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IVVN member awarded prestigious L’Oréal-UNESCO prize

Congratulations to Dr Mariatulqabtiah Abdul Razak who was awarded the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award 2022.

23 Jan 2023

Fourth round of laboratory exchange projects funded

Eleven visiting scientists from Brazil, Cameroon, India, Nepal, Nigeria, Uganda and the United Kingdom will undertake their projects in the New Year.

16 Dec 2022

Fourth round of laboratory exchanges opens for applications

The IVVN will fund projects that lead to a proof-of-concept or the exchange of experience between laboratories.

08 Sep 2022

IVVN awarded additional funding to support members through new opportunities and activities

The International Veterinary Vaccinology Network is delighted to have been awarded £450,000 of additional funding from the Global Challenges Research Fund of UK Research and Innovation.

06 Sep 2022

Screenshot of an online meeting with eight panellists

First cohort of IVVN fellows share their achievements and reflect on the programme's impact at a special online event

The first six recipients of the IVVN/IDRC mentoring scheme for women postoctoral researchers presented their work and discussed the impact of the programme.

07 Jul 2022

Webinar focuses on efforts to develop multivalent vaccines against Rift Valley fever and other important diseases

Dr Zahra Bamouh and Youness Es-Sadeqy, two early career scientists from MCI Santé Animale in Morocco, presented their work to an audience of IVVN members.

06 Jul 2022

Research funders publish survey results giving insight on veterinary vaccinology gaps, priorities and barriers

The survey, conducted by UKRI-BBSRC, highlights the need for more collaboration with industry and investment in novel vaccine technology platforms.

29 Jun 2022

Two leading scientists join IVVN team as co-directors

Professor Christine Maritz-Olivier and Professor Simon Graham will lead the Network's activities, along with founding IVVN Director Dr Tim Connelley.

30 May 2022

Celebrating the IVVN African Schools Outreach Programme

On International Women's Day, we're proud to celebrate the IVVN African Schools Outreach Programme team and their achievements.

08 Mar 2022

Professor Ian Brown and Professor Brian Perry

Webinar on high-pathogenicity avian influenza gives insight into the role and challenges of vaccination

Professor Ian Brown from the UK's Animal and Plant Health Agency spoke about avian influenza vaccination concepts and the challenges around controlling a changing virus.

23 Feb 2022

Kenyan Outreach Team celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science

To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2022, the IVVN-KeAWARD team visited a school in Nairobi to deliver the African Schools Outreach Programme.

22 Feb 2022

Webinar on African horse sickness virus-like particle vaccines in plants

IVVN hosts their first webinar of 2022 with a presentation from Dr Ann Meyers on the development of African horse sickness virus-like particle vaccines produced in plants.

27 Jan 2022

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