Our School of Veterinary Medicine is an established, accredited vet school with buildings designed by leading architects and housing world-class equipment.
Our facilities include our Veterinary Clinical Skills Centre, where students get hands-on experience with animals; our Veterinary Pathology Centre, one of the largest and most sophisticated in Europe; and our main teaching facility, which houses our lecture theatres and seminar rooms, as well as labs and collaboration spaces. Students are encouraged to practise their skills out of hours in our clinical skills centres and can simulate reallife scenarios in Fledglings, our fully equipped on-site veterinary practice.
Professionalism and employability are central to the programme we offer. Our students gain invaluable experience out on placement in their final year and throughout the course are given opportunities to network and plan for their future. At our annual Careers Fair, we encourage students to connect with leading professionals, learn about diverse career paths within the veterinary field and gain insights into the evolving landscape of veterinary medicine.
We aim to inspire and educate veterinary professionals who will advance veterinary medicine to meet the needs of a changing world.
Professor Kamalan Jeevaratnam Head of School, School of Veterinary Medicine
4th in the UK for veterinary medicine
Complete University Guide 2024
13th in the UK
4th in the UK for overall student satisfaction*
Complete University Guide 2024 National Student Survey 2023
*Measured by % positivity based on Q1-24 for all institutions listed in the Guardian University Guide league tables.
Our facilities
Our state-of-the-art facilities were designed by leading architects and include:
• Conference standard lecture theatres
• Clinical skills suites (for teaching technical and examination skills)
• One of Europe’s largest and most sophisticated pathology centres
• Practice consulting rooms (for communications training)
• Study spaces
• Café and central social area
Accreditation
Our innovative Veterinary Medicine and Science BVMSci is accredited by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS).
This accreditation ensures that new veterinary surgeons are fit to practise in the UK and join the RCVS register, which means that Surrey students can begin their career as veterinarians as soon as they graduate.
Our programme is also accredited by the Australasian Veterinary Boards Council (AVBC) and the South African Veterinary Council (SAVC).
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We collaborate with the following veterinary and scientific organisations:
Entry requirements
A-level
Overall: AAA
Required subjects: Biology (grade A) and chemistry (grade A)
Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass
A-level General Studies and A-level Critical Thinking are not accepted
International Baccalaureate
Overall: 35
Required subjects: HL6/ SL7 in biology and chemistry.
GCSE or equivalent: Five subjects at grade A(7) including chemistry and biology (or double science) English language and mathematics at grade B(5)
No work experience required.
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Discover our course
Established in 2014, our School of Veterinary Medicine has quickly established itself as a leading vet school in the UK. Our intake is highly competitive, with seven applications for every place, and a growing student cohort.
We embrace the traditional values of professionalism, scientific curiosity and clinical excellence, while developing graduates with broad horizons.
100%
of our veterinary medicine and science graduates are in work or further education
Graduate Outcomes 2023, HESA
Our curriculum
Our hands-on curriculum is designed in collaboration with our partner veterinary practices and scientific research institutes, so that our students learn to meet the diverse needs of companion, production, equine, laboratory animals, and exotic and wildlife species. This begins early as students gain animal handling experience in their first few weeks.
In their final year, students complete seven intramural clinical placements, with one of our 100 UK-based partner veterinary practices. Highly trained clinical instruction mentors provide support to every student on work placement.
Opportunities are provided for final-year students to work in a network of clinical practices or facilities which include:
• Small animal primary care practice
• Referral practice and emergency and critical care
• Production animals
• Equine general practice
• Veterinary public health and pathology
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One Health, One Medicine
The Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences works under a ‘One Health, One Medicine’ vision, which is to create and lead globally connected health research and education, and to share innovation and knowledge, to sustainably improve the wellbeing of humans and animals. The research conducted by our school plays a key role in achieving this.
Our research
Our research aims to advance knowledge in all aspects of veterinary medicine and education. Academics’ research activities extend beyond school boundaries, with national and international collaborations in fields ranging from biosciences and psychology, to business and the arts.
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Research strengths
Antimicrobial resistance
Metagenomics and microbiome
Pathology and digital pathology
Animal welfare
Cardiology
Neurology and oncology
Evidence-based veterinary medicine
Diagnostic test development
Molecular epidemiology
Endocrinology
Osteoarthritis
Digital innovation and big data
Aiden Pang
Veterinary Medicine and Science BVMSci
“My time at Surrey empowered me, instilled me with confidence and humbled me too. I’m now a better leader, team player and educator – that’s what happens when you learn from the best! I now have a qualification that sets me apart from the crowd and wonderful memories to look back on. A huge benefit of the course was the small cohort. I always felt I was given a lot of individual attention. The facilities blew my mind (I’m not exaggerating).”
Nicole D’Mello
Veterinary Medicine and Science BVMSci
“I loved everything about my course! It was well structured and everything I learnt was relevant; from anatomy and physiology, to practical teaching. The course was also very interactive with a lot of contact time. Every aspect was designed to make us clinically ready graduates from day one.”
30 minutes to Heathrow Airport
40 minutes to Gatwick Airport
35 minutes to London
Direct public transport options are available from Heathrow and Gatwick to Guildford.
