphological and functional changes of normal and pathological organs and systems.

Facilities

With two farms as well as three first opinion practices, two referral hospitals, and state-of-the-art teaching facilities, Liverpool offers students a fantastic start to their veterinary careers. Find out more about our facilities.

Staff

Our campuses

Leahurst campus

Located in the heart of rural Cheshire, our Leahurst campus employs over 350 staff, including over 100 veterinary surgeons and teaches veterinary students in all years of their studies. The site is home to two farms, two referral hospitals, and two of the Institute's three first-opinion practices.
Liverpool campus

Our Liverpool Campus provides teaching for the first three years of the undergraduate course around themes of normal animal structure and function, animal husbandry, disease processes, public health, epidemiology and welfare, management of disease, research, clinical and professional studies.

Vision, mission and aims

Our mission is to advance the health and wellbeing of animals, people, and the environment through excellence and innovation in education, research, and clinical service. Our vision is a a better future for animals.

Our goals

Teaching: Prepare graduates with the knowledge, skills and resilience needed for lifelong career success and satisfaction
Research and Impact: Generate nationally and internationally recognised research that improves the health, wellbeing and sustainability of animals, people and the environment and shapes the delivery of veterinary medicine and education
Clinical Excellence: Provide outstanding veterinary care to our animal patients and their owners in an environment that fosters learning and clinical discovery, and models the broad spectrum of contemporary veterinary practice
Culture and Community: Build an inclusive, respectful, and sustainable community of students and staff who are committed to one another’s success and wellbeing
Institutional Excellence: Invest in the people, processes and infrastructure needed to advance excellence and sustainability in all that we do.