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From the important role of statistics in implementing the 3Rs to celebrating female researchers, we look back at our most popular news stories and blog posts from the past year.

This year we have funded more PhD studentships than ever before, supporting the 3Rs researchers of the future to establish their careers.

The ‘Technologies to Tools’ funding scheme will accelerate the translation of 3Rs technologies into industry-ready products and services.

Read the report from the NC3Rs/ZSL workshop on addressing the animal welfare challenges facing amphibian research.

Professor Esther Rodriguez-Villegas from Imperial College London is recognised for TaiNi, a device for refined recording of neural activity in mice.

Preferred rewards can improve the performance of macaques in cognitive tasks, offering opportunities to refine fluid control.

Use of a touchscreen in their home enclosure leads to high performance levels in macaques without the need for restraint.

Milestone in international cooperation on the 3Rs and laboratory animal science.