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NC3Rs: National Centre for the Replacement Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research

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Reducing and refining acute toxicity tests in the pharmaceutical and chemicals industries.

A white mouse on a technician's gloved hands

Providing an evidence base to refine and reduce the use of vertebrates in (regulatory) ecotoxicology studies

A group of young rainbow trout

Using exposure science to refine and reduce animal use, and support the uptake of new approach methodologies

A lister hooded rat (black head white body) seen in a standard rat housing cage. The rat is standing on a plastic box and is looking out of the open cage lid.

Guidance on reducing or refining animal use for studies with cardiovascular, central nervous system and respiratory functional measurements.

A beagle at an indoor play area

Details of the Mouse Grimace Scale, including a poster for display in laboratory rooms and corridors.

Screenshot of the top third of the mouse grimace scale poster showing the orbital tightening facial action units

Details of the Rat Grimace Scale, including a poster for display in laboratory rooms and corridors.

Screenshot of the top third of the rat grimace scale poster showing the orbital tightening facial action units

A dedicated, open access portal for our Grant holders to showcase their 3Rs research.

F1000 and NC3Rs logo on orange background

An introduction to systematic reviews, a powerful method used to assess accumulating evidence related to a specific research question.

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Reporting guidelines for animal experiments, and additional resources to support their use.

a physical copy of the ARRIVE guidelines