School of Veterinary Sciences research: One Health, One Medicine

Advancing One Health, One Medicine: a unified vision for global well-being

The School of Veterinary Medicine truly embraces the One-Health/One-Medicine philosophy. The One Health, One Medicine paradigm emphasises the interconnectedness of human, animal, and environmental health, recognizing that the well-being of one directly impacts the others. This interdisciplinary approach bridges medicine, veterinary science, ecology, and public health to address complex global challenges such as emerging infectious diseases, antimicrobial resistance, climate change, and translatability of research findings across species. By fostering collaboration across diverse scientific domains, 

One Health, One Medicine aims to develop holistic solutions that safeguard the health of all living beings and the ecosystems they inhabit. Through cutting-edge research and integrative strategies, this field pioneers innovations that transform health outcomes on a global scale.

Waves of Opinion: Collaborative research of a 3rd year vet student

Freddie Dicks, shares her experience of successfully publishing her research in the Journal Vaccines as a third year Vet Student at the University of Surrey that also resulted in Reader of Music, Milton Mermikides sonifying the data from Freddie's research to convey sentiment in new ways.

A man is patting a beagle next to a river

One Health collaboration

The One Health European Joint Partnership is a One Health Initiative consisting of 39 partner institutes across Europe. The education and training and communication activities are conducted at the School of Veterinary Medicine where we aim to create a platform to train and communicate with the next generation of One Health researchers.