Non-human primate welfare meeting
At a glance
Overview
We host a symposium dedicated to promoting the welfare of non-human primates used in research, now held on a biennial basis. This unique event brings together researchers, veterinarians, animal care staff, facility managers and regulators, from national and international institutions, with a common interest in the welfare of laboratory-housed non-human primates. The aims of the meeting are to:
- Support the development and implementation of evidence-based refinements in non-human primate care and use.
- Provide a platform for sharing the output from NC3Rs-funded research.
- Bring together those working with non-human primates to establish new contacts and exchange views and information.
The meeting is free to attend and open to laboratory personnel working directly with non-human primates.
The Primate Welfare Meeting is complemented by a network we established in 2013 to support Named Animal Care and Welfare Officers (NACWOs), who are responsible for the day-to-day care of non-human primates in UK laboratories, to disseminate practical information and ideas on refinement.
Past meetings
| Year | Topic | Co-organiser |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Primate Welfare Meeting | |
| 2020 | Primate Welfare Meeting | |
| 2019 | Primate Welfare Meeting: Harmonising welfare indicators | Newcastle University |
| 2018 | Primate Welfare Meeting | |
| 2018 | Temperament testing workshop | MRC Centre for Macaques and Oregon National Primate Research Center |
| 2017 | Primate Welfare Meeting | |
| 2017 | NHP NACWO networking | Newcastle University |
| 2016 | Primate Welfare Meeting: Cumulative severity and lifetime experience of NHPs used in research | |
| 2015 | Primate Welfare Meeting: 10 years of supporting NHP welfare | |
| 2014 | NHP NACWO networking | University of Oxford |
| 2014 | Primate Welfare Meeting: Assessing and improving non-human primate welfare: new approaches from the UK | Association of Primate Veterinarians |
| 2013 | Primate Welfare Meeting: Primate neuroimaging: tools for animal welfare and science | University of Oxford, Newcastle University |
| 2013 | NHP NACWO networking | |
| 2012 | Primate training workshop: meet the trainers | Huntingdon Life Sciences |
| 2012 | Primate Welfare Meeting: Chronic implants workshop: let’s share what works | University of Oxford |
| 2011 | Primate Welfare Meeting: Welfare assessment, captive management, refining scientific procedures | |
| 2010 | Primate Welfare Meeting: Animal welfare, natural history and captive care, future directions in primate research | |
| 2009 | Primate Welfare Meeting: Refining scientific procedures | European Primate Veterinarians |
| 2008 | Primate Welfare Meeting: Breeding and supply | |
| 2007 | Primate Welfare Meeting: Advances in housing | |
| 2006 | Welfare assessment | |
| 2005 | Socialisation and training |