New Media Lab for Vet School

Unveiling a plaque to commemorate the Veterinary School's new Dr Lee Multi-Media Teaching Laboratory.

Veterinary Students in Cambridge now have access to a wealth of computerised information, thanks to a recently opened teaching laboratory.

The Dr Lee Multi-Media Teaching Laboratory was developed to provide computer facilities for students and to extend the thrust of computer-assisted learning (CAL) in veterinary education.

It is named after Dr Lee Seng Tee, from Singapore, who contributed to the £75,000 needed to set up the facility.

Overall view of the new laboratory.

The new laboratory boasts 16 iMacs and 14 PCs - each with CD ROM and floppy disc drives and Internet connections - giving students access to a wide range of software programmes and teaching packages.

Professor Leo Jeffcott, Dean of the Veterinary School, said: "This new facility formed an important part of the recent Teaching Quality Assurance Subject Review in Veterinary Medicine. The assessors commented most favourably on the facility, and it undoubtedly contributed to our mark of 23/24."

"We are most grateful to Dr Lee, from Singapore, for his contribution towards the cost of setting up the laboratory."

Dr Gordon Johnson, President of Wolfson College, officially opened the laboratory by unveiling a commemorative plaque on behalf of Dr Lee.