Areas of our website dedicated to a particular topic or audience:
Guidance and resources to help applicants address the 3Rs aspects of a Home Office project licence application.
Information on taking blood samples from animals to ensure laboratory staff choose the most appropriate, humane and efficient technique.
Guidance on re-establishing colonies after a pause (e.g. COVID-19 lockdown) with an emphasis on minimising the number of mice used.
Free online tutorials designed to support the training of technicians and others working with laboratory animals.
Resources to aid researchers to improve the design and reporting of research using animals.
Information to help with the implementation of approaches to reduce and refine the use of GA mice.
Posters and other resources on the use of grimace scales to assess pain in laboratory animals.
Information on the housing of laboratory rodents, ferrets, rabbits, cats and dogs.
A dedicated, open access portal for our Grant holders to showcase their 3Rs research.
How we support funders to embed the 3Rs in their policies and practice.
Resources on rat tickling and how it can be used to promote positive human-animal interactions, provided by the Gaskill Lab at Purdue University.
How to strengthen the research culture of your group or institution through applying the 3Rs effectively.
Learn more about why the single-use of needles should be standard practice and how to implement this in your facility.
Opportunities to refine the use of laboratory zebrafish, including common procedures.