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The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinærstudenter Kristin Lognvik og Kristin Lein

About the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Our subjects and activities

NMBU's The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is Norway's only veterinary educational institution and educates veterinarians, veterinary nurses and doctoral students in Veterinary Science and researches veterinary medicine and related biomedical disciplines. We have 500 students and 430 employees.

We also run our Animal Hospital, which is closely linked to our research and education and accepts patients from all over the country.

 

  • Research at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

    At the Faculty of Veterinary medicine we research veterinary medicine and related biomedical disciplines.

    Veterinary medicine addresses animal health and well-being. Key areas include knowledge about diseases, diagnostics, and treatment. The field includes both production animals, including farmed fish, and companion animals.

    Veterinary public health pertains to all aspects of preventing the spread of disease from animals to humans, and is a field that is in increasing demand.

    Understanding associations between human and animal health is crucial in order to face some of today’s most pressing health challenge as almost 80 % of known infection diseases that affect humans originate in animals.

    Read more about our research on our department pages::

    • Our social mission

      The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences is Norway's only institution for higher education for veterinarians, with expertise in two distinct fields: veterinary medicine and veterinary public health.

      Veterinary medicine addresses animal health and well-being. Key areas include knowledge about diseases, diagnostics, and treatment. The field includes both production animals, including farmed fish, and companion animals.

      Veterinary public health pertains to all aspects of preventing the spread of disease from animals to humans, and is a field that is in increasing demand.

      Understanding associations between human and animal health is crucial in order to face some of today’s most pressing health challenge as almost 80 % of known infection diseases that affect humans originate in animals.

      The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine educate veterinarians, veterinary nurses and doctoral students in Veterinary Science, and we research veterinary medicine and related biomedical disciplines.

      The faculty's vision is to be among the leading and most progressive veterinary institutions in Europe within research, education and communication of knowledge.

      We also run our animal hospital, which is closely linked to our research and education, and receives patients from all over the country.

      High competence and advanced equipment, together with the best in laboratory services, ensure optimal treatment for our patients.

      The objectives of the faculty in education are to produce veterinarians who:

      • have good basic knowledge and skills in veterinary medicine so that they can work to improve animal health, public health and animal welfare
      • understand both the meaning of the terms "one health - one world” and “animal’s own value" and act ethically in line with this
      • have a broad understanding of the nature of scientific issues and are able to identify,formulate and solve complex problems within the veterinary field of work and research
      • have the ability to communicate in an understandable, efficient and respectful manner with clients, the public, colleagues and responsible authorities
      • know their professional limitations, and safeguard professional liability through further education, training and professional development throughout life

       

    • Services and laboratories

      The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine's Laboratory Diagnostics

      At the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, we have four different laboratories that can perform analyses for diagnostic purposes in clinical veterinary medicine. We accept blood samples for hematology, medical biochemistry and endocrinology, samples for the examination of bacteria, fungi, and parasites, genetic analyses, and health monitoring for experimental biomedicine.

      The page is in Norwegian.

      SEARCH - Sandnes Education and Research Center Høyland

      SEARCH is a biomedical research center where human medicine and veterinary medicine meet in a unique collaboration that will help save human lives and improve animal health.

      FISH-VET - Fish Investigation & Study Hub for Veterinary Education and Training

      Our facilities offer access to fish housing, breeding and use of several advances instruments specific for research on model fish (zebrafish/medaka) and salmon allowing infection, toxicology, behavior studies, and more. We also provide training programs on fish biology and associated techniques.

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    Phone number: + 4767 23 00 00
    Email, general inquiries: post-vet@nmbu.no
    Email, The Academic and Research Administration: studieveileder-veterinaerhogskolen@nmbu.no
    Email, NMBU Sandnes: sandsmafe@nmbu.no

    Visiting address Ås: Elizabeth Stephansens vei 15, 1433 Ås
    Postal address Ås: Enhet (faggruppe/seksjon/lab) NMBU Veterinærhøgskolen, Postboks 5003, 1432 Ås

    Delivery, postal and visiting address NMBU Sandnes: Svebastadveien 112, 4325 Sandnes

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