Revision of the ARRIVE guidelines
The revised ARRIVE guidelines are now available in preprint – sign up as a roadtester and help shape their final development.
https://nc3rs.org.uk/revision-arrive-guidelines
Burrow into our new citizen science project
Contribute to lab mouse welfare via this project, a collaboration with MRC Harwell.
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/r-dot-bains/rodent-little-brother-secret-liv...
Explore our new Innovation Platform website
The new website features a refreshed design, showcasing our CRACK IT programme.
https://nc3rs.org.uk/crackit
Could you be the next Chair of the NC3Rs Board?
We're recruiting a new Chair to help shape our strategy and promote the UK as a world leader in 3Rs research. Apply by 4pm on Tuesday 27 August.
https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/board-chair-recruitment
What are the 3Rs and why are they important?
Our new video presentation has been designed for use in training and education.
https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/contemporary-training-3rs
Discover publications from NC3Rs researchers
Visit our open access publication portal, hosted by F1000Research.
https://f1000research.com/NC3Rs
2019 CRACK IT Challenges announced
Learn more about this year's competition, including our launch event in September.
https://nc3rs.org.uk/crackit/crack-it-news/2019-crack-it-challenges-announced
Tech3Rs: our animal technician newsletter
Sign up to receive free copies for UK facilities and stay up to date with the 3Rs.
https://nc3rs.org.uk/tech3rs-newsletter-animal-technicians
2019 NC3Rs/IAT Animal Technicians’ Symposium
A chance for junior animal technicians to learn about the latest advances in refinement.
https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/events/nc3rsiat-animal-technicians-symposium-2019
Explore the evidence base for refined mouse handling
Our new printable table summarises the research published to-date on tunnel handling and cupping methods.
https://www.nc3rs.org.uk/mouse-handling-research-papers
Experimental design
Resources to help you improve the design and reporting of your in vivo research.
https://nc3rs.org.uk/experimental-design
Single use needles: putting refinement into practice
Dr Sally Robinson explores how AstraZeneca has implemented the single use of needles.
https://nc3rs.org.uk/news/supporting-implementation-good-practice-animal-welfare...
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The NC3Rs: Pioneering better science


If you are a scientist, animal technician, veterinarian, regulator, funder or policy maker, the NC3Rs can help you to:

  • Drive scientific and technological developments that replace, reduce or refine the use of animals in research (the 3Rs)
  • Ensure your animal experiments are as robust and reproducible as possible
  • Provide the best welfare for laboratory animals

 

Science-led and evidence-based, we fund research and early careers, foster collaborations between universities and industry to develop and commercialise 3Rs technologies, and provide information on the latest advances to put the 3Rs into practice.

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Latest news & blogs

Help us discover more about the secret lives of mice

Our new citizen science project gives anyone the chance to get involved in improving laboratory mouse welfare – project volunteer Emma Robinson explains how.

New e-learning modules on laboratory animal anaesthesia

The new modules, which focus on pre-anaesthetic preparations and choosing an anaesthetic, are the first in a series that will address the learning outcomes of module EU21.

2019 CRACK IT Challenges announced

£2.5M is available for this year’s R&D competition, with funding available to solve three Challenges.

A new automated behaviour monitoring tool for zebrafish

The Fish Behaviour Index uses a camera and tracking software to assess how zebrafish behaviour changes in response to laboratory procedures.

A taste of Pint of Science 2019

We look back at the events we sponsored in Birmingham, London and Newcastle as part of Pint of Science 2019, which featured NC3Rs-funded researchers from a variety of fields speaking about their work.

Single use needles: putting refinement into practice

In this guest blog post, Dr Sally Robinson explores how AstraZeneca has implemented the single use of needles as a refinement across their sites.
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